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Teaching History in the 21st-Century Community College
Charles A. Zappia | Dec 1, 2012
Virtually every one of the 2.4 million students who attend one of California's 112 community college... -
Learning from Latin America
Christine Mathias | Dec 1, 2012
Over the last few decades, history in North American universities has fragmented into an ever-increa... -
A Fresh Look at Careers of and for History PhDs
Robert B. Townsend | Oct 31, 2012
Are there career options for history PhDs beyond the academy? In today’s Chronicle of Higher Education L. Maren... -
Division Reports on Best Practices on Transparency in Placement Records
AHA Professional Division | Oct 1, 2012
Editor's Note: The document printed below is intended to provide guidelines about best practices to ... -
The PhD Gap: Worrisome Trends in the Hiring of Junior Faculty
Robert B. Townsend | Sep 19, 2012
In response to a question from Stacy Patton for her Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Stale PhDs Need Not Apply,”... -
AHA and Employment: Recent Activities Concerning the Job Market and the History Student
Allen Mikaelian | Sep 12, 2012
There’s a possible bright spot emerging in the job market. The October issue of Perspective on History last year included... -
Underpaid and Underappreciated: A Portrait of Part-time Faculty
Robert B. Townsend | Sep 1, 2012
It will come as no surprise that faculty employed in part-time and adjunct positions are often under... -
History Salaries Lag behind Inflation and the Rest of Academia
Robert B. Townsend | May 1, 2012
Salaries for junior faculty in history departments experienced modest gains entering the 2011–12 aca... -
Who Are the New History PhDs? NSF Snapshot from 2010 Provides Insights into Current Trends
Robert B. Townsend | Mar 1, 2012
After three years of growth, the number of new PhDs drifted slightly lower in the 2009–10 academic y... -
Small Signs of Improvement in Academic Job Market for Historians
Robert B. Townsend | Jan 1, 2012
Editor's Note: For wider context on these annual snapshot figures, be sure to read "The Ecology of t...
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