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: Organization of American Historians News Release
6-16-17
"Never before have federal history and archival programs been under attack to this extent." – The Organization of American Historians
Source: NYT
6-15-17
His definitive book on the Middle East warned the West against nation-building by partitioning antagonistic religious groups behind arbitrary boundaries.
Source: The Nation
6-13-17
The latest book by Christos Efstathiou – in E.P. Thompson: A Twentieth-Century Romantic – makes the case he is.
Source: NYT
6-14-17
The first woman to serve as Harvard’s president, she announced Wednesday that she would step down next year after 11 years of service.
Source: The Washington Post
6-13-17
Antonin Dehays holds a doctorate in contemporary history from the University of Caen Normandy.
Source: The New Yorker
6-13-17 (accessed)
The US and China aren’t headed toward war.
Source: The Times of Israel
6-13-17
The Brandeis historian says “it’s good for Jews to worry.”
Source: Holland Sentinel
6-9-17
Western Michigan University (WMU) history professor David Benac, of Kalamazoo, has announced he will seek the Michigan 6th Congressional District seat, currently held by U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph.
Source: The Boston Globe
6-9-17
“I had done tours for 15 summers during college and grad school, so I knew the tour industry pretty well, and I decided to try to put together tours focused on the kind of gay history issues I work on as a scholar.” – Andrew Lear
Source: PJ Media
6-8-17
"The equation of white marble with beauty is not an inherent truth of the universe; it's a dangerous construct that continues to influence white supremacist ideas today.” – Sarah Bond
Source: US Department of Defense
6-8-17
His name is Britt Zerbe and you can now find him on the deck of the USS Bataan.
Source: The Patriot Ledger
6-6-17
It’s “The Pioneers.” Scheduled to be published in 2019, it chronicles the early settlement of what was known as “the Old Northwest.”
Source: The Nation
6-1-17
by Eric Foner
"Then and now, the key issue facing American society was as old as the republic itself: Is it possible to reconcile capitalism and democracy? On this question, the jury is still out.”
Source: NY Review of Books
6-5-17
by Diane Ravitch
"The most devastating cuts are aimed at programs for public schools."
Source: The Nation
6-6-17
by Guy Laron
Ever since 1967, writers have been debating the conflict.
Source: Dissent Magazine
3-3-17
Wonder Woman, created in the 1940s, proves that feminism didn’t come in waves.
Source: The Harvard Gazette
6-1-17
In a new book, “Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’ Trap?,” Allison examines the looming complications.
Source: Inside Higher Ed
6-5-17
Among majors within the humanities, the largest declines were among English and history -- disciplines that are traditionally the most popular in the humanities. They saw a combined drop of 10 percent in 2015 and a 16 percent drop from 2012 to 2015.
Source: The Paris Review
6-5-17 (accessed)
He wrote about Robert Moses because he thought journalists didn’t understand how power works.
Source: Queerty
7-3-17
Distinguished author, historian and playwright Martin Duberman, 86, has written more than two dozen books on LGBT heritage and culture, icons of the progressive movement and race relations in America.
