Historians in the News

Stanford-developed history lessons for grades 6-12 adopted worldwide

"Reading Like a Historian," a free online curriculum from the Stanford History Education Group, surpasses 1 million downloads.

Manisha Sinha: Judge Andrew Napolitano is Wrong, Wrong, Wrong about Lincoln and the Civil War [VIDEO]

by David Austin Walsh

The University of Massachusetts historian went on "The Daily Show" last week to rebut Napolitano's claim that Lincoln could have prevented the Civil War by buying up all the slaves.

President Xi Jinping's First Year In Review: Nationalism "Worrisome," Web Less Open

What risks are ahead for China’s relations with the U.S. and its own neighbors?

Daniel Pipes says Turkey’s Erdogan is making mistake after mistake

An interview with Daniel pipes regarding recent developments in Turkey.

Diplomatic historian and foreign policy scholar Richard Ullman dies

Ullman was one of the leading diplomatic historians of the Cold War.

Simon Schama interviewed by Stephen Colbert (Video)

Historian Simon Schama discusses "The Story of the Jews," his PBS documentary exploring Jewish history from 1000 B.C. to 1492.

The Jews, a History in So Many, Many Words

Simon Schama’s "The Story of the Jews."

Rutgers historian Rudy Bell leads protest against Condoleezza Rice speaking at commencement

Bell says that Rice's alleged involvement in drafting "enhanced interrogation techniques" under President Bush makes her an inappropriate choice.

Islamic history scholar Michael Cook wins Holberg Prize

Cook's works on Muhammad and early Islamic theology have become classics

Prolific Alaskan Historian, Author, UAF Professor Claus-M. Naske Passes at Age 78

Naske wrote or co-authored a dozen books about Alaskan history.

Historian Fernando Prado on quest to find remains of Cervantes

If he doesn't find the remains, "I'll eat the Bible."

Historian shines a light on the dark heart of Australia's nationhood

Henry Reynolds says the frontier war – his term for the violent dispossession of Indigenous Australians – raises questions of global importance about the ownership of an entire continent.

Stephanie Coontz: "Marriages require much more maturity than they once did."

New research indicates that cohabitation does not cause divorce.

Five Things You Need to Know to be a Better Digital Preservationist

by Victoria Torres

Handy tips for the aspiring archivist/digital preservationist. (Increasingly, they're becoming one and the same!)

Female historian says human rights museum censored her

Veronica Strong-Boag upset over missing blog post for Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

Historians unravel mystery behind cryptic Lincoln note

The cryptic note penned by Abraham Lincoln identifies its recipient only as "my dear Sir" and has a small section carefully clipped out.

Japanese historians slam sex-slave apology review

A leading professor calls the government's retreat from its 1993 apology "unforgivable."

The historian who unearthed "Twelve Years a Slave"

Sue Eakin spent her career rescuing Solomon Northup's memoir from obscurity.

Book on Losing British Generals Wins American History Prize

Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy will be feted at a black-tie gala in April for his book "The Men Who Lost America."

Stanford scholar explores civil rights revolution's positive impact on the South's economy

Economic historian Gavin Wright's latest research illustrates how the civil rights revolution of the 1960s achieved something rarely seen in social revolutions: economic improvements that stimulated growth for an entire region.