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Why Teach?
By Kenneth Pomeranz & James Grossman
At a time when many people are wondering, “What jobs does a history degree prepare a student for?” almost everyone would agree that one such job is K–12 teaching. So this article from a Columbia history major who feels that she and her peers are being steered away from teaching should concern us as historians—even if it didn’t also concern us as citizens. Read more...
History Problems…
By Vanessa Varin
As finals approach and our anxiety levels reach an all-time high, it may be worth having a space for historians and history lovers to grouse and commiserate. I asked a few of my colleagues over social media to sound off on some of the unique (and funny) history problems we face on a daily basis. These are their complaints… Read more...
Writing Tips for Summer Break
By Jennifer Reut
A few weeks ago, I ran into a senior colleague who mentioned she was off to Yaddo for seven weeks to finish her book. I was delighted to hear that she’d successfully made the case to Yaddo that historians belong at a writer’s colony, traditionally the dominion of poets, playwrights, and fiction writers. Writing history is both an intensely intellectual and profoundly creative endeavor, but this claim often draws quizzical looks from playwrights and other “traditional” creative writers. Read more...
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National Coalition for History
National Archives Reduces Public Hours Due to Sequestration
U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects CIA's Motion to Squash Lawsuit on Bay of Pigs History
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AHA Director of Scholarly Communication and Digital Initiatives
128th Annual Meeting
Washington, D.C.
January 2–5, 2014
Theme for the 128th Annual Meeting: Disagreement, Debate, Discussion
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History Doctoral Programs in the United States and Canada
This resource offers a profile of history doctoral programs in the U.S. and Canada, advice for applicants to PhD programs, and a searchable database on dissertations in progress and completed in those programs.