• Why Study You-Know-What?

  From the President

  Jacqueline Jones | Jan 13, 2021

  Historians have our own reasons for studying the past but must often explain the value of historical thinking to people not in the discipline.
• Perspectives on 2020

  Perspectives Daily

  Ashley E. Bowen | Dec 24, 2020

  Perspectives is taking a holiday break. Enjoy this look back at the most popular post of each month in 2020.
• History Enrollment Edges Slightly Lower

  Features

  Julia Brookins | Dec 22, 2020

  Undergraduate history enrollment trends continue to range widely, but there have been only small changes to the overall number of...
• Core of the Matter

  Features

  Norm Jones | Dec 21, 2020

  History courses are in demand but governed by competing understandings of their value and role in general education.

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• Pressing Pause

  Laura Ansley | Dec 14, 2020

  History graduate programs had to make quick decisions this fall about whether to proceed with admitting students in 2021.
• Narratives and Counternarratives

  Allison Robinson | Dec 3, 2020

  Allison Robinson designed a project to help develop students' digital history skills.
• Professional Skills, Historical Thinking

  Shannon Bontrager | Dec 1, 2020

  One historian explains how using Microsoft Teams reduced his grading load and improved student learning.  
• Turning Inquiry into Action

  Caleb Wood Richardson | Nov 18, 2020

  The University of New Mexico uses communities of practice to evaluate and improve introductory history courses.
• Consider the Student View

  Monique Dufour | Nov 17, 2020

  How often do we think about our classes from the viewpoint of our students? Such a shift could radically change our approach.

 

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