Students discover an interesting artifact from the Sweet Briar Archives in a course examining the history of Sweet Briar College.

Students discover an interesting artifact from the Sweet Briar Archives in a course examining the history of Sweet Briar College. 

Students discussing hot topics in HIST 136 The United States, 1865 to the Present.

Students discussing hot topics in HIST 136 The United States, 1865 to the Present.

Students honoring the Invisible Founders on Founder's Day with a walk to the Sweet Briar Plantation Burial Grounds.

Students honoring the Invisible Founders on Founder's Day with a walk to the Sweet Briar Plantation Burial Grounds.

British history students at Agecroft Hall in Richmond, Virginia.

British history students at Agecroft Hall in Richmond, Virginia.

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Rooted in research and citizenship, history students discern why past cultures developed as they did.

History

The history program at Sweet Briar College provides students with support and guidance while improving their critical thinking and research skills.

Rooted in knowledge of both humanities and the social sciences, history is fundamental to a liberal arts education. Historians gain understanding of our complex world by examining how and why human experiences change over time. By analyzing the past to discern why cultures developed as they did, students become informed, thoughtful and engaged citizens of the present.