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Every Historian Counts
Emily Swafford and Dylan Ruediger | Jul 9, 2018
We broke down employment trends by gender, field specialization, department, and more. You can too. -
History Education in Finland
Darcy R. Fryer | May 17, 2018
Curious about how history education in Finland, Darcy R. Fryer, a history teacher from the Brearley School, visited some classes... -
Making Historians in the Archive
Christina Copland | May 14, 2018
Archival research, which often requires visiting depositories around the globe, plays a major role in shaping our identity as historians.... -
Reimagining the History Survey Course
Steven Mintz | Apr 23, 2018
Faculty members at universities across the country are experimenting with new models for history survey courses and different approaches to... -
Spring Cleaning Tip #1
Christina Copland | Apr 9, 2018
Success in academia, writes Christina Copland, is often unrelated to the merits of one's scholarship. Yet, the meritocracy myth encourages graduate students to think otherwise. -
History 101: What It Is and Why We Need It Now
Paulina L. Alberto and Farina Mir | Apr 2, 2018
Several years ago, the history department at the University of Michigan—anticipating the effects of ... -
Letter to a Prospective History Graduate Student
Christina Copland | Mar 5, 2018
Christina Copland advises prospective history graduate students to think carefully about what they can do from day one to get... -
The Graduate
Christina Copland | Feb 5, 2018
Christina Copland introduces The Graduate, a new series on AHA Today providing space for a productive dialogue about graduate student life. -
Points of Interest
Lendol Calder | Jan 12, 2018
One of the most widely used strategies to increase participation in class discussions is an activity... -
Never Too Far Away
Susan Rhoades Neel | Jan 12, 2018
Student engagement is a particularly difficult challenge in history courses offered through Utah Sta...
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