Each fall, foodies and oatmeal lovers gather in Scotland for the Golden Spurtle World Porridge Making Championship. So, what makes a winning recipe?

My dad, Harry Haywood, wrote Negro Liberation in 1948, fifteen years before I was born. I was with him when he died at eighty-seven, on my twenty-second birthday. That was forty years ago. I am wri…

A new book describes how cutting-edge genomics techniques yielded “extraordinary proof” that Thomas Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings.

According to the document, a total of 90 programmes will be “taught out” over the next several years, including 48 in the School of Language.

1. Academic Accomplishment. We seek a scholar with a strong scholarly record, including excellence in both research and teaching, appropriate for appointment at the level of full professor in a social science, humanities, or arts department at Brown.

What does 1776 mean to us in 2026? That’s the question historians Frank Cogliano and Nick Guyatt discuss in Highland’s 250 Book Series program on September 23rd from 4:30 to 5:30 PM. You won’t want to miss perspectives on some of Read More ...

September 8, 2026

This year marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. As part of VA250, Poplar Forest will host a conversation on the legacy of Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration…

The Department of History at the University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), nine-month, tenure-accruing appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor of United States Legal History, beginning August 16, 2027.

The Department of History at the University of Florida, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), nine-month, tenure-accruing appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor of United States Legal History, beginning August 16, 2027.

Before it became a notorious invasive plant, kudzu was promoted as a solution to widespread soil erosion.

The lefty made four All-Star teams while pitching for the White Sox, Dodgers and Yankees. An innovative procedure extended his career to 26 seasons.