  {"id":9,"date":"2017-08-07T15:24:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T15:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:43:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:43:41","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"prpl-homepage-hero mlt-background-cover\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\" style=\"background-image: url(/history/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/9/responsive-media/cache/history/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2017/10/20160229_0013_Elspeth-Martini-select.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg);\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\" data-original-image=\"\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2017\/10\/20160229_0013_Elspeth-Martini-select.jpg\" src=\"/history/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/9/responsive-media/cache/history/wp-content/uploads/sites/32/2017/10/20160229_0013_Elspeth-Martini-select.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Scene of a history faculty member teaching a class.\"\/><h1 id=\"content-start\">History<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"hero-footer\">\n<div class=\"prpl-row\"><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width ghost-white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/programs-of-study\/\">Programs of Study<\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"prpl-column one-half\"><span class=\"prpl-button full-width ghost-white\"><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/inclusive-public-history-a-faculty-development-and-student-engagement-initiative\/\">Inclusive Public History<\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div class=\"prpl-band scalable no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Why Study History?<\/h2>\n<p>As students of history, we pursue inquiry for the sake of inquiry. At 星空无限传媒 University, you will learn to question the world around you. You will gain knowledge of history, analyze and interpret original sources, and contextualize them in papers, digital media, podcasts, online discussion posts, and internships at leading institutions. The knowledge and skills you learn translate into fulfilling careers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band lt-gray image-right\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2017\/11\/Student-in-Class-041116_7589_CHSS-Classrooms.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2017\/11\/Student-in-Class-041116_7589_CHSS-Classrooms.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a smiling student sitting in a class.\"\/><\/div><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Our Programs<\/h2>\n<p>We offer a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-history\/\">history major<\/a>, a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-history\/\">history major with social studies teacher certification<\/a>, a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-history\/\">history major with elementary education certification<\/a>, a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-history\/\">history major with public and digital history concentration<\/a>, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/combined-programs\/programs-of-study\/business-administration-combined-bachelors-mba\/\">combined history BA\/MBA<\/a>, and minors in <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/academics\/programs\/ba-history\/\">history<\/a> and <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.montclair.edu\/programs\/public-and-digital-history-minor\/\">public and digital history<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><\/p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/programs-of-study\/\">Programs of Study<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>News and Events<\/h2>\n<p><ul class='news-feed horizontal'><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Brian-Krist-newsitem.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/10\/Brian-Krist-newsitem.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"a graphic element Power Players in Education by Politics NY\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/2025\/10\/24\/brian-krist-named-to-2025-power-players-in-education-list\/\">Brian Krist Named to 2025 Power Players in Education List<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Friday October 24, 2025<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/El-Museo-del-Barrio-in-NYC-Landscape_Final-Nancy-Carnevale.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2025\/03\/El-Museo-del-Barrio-in-NYC-Landscape_Final-Nancy-Carnevale.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Flyer for the Public History Trip to NYC\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/2025\/03\/24\/free-trip-for-montclair-undergrads-visit-el-museo-del-barrio-and-tour-historic-neighborhood\/\">Free Trip for Montclair Undergrads: Visit El Museo del Barrio and Tour Historic Neighborhood<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Monday March 24, 2025<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/10\/2024_11_06_FREE-TRIP-TO-THE-LOWER-EAST-SIDE-TENEMENT-MUSEUM-IN-NYC_slide.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/10\/2024_11_06_FREE-TRIP-TO-THE-LOWER-EAST-SIDE-TENEMENT-MUSEUM-IN-NYC_slide.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Flyer for the Public History Trip to NYC\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/2024\/10\/10\/free-trip-to-the-lower-east-side-tenement-museum-for-msu-undergrads\/\">Free Trip to the Lower East Side Tenement Museum for MSU Undergrads<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Thursday October 10, 2024<\/span><\/li><li class='news-item'><div class='image-holder'><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-background\"  data-original-image=\"\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/04\/TheNormanProject.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2024\/04\/TheNormanProject.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Image from the Norman Sicily Project website\" \/><\/div><span class='headline'><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/2024\/04\/17\/professor-receives-prestigious-grant-from-the-national-endowment-for-the-humanities\/\">Professor Receives Prestigious Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities<\/a><\/span><span class='posted'>Wednesday April 17, 2024<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/news-and-events\/\">More News and Events<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band scalable image-left\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2017\/11\/Pie-Graph-Careers-of-History-Majors.png\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2017\/11\/Pie-Graph-Careers-of-History-Majors.png.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Multicolored pie chart of Careers of History Majors. It shows these slices: Education, Training and Library - 18 percent, Management: Business, Science, and Arts - 15 percent, Legal Occupations - 11 percent, Sales - 10 percent, Office and Admin. Support - 10 percent, Business Operations - 5 percent, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media - 4 percent, Community and Social Services - 4 percent, and then about one-quarter undefined.\"\/><\/div><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>History Majors Get Excellent Jobs<\/h2>\n<p>The New York City Metropolitan Area offers a wide range of employment opportunities in the private and public sectors. The American Historical Association has prepared some useful resources that indicate history majors succeed in a variety of career paths, including Management, Education, Legal, Sales, Administration, Media, Business Operations, and Social Services.<\/p>\n<p><em>Multicolored pie chart shows: <\/em><\/p>\n<dl class=\"compact\">\n<dt>18%<\/dt>\n<dd>Education, Training and Library<\/dd>\n<dt>15%<\/dt>\n<dd>Management: Business, Science, and Arts<\/dd>\n<dt>11%<\/dt>\n<dd>Legal Occupations<\/dd>\n<dt>10%<\/dt>\n<dd>Sales<\/dd>\n<dt>10%<\/dt>\n<dd>Office and Admin. Support<\/dd>\n<dt>5%<\/dt>\n<dd>Business Operations<\/dd>\n<dt>4%<\/dt>\n<dd>Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media<\/dd>\n<dt>4%<\/dt>\n<dd>Community and Social Services<\/dd>\n<dt>About 25%<\/dt>\n<dd>Other<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p><span class=\"prpl-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/careers\/\">Careers for History Majors<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band red image-right\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mlt-responsive-image\" data-original-image=\"\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2017\/10\/Wilson_Leslie-5x4.jpg\" src=\"\/responsive-media\/cache\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2017\/10\/Wilson_Leslie-5x4.jpg.0.1x.generic.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of a history faculty member, Leslie Wilson, in an outdoor setting.\"\/><\/div><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Our Faculty<\/h2>\n<p>The History Department at 星空无限传媒 University is a welcoming intellectual community. Our faculty are actively engaged in research and teaching offers a wide range on Africa, East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Europe, North America, Central America, and South America.<br \/>\n<\/p><p class=\"prpl-button-row\"><span class=\"prpl-button ghost-white\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/faculty-and-staff\/\">Meet our Faculty<\/a><\/span><\/p><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"prpl-band scalable no-margin\"><div class=\"text-content\">\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p><div class=\"contact-info\"><div class=\"contact-info-header\"><span>Contact History<\/span><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-body\"><dl><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Location:<\/dt><dd>Dickson Hall, Room 170<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Phone:<\/dt><dd><a href=\"tel:973-655-7031\" class=\"a11y-phone-number\">973-655-7031<\/a><\/dd><\/div><div class=\"contact-info-group\"><dt>Email:<\/dt><dd><a href=\"mailto:history@montclair.edu\">history@montclair.edu<\/a><\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":259,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"advanced-page.php","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1031,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/1031"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/history\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}