The Galveston Movement provides a compelling example of the benefits of immigration and a model for how its advocates could develop a pragmatic, community-based response to nativist restrictionism.

The post-9/11 War on Terror produced legal and technical infrastructure designed to monitor communications and suppress terrorist propaganda. Meta’s content moderation practices, shaped by po…

As we approach twenty-five years since the 9/11 attacks, historical accounts remain heavily centered on the Global North. This piece offers a vital perspective on how threats to American security r…

Posts about Surviving Grad School written by Laddie Miller Trithara, Sean Gallagher, Omari Averette-Phillips, Madison Ingram, Keanu Heydari, Summer Perritt, Sarah King, and Sam Franz

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is a story of a world in transition. The film laments the death of norms and rules, with lessons for the contemporary United States. ** This essay contains spo…

The legal profession is a popular option for history majors for a reason. Here is some practical advice for surviving (or maybe even thriving!) your first year of law school.

Fifty years after the 1976 Soweto Uprising, many of the questions raised by student resistance remain unresolved. Recent movements like #RhodesMustFall and #FeesMustFall draw from broader historica…

Despite a renowned career as a writer and activist, Upton Sinclair lacks a museum in his honor. His home in California would make an ideal house museum. His biographer reflects on Sinclair’s …

This course is a survey of US History from 2000 to 2015. It examines the US through political, social, cultural, economic, and diplomatic lenses. Students will learn about major historical developm…

The recent Artemis II launch reminds us that moon missions are grounded not only in technologies, but in the social and political realities of their time.

Recently in France, debates on the legacies of colonialism have gained renewed political traction. This has taken the form of a series of state-led joint historical commissions addressing the colon…

Fifty years ago, Laverne & Shirley debuted as the first blue-collar “single-girl” sitcom. The series’ anniversary provides an opportunity to discuss its contribution to the genre an…

Ethical access to digital archives includes issues of privacy, sensitive content, and ethical representation of marginalized communities. This piece examines nine digital archives and their attempt…

Federal immigration violence against Minnesotans in January 2026 echoes the historic federal violence committed against Minnesota’s Indigenous peoples in the nineteenth century.

Fifty-five years ago this month, All in the Family debuted, launching a transformation of the American sitcom.

In honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, it is both appropriate—and overdue—to discuss the significance of Coretta Scott King. When Coretta declared, “I was called, too,” she insisted we r…

When I googled how to survive a graduate seminar, I found a zillion different websites with a zillion different opinions. I realized that I could spend my entire graduate career reading tips on how…

While most graduate students focus on the labor of reading for comps, compiling the reading lists themselves takes time and reflection. Be strategic and minimize your workload, but also be aspirati…

Fifty years ago the ore freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a Lake Superior storm. But more than the “gales of November” wrecked the Fitz. The ship was also the casualty of a globalizing neoliberal…

The American Historical Association (AHA), National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS), and Organization of American Historians (OAH) jointly encourage our members and other supporters of a full ac...