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The Mystery of the Commandant’s Writing: Turning First-Year Students into Researchers
Features
Trudy Harrington Becker | Oct 15, 2018
Online transcription projects are a dime a dozen. But deciphering one soldier’s undigitized letters proved magical to these freshmen.
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10 Things to Do in Chicago
Perspectives Daily
Kritika Agarwal and Allison Miller | Oct 17, 2018
Go off the beaten path in Chicago with these suggestions from AHA staff members.
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To Chart a Course: Helping Middle Schoolers Broaden Their Vision of History
Features
Lisa Gilbert | Oct 1, 2018
A group of eighth graders learns how debates about the past pop up unexpectedly in their everyday lives.
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A Way Forward: The Society of American Archivists Endorses Protocols for Native American Materials
News
Kritika Agarwal | Oct 1, 2018
Native communities and archivists welcome the acceptance of professional guidelines for sensitive holdings in non-tribal institutions.
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AHA Member Spotlight: Arwin D. Smallwood
Matthew Keough | Oct 16, 2018
Arwin D. Smallwood is professor and chair of the Department of History and Political Science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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American Historical Association Announces 2018 Prize Winners
AHA Staff | Oct 10, 2018
Each year, the AHA offers prizes honoring exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring, and other historical projects.
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From Learning to Cite to Learning to Write
Andrea Davis | Oct 9, 2018
Davis repurposes Zotero as a course platform to teach historical research and writing skills to undergraduates.
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Grant of the Week: Mellon/ACLS Scholars & Society Fellowships
Zoë Jackson | Oct 3, 2018
The new ACLS program will support humanities scholars partnering with nonacademic organizations.
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Audio for the Ages
Zoë Jackson | Oct 1, 2018
The scholars behind PodcastRE work feverishly to make sure audio preservation is done right.