The History Major
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Advising Mom and Dad: History Majors and Family Worries
Anne Hyde | Apr 1, 2013
On the eve of the millennium, I got my first request to talk to a student's dad about majoring in hi... -
Historians React to Proposal from Florida Task Force on State Higher Education Reform
Robert B. Townsend | Nov 15, 2012
Should it cost more for a degree in history than the sciences? A preliminary proposal from a task... -
Clio's Charm Holding Fast? History Major Numbers Continue to Rise at Most Institutions
Robert B. Townsend | Oct 1, 2012
Despite the increases, over the past three years, department chairs from an array of institutions ha... -
Jobs, the Humanities, and the Liberal Arts: History “Tuners” See Many Paths to Employment
Allen Mikaelian | Aug 20, 2012
After the history Tuning project wrapped up its first full meeting in June, two local papers picked up on the... -
Tuning in to the History Major
James Grossman | Apr 1, 2012
Historians understand the tensions inherent in the desire to live in the world and yet somehow not b... -
Paths of Progress for the History Major
Marian J. Barber | Mar 1, 2012
Study Abroad, Curricular Reform among Ways Tested in Project Supported by the Teagle FoundationMakin... -
New Report Finds U.S. History Majors Highest Earners in Humanities
Robert B. Townsend | May 25, 2011
A new report, from the Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University, on median salaries for undergraduate majors... -
The History Major and Information Fluency
James Grossman | Apr 1, 2011
This impressionistic essay is based on an even more impressionistic set of reflections presented to ... -
Capstone Courses: Introduction
Noralee Frankel | Apr 1, 2009
For years the AHA Teaching Division has been interested in the capstone course. History departments ... -
Resistance is Futile: One Approach to Program Assessment in History
James I. Matray | Mar 1, 2009
Assessment has been a central preoccupation of the administration at California State University at ...
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