The State of History and Public Education in England
The image is from the 2006 film adaptation of The History Boys (dir. Nicholas Hytner). From left to right: Dominic Cooper (as Dakin), Sacha Dhawan (as Akhtar), James Corden (as Timms), Andrew Knott (as Lockwood), and Samuel Anderson (as Crowther). Courtesy Fox Searchlight Pictures / Photofest.
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New History PhDs in 2009 Surged to Second-Highest Level in 32 Years
History programs in the United States conferred 1,045 new PhDs in 2009—a 7.8 percent increase over the year before, and…
The State They Are In: History and Public Education in England
No history departments have yet closed in England but it may just be a matter of time. In the past…
Loneliness and Freedom
One of the most fascinating events at the AHA annual meeting in Boston was a special presentation that took place…
Council Issues Guidelines on Telephone and Video Interviews for Academic Hiring
As recent articles in theChronicle of Higher Education demonstrate, at least some history departments are beginning to use phone or…
Making It Different: Teaching Early American History Honors at a Community College
A few semesters ago I volunteered to teach an early American history honors survey course. The course had not been…
The D.C. Everest Oral History Project
The Oral History Project at D. C. Everest Area Schools in Weston, Wisconsin, began in 1998 when a small group…
News Briefs, March 2011
Applications Invited for Teaching American History Grants On February 2, the Department of Education announced that it was inviting applications…
Participants Selected for the Summer 2011 Seminar on Decolonization
After a thorough review of nearly 60 excellent applications, fifteen scholars—listed below—have been selected to participate in the National History…
Member News, March 2011
Editor’s Note: The purpose of this column, which is published in Perspectives on Historyas space permits, is to recognize and…
David Burner (1937-2010)
Historian of American politics in the 20th century David Burner, professor emeritus of history at the State University of New…
Robert McCune Kingdon (1927-2010)
Influential scholar of the Reformation Robert McCune Kingdon, Hilldale Professor of History emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died on…
Summer Reception for Visiting Researchers
The AHA invites historians doing research in D.C. this summer to a reception at AHA headquarters (400 A St. SE)…
Additional Context for the Cronon Affair
On Sunday, the American Historical Association released a statement deploring the effort to intimidate AHA president-elect William Cronon. A few…
AHA Deplores Effort to Intimidate William Cronon
The deplores recent efforts by the deputy executive director of the Wisconsin Republican Party to intimidate William Cronon, a distinguished…
Do You Prefer Print or Electronic Publications?
As part of our current planning for the future of the AHA publications program, we are assessing different options for…
Civil War Resources: Teaching the Sesquicentennial
Two years ago on AHA Today we put together a number ofCivil War Resources for teachers, historians, and anyone interested…
AHA on LinkedIn
Now, along with Facebook and Twitter, you can network with the American Historical Association through LinkedIn, a social networking site…
C-SPAN Classroom
C-SPAN for many years has been widely understood by social studies teachers around the country as a beneficial teaching tool,…
Nominations: Award for Scholarly Distinction
The AHA is now accepting nominations for the 2011Award for Scholarly Distinction, which was established by the AHA Council in…
Teaching Tools: How Do You Use AHA Resources?
Which of the AHA’s pamphlets, Perspectives on History articles, web pages, and blog posts do you use in the classroom?…
A Forgotten Patron of the AHA
What type of person in 1949 bestows a fortune on the AHA? An individual who was a quiet humble indexer…
Teaching the Civil War
Looking for classroom resources and ideas for teaching the American Civil War? In anticipation of the Civil War’s 150th anniversary,…
Life Member Named Routledge History Author of the Month
Karen Offen, a Life Member of the AHA, has been named Author of the Month for March by Routledge, the…
AHA Members Among 2010 National Humanities Medals Winners
On March 1, 2011, the White House announced the winners of the 2010 National Humanities Medals. The medals are awarded…
Google Public Data Explorer
Google Public Data Explorer, created in March 2010, is a tool provided by Google in their Google labs section (experimental…
Perspectives on History – March 2011 Issue
The online version of the March 2011 issue of Perspectives on History is now available online to AHA members (sign…