Resources for Undergraduates
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History, Economics, and Food
Rachel Snyder | Nov 21, 2016
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Humanizing Data: Making Sense of Research on Tuberculosis
Courtney Howell, Victoria Irvine, Luis Villavicencio, and Ian Criman | Nov 14, 2016
By Courtney Howell, Victoria Irvine, Luis Villavicencio, Ian CrimanIntroductionOver the course of the summer, our team of eight undergraduate researchers... -
Who Died of Consumption?
Rachel Snyder, Sarah Tran, Scott Saunders, and Jay Pandya | Sep 12, 2016
In summer 2015, a project team of eight students from Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, and George Mason University... -
Survey Finds Fewer Students Enrolling in College History Courses
Julia Brookins | Sep 1, 2016
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Thinking Like a Historian in Scrubs
David Glenn | Aug 30, 2016
Twenty seven years ago, I was a newly declared sophomore history major. I’d fallen hard for labor history. I wanted... -
Changing Course
Kamarin Takahara | Jul 11, 2016
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” Because I spent most of my time surrounded by teachers,... -
What I Learned from Visiting a Historical Site: An Undergraduate’s Experience at Gettysburg
Ryan Baldwin | May 17, 2016
A recent report from Humanities Indicators, a project of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, showed that less than... -
How About Some Optimism?
Jason Steinhauer | Apr 27, 2016
In February I had the privilege of visiting a public university in the Midwest and meeting with students from its... -
How A Major in History Gives You the Intangible Edge
Jacob Anbinder | Mar 28, 2016
It’s no secret that many departments use job prospects to lure undergraduates trying to pick a major. History departments in... -
From Carlisle to Normandy: A Student’s Reflections on the National History Day’s Normandy Institute
Kritika Agarwal | Feb 17, 2016
Editor’s Note: The February issue of Perspectives on History carried an article by Carlisle High School teacher Kevin Wagner, winner...
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