Jackson State University
  Mississippi's Urban University
 Department of                                                                                     
 History and Philosophy


Ayer Hall

       Resources for Teachers

       Giving a Voice to a Shared Past:
       A History of Public Education and
       (De)segregation in Mississippi,
       1868-2000




Dollye M. E. Robinson College of Liberal Arts Building

College of Liberal Arts
Dept. of History and Philosophy
Jackson State University
601.979.2191 Phone
601.979.2192 Fax
history@jsums.edu Email
P.O. Box 17700

Dr. Dernoral Davis, Chair
dernoral.davis@jsums.edu

FACT SHEET

Location: Dollye M.E. Robinson
 Liberal Arts Building
Jackson, MS 39217
WELCOME
Chair's Greeting - From Dr. Dernoral Davis

The Department of History and Philosophy welcomes you to its home page.  Here you are introduced to the department's talented and student-friendly faculty, its undergraduate and graduate degree programs, the department's organizations and clubs and their many annually sponsored events, activities, and projects.

At the core of the department's educational mission is the commitment to provide classes, courses of study, and academic programs that prepare students to live insightfully, to advance professionally, and to lead confidently in the 21st century world.  Students who major in history are well-prepared to enter a variety of professional careers.  Students anticipating a career in law, for example, often select history as an undergraduate major. 

Similarly, students in other disciplines - e.g., mass communication, political science and business - benefit from the study of history and increase their marketability in America's evolving workplaces of the 21st century.  Other employment possibilities for history graduates include positions with government agencies and departments at the federal, state, and local levels.  Within the federal government, historians are frequently found in the Departments of Education, State, and Defense, serving as analysts and researchers.  Diplomats and members of their entourages often have backgrounds in history.  Likewise, federal and state legislatures also hire historians as staff members to work on research and investigative committees.

Teaching on either the primary, secondary, or collegiate level is yet another option for the history graduate.  Based on the anticipated levels of student enrollment and teacher retirement, the demand for teaching faculty should remain strong and robust at all levels of education.  There are also a variety of private sector jobs available to history majors.  These opportunities are found at museums, archives, historical societies and assorted research facilities.  To be sure, there are many professional career paths that students majoring or minoring in history might well pursue.

For additional information on history as an academic major and professional career, the following websites are recommended:
We strongly encourage your inquiries about the department via e-mails, letters, phone calls or visits to our third floor suite in the Dollye M. E. Robinson Building at JSU.  Please give us the opportunity to make our case to you for becoming a history major at the graduate or undergraduate level.  We look forward to either hearing from you or visiting with you in person.