The Public Historian  Published for the National Council on Public History at the University of California, Santa Barbara, TPH is the voice of the public history profession. The Public Historian provides the results of research and case studies, and addresses the broad substantive and theoretical issues in the field...  Public History NewsPublic History News is the quarterly newsletter for members of the NCPH. It offers updates on NCPH activities, news on developments in the field, and timely information on upcoming conferences, fellowships, meetings, and position vacancies. (A complete set of all the back issues is online.) |
 NCPH’s public history blog. This guide is a free, international resource for prospective students, public history faculty, and anyone interested in the shape of public history education today. It offers basic information, in a standardized format, about the growing number of public history programs for graduate and undergraduate students. It is meant to be a starting point for comparing programs.
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“Intelligent and thoughtful coverage of a wide range of work done by public historians in both the academy and in non-academic settings.”
Best Practices
The NCPH Curriculum and Training Committee is developing
“best practices” documents for several key aspects of public history curriculum and program development. Recognizing that each graduate or undergraduate program has its own goals, resources, and needs, we hope these documents will highlight some of the core elements to which every program should aspire:
Graduate Programs
Undergraduate Programs
Public History Internships
Graduate Certificates related to Public History
Other resources for students, such as a list of experienced faculty willing to review college/university public history programs, syllabi, and articles used in teaching public history can be found by visiting the NCPH “Graduate and Undergraduate” education page.
Bylaws and Ethics
The NCPH Code of Bylaws are the rules governing our membership organization and for the regulation of its affairs.
The The NCPH Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct was adopted in 2007 to replace a version from 1986, this code sets forth guidelines of professional conduct expected of all members of the NCPH.
Ethics and Public History: An Anthology is a collection of essays addressing ethical issues in the practice of history.
Tenure, Promotion, and the Publicly Engaged Academic Historian (Report)
Tenure, Promotion, and the Publicly Engaged Academic Historian (White Paper)
More Resources
The NCPH list of Consultants, documents for public history educators, and other NCPH resources for the study and practice of public history are available at the Resources page.
Jobs – NCPH regularly updates a list of open positions in the field of public history.
H-Public – An electronic mailing list of international scope to which subscribers and a list editor can post announcements or pose questions and offer comments for discussion. H-Public is a good way to stay current with happenings in public history. It also is a convenient way to draw on the experience and wisdom of others interested in the field.
Survey of Public History Professionals
In 2008, the NCPH participated in a Survey of Public History Professionals (SPHP)*, prepared by staff at NCPH and AHA. These organizations sought to learn more about the demographics, training, employment conditions, and expectations of public history practitioners. Each participating association helped to distribute the survey across the public history community and will share the aggregated, anonymous data that is collected. The first report, written by John Dichtl [NCPH] and Robert B. Townsend [AHA] appeared as an article in the September 2009 edition of Public History News and in the September 2009 issue of Perspectives on History.
*Sponsoring Organizations of the Survey of Public History Professionals (SPHP)
American Association for State and Local History
American Association of Museums
American Historical Association
Association of Personal Historians
Australian Historical Association
Canadian Historical Association
National Council on Public History
Oral History Association
Organization of American Historians
Society for History in the Federal Government
| News Archives Hiring a Co-Editor for TPH. Applications are invited for a FT Public Historian in Residence who will co-edit NCPH and UCSB’s journal, The Public Historian.Final Conference Program Available. A PDF of the updated print version of the Program, which will be handed out onsite in Ottawa. New E-news Format Judge the Annual Meeting Videos The 2013 Board Election has begun, If you are a member and have not received an email with voting instructions, contact the NCPH office. RFP for Co-Editor of The Public Historian Georgia State Archives May Remain Open C-SPAN Coverage of Public Plenary Lightning Talks! Certificate Programs International Federation for Public History Action Alert! Advocating for Open Records Call for 2012 Awards September Newsletter Watch Tony Horwitz’s Plenary Address from Pensacola What’s Worth Another Look? International Federation for Public History is Born Pensacola — What a Conference! More pictures and comments are at NCPH’s Facebook page.
Careers in Administration, Management, and Public Service Journal Migrates to New Platform Is Your School Represented?
The 2010 Book Award winner is Ronald Rudin’s Careers in History Symposium British Issue of the Journal Promotion & Tenure Guidelines Best Practices in Teaching Public History NCPH Joins Effort to Preserve K-12 History Ed Funding The Guide to Public History Programs is now online. History “Off the Wall” June issue of Public History News New Head of NPS Cultural Resources History for Dollars — Uncloistered NCPH Keynoter on C-SPAN Washington Post article quotes The Public Historian
Learn More – See below for links to other organizations, institutions, and web sites that illuminate critical aspects of public history.
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