Rachel Schley

Rachel Schley is an Associate Professor of History at Linfield University specializing in modern Europe and the Mediterranean, with research expertise in French colonialism, North African history, and modern Jewish identity. Her work interrogates colonialism's impact on legal systems, liberalism, and citizenship politics.

Education:

• B.A. in History, University of California, Los Angeles
• M.A. in History, University of California, Los Angeles
• Ph.D. in History, University of California, Los Angeles

Prior to Linfield, she held research positions at École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris and Harvard University. She teaches courses including Europe in the Age of the French Revolution and World War I: Experience, Identity, and Memory, emphasizing transnational historical connections. Her scholarship bridges European, North African, and Jewish historical narratives to analyze identity formation under colonial rule.