Historians in the News

Harvard business school professor stunned by Jill Lepore's attack on his book in the New Yorker

by Drake Bennett

"Jill had to break all of the rules of scholarship that she accused me of breaking."

Historian Judith Nies challenges Jimmy Carter's record on women's appointments

The reality of Carter's record in office.

How a geneticist came to do history

"Are the people who built the pyramids the direct ancestors of the people who live in Egypt today?"

Plagiarism website goes after Matthew Whitaker again

"Does ASU not have an academic integrity policy?"

Conservative student website assails ASU's Matthew Whitaker for alleged plagiarism

"Allegations: Tenured activist professor serially plagiarizes, seizes prize money from student."

How does the BBC plan to mark World War I?

The BBC has unveiled its plans to mark the centenary of World War I this year, airing a wide range of documentaries, drama and arts to recognize the impact of the conflict.

Rick Atkinson, leaving WW II behind, says his next book is about the Revolution

"I've been researching for about 10 months now with a long way to go."

USC’s George Sanchez Tapped as President Elect of AHA's Pacific Coast Branch

In his new role, the USC professor will continue to encourage diversity and promote the public’s role in history.

Conservatives, complaining that Women's Studies is dominated by liberals, mount their own version

Part of a new Conservative University initiative, class topics in this course cover feminism, pay inequality, healthcare reform for women, the “war on women."

"Faux-historian David Barton’s shocking new influence"

He was invited to participate in Tea Party events all over the country and even held a constitutional seminar for the 2010 incoming freshman class at the invitation of congresswoman Michele Bachmann.

Historian Michael Ignatieff returns to Harvard full-time after failed stint in Canadian politics

Mr. Ignatieff built his career as a journalist, author and scholar before entering the political ring.

Advice to museums, historic sites: Pin it!

A workshop next Monday at Rutgers–Camden will explore the possibilities of using Pinterest for public history organizations, including museums, libraries, and historic sites.

Berkley Professor Discusses Upcoming Genocide Centennial of the Massacre of Armenians

"Armenia’s current policy toward Turkey fits with, and prolongs, the Armenian-Turkish Protocols signed in Zurich in October 2009."

Michael Brock - obituary

Michael Brock was an historian who shed new light on the Great Reform Act and held important posts at three Oxford colleges.

Scottish historian reveals secrets of UK gun-running which lengthened the American civil war by two years

Investigations by a leading Scottish maritime historian have succeeded, for the first time, in locating the main secret British headquarters of the American Civil War Confederate government’s transatlantic gun-running operation.

Simon Schama says the UK is becoming a more religious country

After years being relegated to the sidelines, religion has once again become part of mainstream life.

Andrew Bacevich blasts Robert Kagan for providing a "falsified, sanitized, and in some respects, illusory account of recent American history”

"When Kagan uses phrases like world order, he's describing something that never really existed except in his own imagination."

Fouad Ajami, Commentator and Expert in Arab History, Dies at 68

Mr. Ajami despaired of autocratic Arab governments finding their own way to democracy, and believed that the United States must confront what he called a “culture of terrorism.”

Ron Radosh charges leftwing historians with peddling myths to inspire activism

"In the past two weeks, a few examples have surfaced that illustrate how this is done."

Robert M. Grant, influential historian of ancient Christianity, 1917-2014

A prolific and widely respected theologian, Grant wrote more than 30 books and numerous articles over a career that spanned more than six decades.