The rich heritage of New Orleans, our award-winning faculty, the outstanding history resources on our campus, and Tulane University's tradition of excellence make history a vital part of "the Tulane experience."
If you would like to learn more about history at Tulane, please us at http://history.tulane.edu or via email at history@tulane.edu. We will be happy to send you information, arrange for you to tour our campus, and introduce you to our faculty. We hope to hear from you soon.Our diverse faculty teach in a variety of geographic and thematic fields, including U.S., Europe, Latin America, gender, race, nation, Atlantic World, and popular culture. Click on any of the faculty listings below for more information:
George L. Bernstein received his doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1978. He specializes in 19th and 20th-century Britain, especially political history and the development of Liberalism. Professor Bernstein is Dean , School of Liberal Arts. His office is located in Newcomb College. He can contact him at 504-865-5225 or gbernst@tulane.edu.
Douglas G. Brinkley received his doctorate from Georgetown University in May 1986. He specializes in U.S. Diplomatic and Political History, concentrating on Cold War History, 20th Century United States Political and Military History. His office is in Alcee Fortier Hall, Suite 202. You can contact him at 314-7960 or dbrinkl@tulane.edu.
Kenneth W. Harl received his doctorate from Yale University in 1978. He specializes in Classical Greece, Rome and Byzantium. His office is at 108 Hebert Hall. You can contact him at 862-8626 or kharl@tulane.edu
Richard B. Latner received his doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, Madison in 1972. He specializes in Jacksonian America; Sectionalism and Civil War; and Information Technology. His office is 215E Hebert Hall, and you can contact him at 862-8606 or latner@tulane.edu.
Colin M. MacLachlan received his doctorate from University of California, Los Angeles in 1969, and is the holder of the John Christy Barr Distinguished Professorship. He specializes in Latin American social history, particularly in Brazil, and Mexico. His new interests are in environmental history, especially the comparative study of rivers. His office is 121 Hebert Hall. You can contact him at 862-8619 or cmaclac@tulane.edu
Linda A. Pollock received her doctorate from the University of St. Andrews in 1982. She specializes in Tudor-Stuart Britain; the early modern European family; religion; and gentry culture. She can be found in room 215 B, Hebert Hall. You can contact her at 862-8615; or pollock@tulane.edu
Lawrence N. Powell received his doctorate from Yale University in 1976. He specializes in Civil War and Reconstruction; Southern history; Louisiana history and politics; and the Holocaust. His office is 209 Hebert Hall. For the last seven years he was also Director of Tulane's Campus Affiliates Program (CAP) and the Tulane/Xavier National Center for the Urban Community. You can contact him at 862-8622 or powell@tulane.edu.
Susan Schroeder received her doctorate from University of California, Los Angeles in 1984,and is the holder of the France V. Scholes Chair in Colonial Latin American History. She specializes in the social history of the Native Americans of Colonial Mexico, particularly in the Nahuas as marginal intellectuals. A special interest is the philological study of Nahuatl-language documents. Her office is 118 Hebert Hall. You can contact her at 862-8616 or sschroe@tulane.edu
Randy Sparks received his doctorate from Rice University in 1988. He specializes in Southern History and American Religious History. His office is 122 Hebert Hall. You can contact him at 862-8627 or rsparks1@tulane.edu
Richard Teichgraeber received his doctorate from Brandeis University in 1978. He specializes in intellectual history, focusing on 18th- and 19th-century Britain and America. He is also Director of the Murphy Institute of Political Economy. His office is 108 Howard-Tilton Hall. You can contact him at 865-5317 or rteich@tulane.edu
Rosanne M. Adderley received her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996. She specializes in the history of the African Diaspora; the Atlantic Slave Trade; the Caribbean; and African-American history. Her office is 109 Hebert Hall. You can contact her at 862-8631 or adderley@tulane.edu.
James M. Boyden received his doctorate from the University of Texas, Austin in 1988. He specializes in Early modern Spain; Renaissance; and court culture. His office is 211 Hebert Hall. You can contact him at 862-8613 or jboyden@tulane.edu.
Rachel Devlin received her doctorate from Yale University in 1998. She specializes in twentieth-century U.S. history, particularly cultural history. Her focus is on father-daughter relations; female adolescence and sexuality. Her office is 326A Hebert Hall. You can contact her at 862-8614 or rdevlin@tulane.edu.
James N. Hood received his doctorate from Princeton University in 1969. He specializes in France from 1750 onwards; and in revolutions. His office is 205 Hebert Hall. You can contact him at 862-8624 or jhood@tulane.edu
F. Thomas Luongo received his doctorate at the University of Notre Dame in 1998. He teaches medieval European history, with a specialization in medieval and Renaissance Italian history, as well as topics in pre-modern religion. He is co-director of the Tulane program in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, and is the Eva-Lou Joffrion Edwards Professor at Tulane. His office is in Room 215C, Hebert Hall, and you may contact him at 862-8620 or tluongo@tulane.edu.
Samuel C. Ramer received his doctorate from Columbia University in 1971. He specializes in Russia, particularly nineteenth-century Russian social and intellectual history. He is also Director of Russian Studies. His office is 119 Hebert Hall. You can contact him at 862-8604 or ramer@tulane.edu.
Gertrude M. Yeager received her doctorate from Texas Christian University in 1975. She specializes in Latin American social and political history; Spanish South America; and women and gender. Her office is 215A Hebert Hall. You can contact her at 862-8609 or tyeager@tulane.edu
