The Unite the Right rally was a wake-up call to the resurgence of white supremacist violence in the United States, but the legal system's ability to provide justice in its aftermath has been mixed.

Mastering a skill is at the heart of the specifications grading system.

Building an online presence, especially on Twitter, is an important professional task and an opportunity to join a vibrant, generous community of historians.

The National History Center is a most useful virtual intellectual destination—especially for teachers, students, researchers, and others interested in current historical scholarship. The center conduc...

Historical research can be quite funny even when investigating a serious topic—there is humor to be found in documents, in people, and in the process. I study the intersection of religion and politics...

Faculty members at universities across the country are experimenting with new models for history survey courses and different approaches to assessing student learning, writes Steven Mintz.

In Today’s What We’re Reading, we feature readings related to Black History Month, an article from Ed Ayers on ways research and teaching can be brought together through digital technology, and a Downton Abbey plot line gets diagnosed. The post What We’re Reading: February 7, 2013 appeared first on American Historical Association.

Maria Bashshur Abunnasr is an independent scholar, historical consultant, and oral historian. She lives in Beirut, Lebanon, and has been a member since 2010.  Maria Bashshur Abunnasr is an independent scholar, historical consultant, and oral historian. She lives in Beirut, Lebanon, and has been a member since 2010. Alma maters: BA (political science), Drew University, 1988; MA (art history), American University, 1991; PhD (history), University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2013 Fields of interest: modern...

Paul Peucker is archivist/director at the Moravian Archives. 

Today’s What We’re Reading features a defense of higher education from Gene Block, an experiment with open review from the National Council on Public History blog, a March Madness bracket tailored especially for history buffs, and more…. The post What We’re Reading: March 21, 2013 appeared first on American Historical Association.