Top Young Historians: 117 – Premilla Nadasen

Premilla Nadasen, 43 BASIC FACTS Teaching Position: Associate Professor, History Department, Queens College, CUNY Graduate Center Doctoral Faculty Area of Research: African-American history, social movements, poverty and social policy, history of welfare, domestic service work. Education: Ph.D. in U.S. History, Columbia University, Dissertation: “The Welfare Rights Movement, 1960-1975,” 1999 (nominated for the Bancroft Award) Major [...]

AHA Panel: Historians Criticized as Often AWOL From Public Debate Over ‘War on Terror’

HISTORY NEWS & SPOTTED: Source: Chronicle of Higher Education, 1-12-11 Many historians say a key difference between the Vietnam War and today’s U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq is that far fewer members of their profession are stepping forward to be public critics of policies associated with the “war on terror.” Participants in a [...]

Business Metaphor Still Ascendant at AHA

AMERICAN HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION: Source: Inside Higher Ed, 1-11-11 It was difficult to escape the conclusion, during the American Historical Association’s annual meeting here over the weekend, that higher education is in the throes of a crisis. Panels used the word “crisis” to describe the state of the job market for historians, the state of public [...]

Turns Out, Jobs for Historians Are…History

Source: Minyanville, 1-6-11 DOCTORATE IN UNEMPLOYMENT While Wednesday’s ADP number for December was surprisingly strong, skeptical strategists emphasize that this US labor market remains in a state of disarray. So says Gluskin Sheff’s David Rosenberg, who points out that fully 6.3 million Americans have been actively looking for a job with no success for at [...]

Historians Continue to Face Tough Job Market

Source: Peter Schmidt, Chronicle of Higher Education, 1-3-11 The job market for historians continued to deteriorate last year, although there is reason to hope it may be poised to rebound somewhat, according to a report released on Monday by the American Historical Association. The report, published in the group’s Perspectives on History, a newsletter, in [...]

History Buzz July 15, 2010: William Stewart Simkins & the UT Dorm Controversy & Niall Ferguson on America’s Decline

HISTORY BUZZ: By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor/Features Editor at HNN. She has a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights IN FOCUS: HNN on Facebook & Twitter Join Us on Facebook and Like [...]

History Buzz June 7-14, 2010: Robert Remini Retires as House Historian, Reviewing Nathaniel Philbrick

HISTORY BUZZ: By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor/Features Editor at HNN. She has a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights Pelosi Announces Retirement of House Historian, Search Committee: Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced today [...]

History Buzz: May 31, 2010: Martin Luther King, Jr., Thomas Fleming, Michael Bellesiles, & Jonathan Alter on Obama in the News

History Buzz By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor/Features Editor at HNN. She has a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. HISTORY BUZZ: POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights IN FOCUS Michael A. Bellesiles Contraversial New Book “1877: America’s Year [...]

History Buzz, Apr 26-May 10, 2010: Stephen Ambrose, Diane Ravitch & Niall Ferguson in the News

History Buzz By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor/Features Editor at HNN. She has a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. HISTORY BUZZ: Hulton Archive/Getty Images POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights IN FOCUS: Stephen Ambrose’s Work Faces New Scrutiny: [...]

History Buzz: April 26, 2010: Orlando Figes & Stephen Ambrose Embroiled in Controversy

April 26, 2010: Orlando Figes & Stephen Ambrose Embroiled in Controversy POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights Bush memoir: 43′s ‘most critical and historic decisions’: It’s official: George W. Bush’s entry into the ranks of presidential memoirs will be released Nov. 9. Decision Points “will be centered on the 14 most critical and historic decisions [...]

History Buzz: April 11, 2010: Historians Weigh in on Congress Passing Health Reform & Confederate History Month

April 11, 2010: Historians Weigh in on Congress Passing Health Reform & Confederate History Month POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights Alan Brinkley concerned about “current surge of fear and loathing toward Obama”: “There was a lot of hatred in the 1930s,” says Alan Brinkley, the Columbia University historian and expert on populist movements. But [...]

History Buzz: December 2009

History Buzz By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor/Features Editor at HNN. She has a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. December 2009: History Buzz Roundup HISTORY BUZZ: POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights BIGGEST NEWS STORIES: 2009 IN REVIEW [...]

History Buzz: November 2009

History Buzz By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor/Features Editor at HNN. She has a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. November 2009 Buzz Roundup: The National Book Award Winner is… T. J. Stiles ‘The First Tycoon’ HISTORY BUZZ: POLITICAL [...]

History Buzz: September 2009

History Buzz By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor/Features Editor at HNN. She has a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. September 14-27 , 2009: Dan Brown “The Last Symbol” and Taylor Branch’s “The Clinton Tapes” HISTORY BUZZ: POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: [...]

History Buzz: August 2009

History Buzz By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor/Features Editor at HNN. She has a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. August 17, 2009: Woodstock 1969 40th Anniversary Special HISTORY BUZZ: POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS: This Week’s Political Highlights BIGGEST NEWS STORIES: [...]