Student-centered programs for advanced experiences. Student-faculty research projects.
Students write for national publications.
Participatory projects in historical archeology for all students, freshmen to graduates. Award-winning research produced. Since 1995, the faculty has published four books and 21 professional articles. In the 1980s, of 925 similar private universities nationwide, the history department's graduates ranked 23rd in the number who received Ph.D. degrees. All full-time history faculty members hold the Ph.D. in history.