Historians in the News

Manisha Sinha’s history lessons tell the truth about slavery in the United States.

No, Kanye, that’s not how it happened.

American Historical Association report reveals harassment and demeaning behavior at its meetings

Historians join political scientists in documenting the unprofessional and illegal behavior women experience at annual gatherings.

Carol Anderson says voter suppression led to Trump's election

She made this statement in an interview on The Daily Show. (Video)

Walter Laqueur, Scholar of Terrorism and the Holocaust, Dies at 97

After fleeing Nazi Germany, he steeped himself in world affairs, from the Middle East to the Soviet Union, running think tanks and writing prodigiously.

Nathaniel Philbrick has a new book out: “In the Hurricane's Eye: The Genius of George Washington and the Victory at Yorktown"

by Nathaniel Philbrick

Here’s why he says he wrote it. (Q & A)

Must Visiting Assistant Professorships Be Career Purgatory?

Two historians, two stories.

Kavanaugh's Yale classmate, historian Charles Ludington, says judge was a heavy drinker

Kavanaugh was “a frequent drinker, and a heavy drinker,” in college, says the North Carolina State University professor.

Two historians are among a list of scholars whose Twitter accounts were suspended

Twitter says they had been suspended in error by the company’s anti-spam technology.

Historians are pondering Canada’s statue dilemma, too

It’s the subject of public debate during Indigenous research week.

So you think politics are rough now?

Historian Joanne B. Freeman has news for you.

Historian reveals link between suicide and political crisis

Julie Gottlieb has discovered there was a string of suicides triggered by fear of war as a result of the Munich Crisis of 1938.

David Lowenthal, author of “The Past Is a Foreign Country,” has died

The scholar established heritage studies as an academic discipline in its own right.

Harvard’s Jill Lepore Reflects on What Kavanaugh and Blasey Ford Testimony Says About the U.S.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with historian Jill Lapore about the testimony.

Jonathan Zimmerman says universities wrongly ignore teaching

by Jonathan Zimmerman

"The best thing that could come out of the online revolution is a renewed focus on teaching, no matter what the medium."

Controversial Kent State University professor sentenced to five months in prison for lying to the FBI

Julio Pino, 58, pleaded guilty in April to one count of making a false statement to law enforcement about a child custody battle.

These are the authors in the running to win the $75,000 Cundill History Prize

The three finalists will be announced in Toronto, on October 31.

Ken Burns Isn’t Mad

The “far, far left,” “far, far right” and “third- and fourth-rate academics” are all wrong about America’s most famous documentary filmmaker. Just ask him.

Stefan M. Bradley discusses his new book about history of black activist challenges to the Ivy League

What he found was that black students wanted more than admittance; they wanted to change the institutions.

What Carol Anderson tells people who say they don’t understand what is so hard about requiring voters to show an ID

“All of those little things that sound ‘fiscally responsible’ or ‘absolutely necessary to maintain the integrity of the ballot box’ are not designed to enhance the integrity of democracy, but in fact undermine that integrity.”

Walter Russell Mead warns that a nasty Brexit threatens the West

by Walter Russell Mead

The U.K. plays an important role in sustaining American support for Europe.