Diane Margolf

Diane Margolf is a Professor of History at Colorado State University (CSU), specializing in Early Modern Europe with a focus on France from the Renaissance to the Revolution. She holds a Ph.D. from Yale University and previously taught at Stanford University and the College of Charleston before joining CSU in 1993. She served as Department Chair from 2009 to 2013 and currently chairs the College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee.

• Education: B.A. magna cum laude in History from Pomona College; M.A. and Ph.D. in History from Yale University
• Research Interests: Religion, law, politics, and memory in early modern France; Huguenot communities; rituals of apology and reconciliation; travel narratives; Enlightenment studies

Her teaching spans Western Civilization, Renaissance/Reformation Europe, and gender history. In Spring 2025, she teaches a Capstone Seminar on 'Renaissance Lives in Italy.' She contributes to university governance through roles on curriculum committees and has a background in administrative leadership.