42 Years on … A New Report on Graduate Education in History
Cover design and photo by Pillarisetti Sudhir. Book cover image courtesy of University of Illinois Press.
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Number of History PhDs Inches Upward
The number of new history PhDs inched upward slightly, rising from 1,024 in the 2000–01 academic year to 1,030 in…
Photographs of Historic Gravestones Put Online
Thanks to a collaboration between the American Antiquarian Society (AAS) and David Rumsey (a member of the AAS Council), a…
NEH Offers Summer Seminars and Institutes for Teachers of the Humanities
Application deadline March 1, 2004. Details at www.neh.gov The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced its annual programs…
Court Decides Schrecker FOIA Case
On November 18, 2003, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision on a case filed by Public Citizen…
CLIR Announces Postdoctoral Fellowship in Scholarly Information Resources for Humanists
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) has announced a postdoctoral fellowship program, offered in conjunction with a consortium…
The National Archives Announces Results of “The People’s Vote”
Nearly 40 thousand Americans cast more than 300,000 votes as part of a national initiative titled: "The People's Vote: 100…
Straying Thoughts
Greetings for the New Year! If my voice sounds muffled, it is because I am in early 17th-century China, near…
Fact or Fiction?
I recently gave a tour of the Gettysburg battlefield to a group of small-company CEOs and their spouses. As usual…
In Conversation with Senator Robert C. Byrd
Editor's Note: At a special opening session of the AHA’s 118th annual meeting to be held in the Marriott Wardman…
Robert C. Byrd: Senator Extraordinary
Return to “In Conversation with Senator Robert C. Byrd” Born in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, in 1917, Robert C. Byrd…
What We Should Know about Precollegiate Learning
Even historians just beginning their careers as college teachers usually have not been in a high school classroom for at…
Sidney A. Burrell (1917-2003)
Sidney A. Burrell, professor emeritus and former chairman of the history department at Boston University, died on June 15, 2003,…
Raymond Muse (1915-2003)
Raymond Muse, 88, long-time chair of the Washington State University history department, died October 28, 2003, in San Diego, after…
George John Szemler (1928-2003)
Professor Emeritus George John Szemler, who taught Greek and Roman history at Loyola University Chicago for 33 years, passed away…