The Second Dartmouth History Institute is scheduled for May 29-June 2, 2018, on the theme of New Directions in Medieval Religious History Read more about SECOND ANNUAL SUMMER HISTORY INSTITUTE, 29 May-2 June 2018
Vietnam War scholar Edward Miller relived a dramatic moment in the war alongside veteran and then-Secretary of State John Kerry last month when they tracked down the site of a controversial 1969 Viet Cong ambush on U.S. Swift boats under Kerry's command. Read more about EDWARD MILLER WITH JOHN KERRY IN VIETNAM
As Vietnam commemorates the 41st anniversary of Reunification Day, Tuoi Tre News sat down with a U.S. historian to discuss Vietnam-U.S. post-war relations and the ways the war in Vietnam are taught in each country. Read more about DEBATE BRINGS HISTORIANS CLOSER TO TRUTH SAYS VIETNAM WAR EXPERT EDWARD MILLER
Darrin M. McMahon is a cultural and intellectual historian and a leading proponent of a new and revitalized history in ideas. Read more about McMahon Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship
The Council for European Studies (CES) Book Award Committee has awarded Udi Greenberg The Weimar Century the 2016 European Studies Book Award. Read more about GREENBERG WINS BOOK AWARD
Lately, in the heated call for greater STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) education at every level, the traditional liberal arts have been needlessly, indeed recklessly, portrayed as the villain. And STEM fields have been (falsely) portrayed as the very opposite of the liberal arts. Read more about Gaposchkin on "Here are some more reasons why liberal arts matter"
President Emeritus James Wright is an on-camera contributor and narrator for the new Ric Burns documentary. Read more about JAMES WRIGHT IS A CONTRIBUTOR TO PBS FILM 'DEBT OF HONOR'
To students interested in applying for the History FSP to London in Fall 2016 (next year): Applications for the FSP are due on February 1, 2016. Read more about FALL 2016 HISTORY FSP IN LONDON
"By releasing students from the pressure of the practical major and allowing them to study what they are sincerely interested in, we allow them to become smarter, more creative, and more able" says Professor Cecilia Gaposchkin in the May 22, 2015 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education, "Opinion & Ideas." Read more about If Students Are Smart, They'll Major in What They Love
