The provost’s office also eliminated dozens of courses on race from counting toward the core curriculum.

The 19th Century bust, which spent more than 70 years outside, could fetch up to £18,000 at auction.

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A Republican mayor who voted for Donald Trump is publicly breaking ranks over a directive to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America.” Mayor Robert Corradino of Oswego, New York—a city situated on the la...

“Such a radical shakeup in learning has never happened before, as far as I know. Is there even a way to learn about whether or not something has happened bef...

When I translated Walden in 2012, I was not a Thoreau scholar. I was an immigrant chasing the American dream: two kids, two cars, two houses, a long commute to a corporate job. Translating Walden b…

All the outrage we feel about teens weaving on e-bikes and scooters would be better spent figuring out how to keep massive motorized vehicles away from all other road users

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Dr. Alison Parker, Richards Professor of American History at the University of Delaware, tells us about her research into the life and work of Civil Rights activist Mary Hamilton. Regular listeners ma...

Where does the “literariness” in literary biography belong? With the book’s subject—or its author? Traditionally, it’s attached to both, and to a third element too. Literary biography a…

After a long and merciless winter, summer is upon us, and with it, the urgent need for beach reads, pool reads, park reads, fire escape reads, coffee shop patio reads—you get the point. We’ve got you…

A library faculty member who is dedicated to academic unionism will serve at the national level.

The City University of New York’s (CUNY) Dominican Studies Institute at City College received a major gift Tuesday that officials hope will educate and

Get a sneak peek of the June 2026 issue of the American Historical Review.

On 6 June 2026, 10.00 - 11.30 (Eastern Time), the Emerson Society and the Emily Dickinson International Society will co-host an online discussion that will place these two writers into dialogue.

Birth and death may be the only certainties in life. Yet in life writing, the task of representing birth and death is an uncertain one. They are fundamental events but are also, in many ways, quite...

A life-size bronze likeness of 19th century writer, book reviewer, and women’s rights advocate Margaret Fuller has been donated to Massachusetts’ Concord Free Public Library Corporation and will be un...

The Gotham Center for New York City History co-curated a museum exhibition and launched an app that bring Revolutionary New York to life.

Thursday, May 21, 2026 Richard I. Burnham Resource Center | 82 Touro Street, Newport Admission $15 – $20 per person | *Student Discounts now available $10 with valid student ID 6:30pm …