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The Historian at the Community College
October 1, 1996
The room was crowded with anxious grad students who had come to take part in the mock interviews. Mock they might be, but in an era of scarce job opportunities the students could not help thinking abo...
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Annual Meeting Hotels Are Fully Accessible
October 1, 1996
The following information is provided to facilitate hotel reservations for those who need special physical, sight, or hearing accessibility. The hotel selected should be informed about special needs w...
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The West as America: A Review of the Latest Ken Burns Documentary
September 1, 1996
It is fitting, producer Ken Burns explains in the promotional brochure for his new series, that his pursuit of America's past should now take him west. For Burns, "the history of the West," like that ...
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Different Drummers: Using Music to Teach History
September 1, 1996
Try to imagine life without music. No rock 'n' roll, no blues, no country, no classical, no rap, no jazz, no folk. No way! Music does not just entertain or refresh us, it also helps to establish who w...
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AHA to Initiate a New Range of Activities
September 1, 1996
The new academic year signals the initiation of a range of AHA activities, which will be taken up on a new scale and with a new intensity. Readers of Perspectives will find out more in the coming mont...
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Clio in the Community: Reflections of a Public Historian
September 1, 1996
The contentious public debates over the interpretation of history that have made headlines during the past few years recently inspired me to reflect on my own experience with some of the issues that h...
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Robert Blackey Reflects on His Years as Editor of the Teaching Innovations Column
September 1, 1996
Editor's Note: Robert Blackey's term as editor of the Teaching Innovations column concluded with the end of the 1995-96 academic year. Articles solicited by Blackey will, however, be published through...
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Professional Advocacy Becomes Business as Usual
September 1, 1996
Editor's Note: This article, which first appeared in the May 1996 issue of the OAH Newsletter, is reprinted with permission from the Organization of American Historians. If there is sufficient interes...
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Loretta Lobes Selected to Lead National History Education Network
September 1, 1996
The policy board of the National History Education Network (NHEN) is pleased to announce that Loretta Lobes is the new director of NHEN. The board was impressed with Lobes's training, her ability to o...
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Call for Papers: 1998 AHA Annual Meeting
September 1, 1996
The 1998 annual meeting of the Association will be held in Seattle, Washington, January 8-11. The Program Committee welcomes proposals by all members of the Association (academic and nonacademic), by ...