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: Stanford
Dec 21, 2017
Leslie Berlin and David M. Kennedy discuss the themes of her new book, “Troublemakers: Silicon Valley’s Coming of Age.”
Source: Express
Dec 21, 2017
“I’m pretty certain that Poland will last longer than the United Kingdom.”
Source: AHA
Dec 21, 2017
by Jeremy Best
"When we use the tools we possess as historians, many of our students listen, especially when we treat them with a respectful openness to discussion and debate. This is truly something white nationalists are unable to counter."
Source: NYT
Dec 20, 2017
by Lesley Hazleton
Why this Catholic writer, author of "WHAT THE QUR’AN MEANT: And Why It Matters," is a great guide to an Islamic text.
Source: The San Francisco Chronicle
Dec 19, 2017
Nezar AlSayyad sexually harassed his former student but remains on the school payroll.
Source: National Post
Dec 19, 2017
Sir John A. Macdonald's treatment of Indigenous people has come under fire in recent years.
Source: NYT
Dec 18, 2017
Dr. William V. Harris, a renowned Greco-Roman historian, was accused of harassing grad students.
Source: Newsweek
Dec 16, 2017
The historian says the 25th Amendment should be used to remove him from office.
Source: The Times (London)
Dec 15, 2017
Nigel Biggar, regius professor of moral and pastoral theology, wrote that “strident anti-colonialists” could lead to a feeling of guilt which makes the public “vulnerable to wilful manipulation.”
Source: karenlcoxauthor.com
Dec 15, 2017
The YouTube generation want to learn and be entertained at the same time.
Source: NYT
Dec 15, 2017
The giant among them is Malcolm Gladwell's. But there's a problem with these podcasts.
Source: Asia-Pacific Journal
Dec 14, 2017
by Miriam Kingsberg Kadia
It was in a course on modern Japanese history where things went haywire.
Source: NYT
Dec 14, 2017
Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Maria Tatar joined to create “The Annotated African American Folktales.”
Source: Newsmax
Dec 14, 2017
“Why should Trump still care what a minor journalist tweets about him to get much-needed attention? Why does the president need to keep pounding increasingly irrelevant former FBI Director James Comey, who has been reduced to tweeting anti-Trump slogans?”
Source: Motherboard
Dec 14, 2017
Engaging with new media is no longer a dalliance for the history profession in the misinformation age.
Source: The Daily Mail
Dec 13, 2017
Robert Tombs, Professor of French History at St John’s College, is the co-author of Politeia’s new publication "The State, National Identity and Schools."
Source: The Nation
Dec 13, 2017
by Kevin M. Kruse
The book: The Second Coming of the KKK.
Source: Yale News
Dec 12, 2017
Crystal Feimster says most students think of the civil rights movement as taking place mainly between 1954 and 1965. She debunks that myth and gives students tools to understand Ferguson and Charlottesville.
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Dec 12, 2017
The McGill historian says Israelis shouldn’t be deterred just because there’s opposition.
Source: AHA
Dec 12, 2017
The organization urges members to contact their members of Congress.
