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What We’re Reading: September 30, 2010 Edition
This week we announced the Survey of Contingent Faculty Members, and in today’s “What We’re Reading,” we link to Inside Higher Ed’s look at it. Also in the news is the National Research Council’s...
View ArticleHistorical Malpractice and the Writing of Textbooks
Another historical malpractice foisted upon American school children came to light in Virginia last week . Once again it comes down to whether the standards of history as a discipline mean anything in...
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What We’re Reading: February 24, 2011 Edition
History education is important to the AHA, and this week we begin this week with two links on the subject. First up, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences has put together a commission, which...
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Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct – Updated for 2011
The AHA’s Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct has been updated both online and in print form for 2011. The amended statement continues to address “dilemmas and concerns about the practice of...
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New Directory Now Available
The 37th edition of the Directory of History Departments, Historical Organizations, and Historians, with information on almost 800 history departments and historical organizations, is now available....
View ArticleAnnual AHA Summer Reception
The AHA cordially invites visiting researchers and friends of the Association to attend the second annual AHA Summer Reception at our Capitol Hill headquarters, Tuesday, July 31, from 3:30 – to 6:30pm....
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The PhD Gap: Worrisome Trends in the Hiring of Junior Faculty
In response to a question from Stacy Patton for her Chronicle of Higher Education article, “Stale PhDs Need Not Apply,” I put together the accompanying chart from my surveys of job advertisers. The...
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Is There Any Value in U.S. News Rankings of History Grad Programs?
The latest iteration of the U.S. News and World Report rankings of history graduate programs appeared yesterday, prompting fresh questions about their value for the discipline. As a measure of the...
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Public History: Recognition and Reward in Promotion and Tenure
“Tenure, Promotion, and the Publicly Engaged Academic Historian,” a report offering best practices for evaluating public history scholarship in history departments, was adopted by the Organization of...
View ArticleIs There an E-book in Your Future? A Report from the University Presses
A sense of optimism pervaded the annual meeting of Association of American University Presses (AAUP) this past weekend, even as the staff at those presses grappled with budget cuts and rapid changes in...
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