Historians in the News

Timothy Garton Ash remembers an appearance by Putin at a conference in 1994 that's eye-opening

by Timothy Garton Ash

"The name of this irritating little man was — you guessed it — Vladimir V. Putin."

History professor writes and directs a movie about (drum roll) a historian!

In his feature directorial debut, Miles Doleac plays a university professor who gets caught up in personal and professional difficulties.

Historians Call for Congress to Block US Military Intervention in Iraq

Ask Your Representative to Co-Sponsor House Concurrent Resolution 105 to prevent US Military Intervention in Iraq.

James MacGregor Burns, Scholar of Presidents and Leadership, Dies at 95

An informal adviser to presidents, Mr. Burns was a liberal Democrat who once ran for Congress from the western most district of Massachusetts.

Jewish historian who’s not Jewish to lead Center for Holocaust Education

Tim Crain’s career as a historian of Judaism began in a Roman Catholic grade school.

Man convicted in Dead Sea Scrolls case sentenced to two months in jail

Raphael Golb was convicted of using digital tools to malign father's academic rivals on the subject of the Dead Sea Scrolls

Juan Cole prints a map and the blogosphere erupts

by Juan Cole

"There is nothing inaccurate about the maps at all, historically."

Dinesh D’Souza’s movie, “America,” again criticized for being too political

by Michelle Togut

"D’Souza is right about one thing: Zinn’s work is unabashedly polemical."

UNC professor blasts university and its athletic heroes in defense of Rashad McCants

by Pat Forde

Historian Jay Smith has had enough of the vilification of Rashad McCants.

Notre Dame professor says 1960s led to dressing down of Americans

"In the 1950s, the goal was to look sophisticated."

Anne Hollander, Scholar Who Linked Art and Style, Dies at 83

Anne Hollander helped elevate the study of art and dress by revealing the often striking relationships between the two.

Historians Against the War draws attention to case of professor investigated for meeting with controversial Palestinian leaders

by Van Gosse

"She complied with all university regulations and requirements in exemplary fashion."

American professor denied entry, blacklisted for supporting jailed Uighur professor

As soon as Eliot Harris Sperling landed in Beijing, Chinese immigration officers took him to a back room in the airport for questioning.

Michael Kazin vs. John Milton Cooper: How Wrong Was Wilson about the Necessity of War?

John Milton Cooper, Jr. has enormous faith in what Woodrow Wilson might have accomplished if World War I had lasted longer.

CIA employee terminated after using FOIA

His request set in motion a harrowing sequence.

Conservatives divided over a book that claims US foreign policy in WW II was directed by Moscow (more or less)

by HNN Staff

A book published in 2013 is roiling conservative ranks in 2014. 

Curators at Victoria and Albert Museum are pushing the boundaries of collecting

The exhibitions operate like agents provocateurs challenging visitors to rethink their relationship to everyday objects.

KU professor helping identify important sites, events in LGBT history

"Including LGBT will make the understanding of ourselves richer."

History wars are raging in East Asia

This time the bickering has spread beyond Japan and China, its usual homes.

Historian starts a row with Christian colleges

" I would uphold the right of Cedarville faculty to speak on my campus; Cedarville would not return the courtesy."