The World History Center has existed as an informal unit since September of 1994. It is in the process of seeking formal recognition as a Northeastern University research center. The mission of the World History Center is to create a nexus of sustained and collaborative work on research and curriculum in world history, in order to coordinate and consolidate work in this new, growing and important area of historical scholarship and teaching. The objectives of the World History Center fall into three areas: (1) to conduct research in world history, (2) to develop teaching materials for world history at secondary, undergraduate and graduate levels based on recent research and conceptualization, and (3) to develop institutional structures facilitating the study of world history.

Included in this site are collections of bibliographies, text reviews, reviews of books and media, lesson plans and links to related internet sites as well as information about, and exerpts from CD-ROMs, such as the MIGRATION project.