History Archive

Steve Minton, University of Plymouth – Residential ‘Schools’ and Indigenous People

We’re still learning about the horrors of residential schools for indigenous peoples. Steve Minton, associate professor

Janet Bednarek, University of Dayton – There is No Place Like Home – at the Airport?

The airport is a place to get in and out of as quickly as possible, but

Dawn Biehler, University of Maryland Baltimore County – Learning From Central Park’s History

Green space in cities is limited, so how do we make the land work for everyone?

Kerry Dean Carso, SUNY New Paltz – Follies in America

Everyone loves a room with a view. Kerry Dean Carso, professor of art history at SUNY

Amy Froide, University of Maryland Baltimore County – The Long History of Financial Fraud

On University of Maryland Baltimore County Week:  Financial fraud may be in the news, but it’s

Christopher Fee, Gettysburg College – Paddling in the Wake of the Vikings

On Gettysburg College Week:  Retracing steps from the past can open up new understandings of today.

Amber Reed, Spelman College – Nostalgia After Apartheid in South Africa

Nostalgia may not be telling us the truth of the past. Amber Reed, assistant professor of

Carolyn Eichner, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee – The Paris Commune: The Long Shadow of France’s “Other” Revolution

We can look to the past for visions of how to shape our future. Carolyn Eichner,

Patrick James, University of California Dornsife – What Iraq Can Teach Us About the War in Ukraine

What can the Iraq war tell us about Ukraine from a U.S. perspective? Patrick James, Dana

Bryant Simon, Temple University – The History of Public Bathrooms, A Story of Inequality

Everyone needs bathrooms, so why do they cause so many issues? Bryant Simon, professor of history