Using the Internet as a Tool of Historical Research
The cover art is by Chris Hale. The image of the map is based upon "Americae sive Novi Orbis Nova Descriptio," Antwerp, 1570, by Abraham Orelius (1527-1598) and often considered the first modern atlas. The original image is also courtesy of John McClymer and is featured in his new publication, The AHA Guide to Teaching and History with New Media.
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Federal Faculty Survey Shows Gains for History Employment but Lagging Salaries
A federal survey of faculty at U.S. colleges and universities in 2004 found real increases in the number of history…
Report Presented on Internationalizing Student Learning Outcomes in History
Now, more than ever, the cumulative effects of global exchange, engagement, and interdependence make it important that we provide our…
Saving Orphans: Copyright Office Proposes a Solution
In a report that could be quite significant for historians, particularly those who work on the history of the 20th…
American Historical Association Expresses Concern about Denial of Visa
On February 13, 2006, the American Historical Association (AHA) sent a letter to the Departments of State and Homeland Security…
Presenting History to Policymakers: Three Position Papers
In recent years, professional historians have increasingly recognized the need to present themselves to the public more assertively and to…
The Devil in the Details: The President’s Budget Proposals
On February 6, 2006, the White House officially submitted to Congress a $2.7 trillion budget proposal for fiscal 2007. While…
News Briefs, March 2006
Site Selected for African American History Museum On January 30, 2006, the Smithsonian Institution's Board of Regents announced that it…
Going on the Job Market? Some Dos and Don’ts for an Effective C.V. and Cover Letter
The following tips for crafting an effective c.v. and cover letter were gathered from comments made by the expert faculty…
Reshaping Doctoral Education for the Next Generation: An Update on History’s Participation in the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate
When thinking about the best ways to train doctoral students, historians tend toward conservatism. As methodological innovations percolate through the…
Organizational Inconsistencies
To the Editor: President Sheehan's response to Jesse Lemisch's letter (Perspectives, December 2005) points to some important inconsistencies with our…
Instructive Statistics
To the Editor: After reading the most recent Annual Reportof the American Historical Association, I could not help noting the…
Emeritus Professors as Potential Threats
To the Editor: This correspondence is aimed primarily at emeritus faculty like myself, but all part-timers should take notice. My…
Failure to Address the Issues
To the Editor: Robert Townsend'sarticle on the demographics of history students (Perspectives, December 2005, 8–11) concludes by noting that “the…
Ken Cmiel (1954-2006)
Ken Cmiel, a leading scholar of modern cultural and intellectual history, died suddenly on February 4, 2006, in Iowa City,…
Kathryn Preyer (1925-2005)
Kathryn Preyer passed away on April 19, 2005, at the age of 80. She received her BA from Goucher College…
James A. Rawley (1916-2005)
James A. Rawley, a widely respected historian of the Civil War era and American race relations and a biographer of…
Paul Langdon Ward (1911-2005)
Paul Langdon Ward, the American Historical Association’s executive secretary from 1965 to 1974, died on November 13, 2005, in Gwynedd,…