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 ...

When you think about history, you probably think about dates, events, and other boring information you were forced to memorize in school. Instead, you should think of history as medicine that can be ...

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, ...

One of the most fundamental aspects of our education entails learning about the history of our country -- learning about how Bangladesh came to be, about how we gained independence, and the people who ...

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 ...

Every February, I remind Education Week readers that the forefather of Black History Month, Carter G. Woodson, meant for the occasion to be a time when schools and communities would celebrate the ...

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 ...

Each gathering of the Prairie Rivers Reconciliation Circle includes an educational session to continue the path of learning ...