One of the most exciting elements of historical research is getting to dive into primary sources like letters, diaries, memoirs, speeches, and debates. In all of our lower-division classes, you will ...

Growing up, English and history were my favorite subjects. But when classrooms were reduced to teachers’ parroted instructions and students were stuck in a rut mostly listening and taking down notes, ...

In today’s classrooms, teaching Black history has become a challenge at best—and a dangerous proposition at worst. In many states, politicians have demanded teachers alter their curriculum over fears ...

Rachel Morkrid and Morgan Polzin had never heard of Audie Murphy before they drew his name as the subject of a history project. About a month later, their telling of Audie Murphy’s story made them ...

During the Fall of 2017, the History Department embarked on the History Teaching and Learning Project (HTLP), a two-year department-wide pedagogy project aimed at rethinking and improving ...

Hollywood loves history. At this year’s Academy Awards, three nominees for Best Picture (“Fences,” “Hacksaw Ridge” and “Hidden Figures”) were “historical” to today’s teenagers – set in or about events ...