Course Correction

Historians gather evidence from periods of social, cultural, and political ferment to understand how change happened in the past. In this issue, David Pace and Andrew K. Koch, both experts on teaching and learning, assess where our discipline stands in these areas and where it could go. Pace and Koch believe that rigorous, meaningful history education should be available to all students but question its current direction. If we are in the midst of a storm-or heading into ominous waters-teaching and learning should be uppermost in our minds.

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Staff

Allison Miller, editor
Kritika Agarwal, associate editor, publications
Stephanie Kingsley, associate editor, web content and social media
Sadie Bergen, assistant editor
Liz Townsend, coordinator, data administration and integrity

Other Articles

The AHA Townhouse

May 1, 2017

From the Editor

Townhouse Notes, May 2017
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May 1, 2017

From the President

Race, Class, and History in the Trump Era
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May 1, 2017

In Memoriam

Ernst A. Breisach (1923-2016)
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May 1, 2017

In Memoriam

Marilyn B. Young (1937-2017)
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May 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

On the February 2017 Perspectives Cover
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May 1, 2017

Letters to the Editor

On History Enrollments
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May 31, 2017

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Edward Carson
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May 30, 2017

Perspectives Daily

“Wait . . . What?”
Classical music critics often depend on the same skills as historians, including being able to place a classical music performance in its historical context. Avra Petrides/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 3.0

May 25, 2017

Career Paths, Perspectives Daily

History in Harmony
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May 24, 2017

Perspectives Daily

AHA Message on the New Presidential Budget Request
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May 23, 2017

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Usha Sanyal
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May 22, 2017

Perspectives Daily

Tracing Terminology
The AHA recently redesigned its logo, colors and font. The key feature of our new logo is a line that runs through the organization’s name, which is a subtle nod to a timeline.

May 18, 2017

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Representing the Work of Historians
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May 16, 2017

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Sarah Walsh
After decades of falling in popularity, history is the top declared major by Yale University's Class of 2019. Until the early 2000s, the history major was the largest at Yale. Ragesoss/via Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0

May 11, 2017

Perspectives Daily

Yale History’s Major Comeback
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May 9, 2017

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Shirley Ann Wilson Moore

May 8, 2017

AHA Activities, Perspectives Daily

Teaching, Learning, and Access: Introducing the May Issue of Perspectives
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May 2, 2017

Member Spotlight, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Marisa Richmond
William Deverell says that publishing Water and Los Angeles through open access was an "opportunity to democratize access to water history in the far West." Image courtesy of University of California Press

May 1, 2017

Perspectives Daily

Open-Access Publishing: What Authors Should Know