Viewpoints
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The 2014 Research Excellence Framework
Robert C. Ritchie | Apr 1, 2015
Assessment has become a hot topic in higher education, with even the White House ready to create a r... -
The Future of American History
Steve Hochstadt | Mar 1, 2015
What does it mean to teach about race in American history? Does considering race, along with class a... -
Francophone Historians of the United States: A Voice in the Wilderness?
Greg Robinson | Mar 1, 2015
As an American, I find that one of the most interesting aspects of teaching US history in Montreal a... -
Connecting the Dots
Christopher Brooks | Feb 1, 2015
Credit: Bob WeidnerMost faculty members have heard cynical parents making arguments like, “My kid sh... -
The AP US History Wars: Is a Peace Process Possible?
Jonathan Burack | Dec 1, 2014
The History Wars are back. At issue is the new framework for the Advanced Placement US history progr... -
Cuban Memory Wars
Michael J. Bustamante | Sep 2, 2014
On May 20, 2014, the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled that the Central Intelligence Agen... -
Revising Nixon in DC: Nixon Foundation Still Campaigning
George Derek Musgrove | Sep 2, 2014
As a Washington, DC, resident who is currently working on a study of race and democracy in the natio... -
A Little Spying between Friends: Historical Reflections on the American-German Espionage Imbroglio
Keith R. Allen | Jul 22, 2014
Chancellor Angela Merkel's recent decision to expel the CIA chief of station in Berlin appears to ha... -
A National Treasure at the Brink
Richard Immerman, Kenneth Osgood, and Carly Goodman | Apr 1, 2014
From the Viewpoints column in Perspectives on History.The US National Archives are in serious troubl... -
Interpreting Slavery: Public Historians Explore Innovative Approaches
Dana Schaffer | Oct 1, 2013
The shiny, metallic object stood about four feet high, with a rounded top and ornate stand, and at f...
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