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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does he know what era and area of history he is interested in? If so, he should look at what professors have written papers on those topics (google scholar is great and free for searching) and see what university they teach at.  History gets very specialized very quickly!

If he is interested in history more generally, then honestly any university or SLAC is probably fine. He could also look at factors such as what social science research opportunities the school offers, any interesting travel abroad history focused programs, grad school acceptance rates, and class sizes to form close relationships with professors.[/quote]

This was going to be my recommendation.  Does he have a particular era/focus of interest?

I am retired and take a lot of online history courses through Wondrium (formerly The Great Courses).  There are some truly amazing history professors who teach these courses and I would absolutely love to be a student attending lectures in person/participating in class discussions.  For example, Dr. Jennifer Paxton is at Catholic University in DC (she specializes in Medieval History); Dr. Robert Bucholz is at Loyola (I’ve taken several of his courses—Tudor and Stuart England, History of London); Dr. Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius is at University of Tennessee, Knoxville (Eastern European History)….these are just a small sample of the many courses I’ve enjoyed.

Another young historian I love is Jared Frederick (I cannot recall his university, but I believe it’s in Pennsylvania).  He specializes in military history.  He has a great series on YouTube where he analyzes popular media and puts into historical context (for example, the Band of Brothers series).  He seems to have a very engaging personality and I suspect he is beloved by his students.

Hope this gives your son food for thought.[/quote]

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