This page features brief excerpts of stories published by the mainstream
media and, less frequently, blogs, alternative media, and even obviously
biased sources. The excerpts are taken directly from the websites cited in
each source note. Quotation marks are not used.
Source: American Historical Association website
February 22, 2018 (accessed)
by Mary Beth Norton
In a report to members she lays out the multi-pronged approach the organization is taking.
Source: The Times Higher Eduacation
February 21, 2018
Academic exemptions to legislation threatening those who say Poles played any part in Second World War genocide may not go far enough.
Source: Smithsonian
February 20, 2018
Once John E. Washington started to dig, he found an incredible wealth of untapped knowledge about the 16th president.
Source: National Coalition for History
2/20/18
"The simple truth is Members of Congress are unlikely to join unless they are asked to do so by their constituents!"
Source: The Guardian
February 18, 2018
by Randall Balmer
From scorning immigrants to accepting the president’s profanity, evangelicals are proving just how flexible their values can be, says the religious history professor.
Source: Inside Higher ED
February 19, 2018
by Jonathan Zimmerman
"It's not easy to speak up on behalf of a colleague under face-to-face attack from students, but we must do so to defend our free speech."
Source: Inside Higher ED
February 16, 2018
For the third time this month, scholars are questioning the integrity of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the world’s largest professional organization for the advancement of technology.
Source: University of Calgary
February 16, 2018
John Ferris recognized for his pioneering work in technical aspects of signals intelligence.
Source: The Washington Post
February 15, 2018
Mr. Bennett wrote books that highlighted the struggles and achievements of African Americans throughout history, beginning with his comprehensive 1962 historical study, “Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America, 1619-1962.”
Source: Library of America
2/14/18
By the 1870s the gulf between the ideal and the reality had widened considerably and would continue to widen for the rest of the century.
Source: Times Higher Education
2/15/18
Five historians reflect on the disciplinary, institutional, social and political challenges facing their subject.
Source: anintenseworld.com
February 10, 2018
by Troy Earl Camplin
The claim has aroused the ire of both libertarians and autistic people.
Source: NYT
2/14/18
by David Blight
Douglass’s understanding of power could never confine him to advocacy of individualism alone.
Source: Inside Higher ED
February 13, 2018
Erin Bartram’s “quit lit” essay asks readers to consider what’s lost -- personally but especially in terms of disciplinary knowledge -- with so many scholars leaving a broken system behind.
Source: Historians for Peace and Democracy
2/13/18
Broadside authors include: Linda Gordon, Geoff Eley, Jeremy Kuzmarov, Robert Oppenheim and Ellen Schrecker.
Source: National Coalition for History
2/13/18
by Lee White
But the cuts aren't likely to be made.
Source: Vice
February 11, 2018
Historian Keisha N. Blain knows Donald Trump and Dylann Roof didn't come out of nowhere.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
February 11, 2018
"Thanks Are Due Above All to My Wife."
Source: USA Today
February 12, 2018
by Tom Nichols
"One day we'll be needed to recreate the GOP as a center-right party rather than a vehicle for inane populist keggers. For now, I hope Democrats win Congress in 2018.”
Source: The Atlantic
February 12, 2018 (accessed)
Suggestions range from the Stamp Act to the Newburgh Conspiracy.
