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: NYT
6-15-15
Dr. Oreskes is fast becoming one of the biggest names in climate science by using historical scholarship to take on denialists.
7-5-15
by Tiffany April Griffin
"I didn’t really choose history; it chose me. I’m from a small town, and grew up listening to people who made sense of the world through their stories about the past. History was very real to us, and very important for understanding the present."
Source: NYT
6-12-15
Only 10 presidents have had the opportunity to nominate a librarian of Congress to oversee America’s largest trove of intellectual treasures and to serve as the chief of the sprawling research institution for the nation’s lawmakers.
Source: The College Fix
6-11-15
"Welcome to my world. I’m a history major drowning in a sea of subjectivity."
Source: The Cap Times
6-9-15
Conservative academics might be in greater jeopardy than the liberal-leaning colleagues who outnumber them if tenure is removed from Wisconsin state law, says John Sharpless, a longtime UW-Madison history professor and former Republican candidate for Congress.
Source: London Evening Standard
6-11-15
“Thank Christ. I was a totally different person back then, that’s the thing.”
Source: NYT
6-9-15
Among his many books was a recent doorstop of a book on the Kennedy assassination.
Source: Amazon
6-8-15
The publisher says: "The definitive biography of Henry Kissinger, based on unprecedented access to his private papers, by an acclaimed historian at the height of his powers."
Source: The Oral History Noticeboard
6-8-15
It sounds like something you might find on the Starship Enterprise but the oral history metadata synchroniser (OHMS), the brainchild of Doug Boy, could transform the way oral history collections are accessed worldwide.
Source: Deseret News
6-6-15
The comments were made by J.B. Hates at the 50th anniversary of the Mormon History Association Conference.
Source: Fortune
6-4-15
CEO Mark Zuckerberg has committed to reading an important book every two weeks as part of his 2015 New Year’s resolutions, and up next is “The Muqaddimah,” a 14th century tome written by Islamic historian Ibn Khaldun.
Source: National Association of Scholars (NAS)
6-2-15
55 scholars have signed the open letter to the College Board protesting the new standards.
Source: Patheos
6-3-15
The discredited writer is still being taken seriously on Christian media.
Source: University of Chicago Magazine
Jan-Feb- 2014
by Rick Perlstein
"On the subject of his college career, one of his mumbles follows the words “kids of doctors and lawyers.” His father sold paint. He felt out of place. Politics helped."
Source: Daniel Pipes Blog
6-2-15
by Daniel Pipes
Using it is, he says, more trouble than it’s worth.
Source: OUPBlog
6-2-15
He makes the claims in his new book, Inherit the Holy Mountain: Religion and the Rise of American Environmentalism.
Source: Forbes
5-31-15
British historian David Christian says we need to come up with a new origin story that can serve the global community.
Source: Israel National News
6-1-15
Palestinians 'don't want to solve their own problem' says prominent historian - and Egypt should focus more on its interests, not hatred.
6-2-15
by Erik Moshe
This week's books cover a lot of ground, from samurai daughters to Ronald Reagan — and one book that’s out of this world.
Source: NYT
5-28-15
Robert S. Wistrich, who devoted his four-decade scholarly career to dissecting anti-Semitism, died in Rome.
