• Exploring Systemic Racism and the AHA

  Annual Meeting

  Angela D. Dillard and Katherine L. French | Nov 23, 2021

  During a client-based research seminar, graduate students researched the history of the AHA's leadership, annual meetings, and legitimation of scholarship.
• Seeking Truths through Fiction

  Features

  Alix E. Harrow, Suzanne Marie Litrel, and Laury Silvers | Nov 16, 2021

  Alix E. Harrow, Suzanne Marie Litrel, and Laury Silvers detail how they went from writing history to writing fiction.
• Gaps, Plots, and Narration

  Features

  Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Nov 10, 2021

  Jeffrey Wasserstrom argues for the value of assigning historical fiction alongside more traditional nonfiction readings.
• The Purpose of Purposeful Ignorance

  Perspectives Daily

  R. Raoul Meyer | Nov 3, 2021

  History starts with questions, and behind genuine questions is a humble acknowledgment of not knowing.

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  Rachel Mesch, Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall, and Annette Joseph-Gabriel | Oct 14, 2021

  A pandemic-inspired twist on class presentations, Teach Your Family asks students to think not only about conveying information but also...
• Playing with the Past

  Patrick Rael | Oct 13, 2021

  Board games encourage history students to imagine changing historical outcomes and discuss counterfactuality and contingency, while covering the entire range of Bloom's taxonomy of learning.
• Common Schooling and the Common Good

  Jacqueline Jones | Oct 12, 2021

  Public schools are an essential part of American society, with a long history.
• Bowling Together

  Joseph R. Stuart and Jeffrey J. Turner | Sep 23, 2021

  Two graduate students write about how their friendship helped them through their PhD program.
• Evaluating without Grading

  Luke Clossey and Esther Souman | Sep 14, 2021

  Mastering a skill is at the heart of the specifications grading system.

 

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