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• Speaking of the survey (Part 4): Perceived weaknesses of The Public Historian

  editors

  […] of different sectors of the field. Respondents also called for “more provocative conversation” and “debates and disagreements.” A few wanted greater emphasis on public policy issues and advocacy. Finally, I note a group of comments about “how the journal doesn’t meet my interests,” that “I’m a busy professional [or graduate student] with no time […]

• Judging History Day: Making history fun and relevant!

  Adina Langer

  […] arguments. Such judges award the creation of chronicles as opposed to careful analysis. Judges instead can be guides to direct students toward history and away from present-minded advocacy in their work, especially when students select topics that turn on current hot-button issues. As public historians, we encourage our students to be serious and socially […]

• Public history, academic history, and the “job crisis”

  Richard Anderson

  […] question seems as good as any with which to begin my contribution to this blog. Public historians inside and outside academic departments should welcome Grafton and Grossman’s advocacy of our work and their call to bring elements of public history into doctoral program curricula. Furthermore, we should emphasize–as Grafton and Grossman do–that public history […]

• Around the Field – October 21, 2026

  NCPH Office

  […] 2026 The Small Museum Association is hosting its 2027 annual conference in Rochester, New York, from February 21-24, 2027 The National Humanities Alliance is hosting their Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day in Arlington, Virginia, US, from March 7-9, 2027 CivxNow is hosting the Civic Learning Week National Forum in Charlotte, North Carolina, from March 11-12, 2027 The Mid-Atlantic Association […]

• Around the Field – September 22, 2026

  NCPH Office

  […] meeting for its 8th biennial conference in Wellington, Aotearoa, New Zealand, from November 30-December 2, 2026 The National Humanities Alliance is hosting their Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day in Arlington, Virginia, US, from March 7-9, 2027 CivxNow is hosting the Civic Learning Week National Forum in Charlotte, North Carolina, from March 11-12, 2027. […]

• Around the Field – September 9, 2026

  NCPH Office

  […] meeting for its 8th biennial conference in Wellington, Aotearoa, New Zealand, from November 30-December 2, 2026 The National Humanities Alliance is hosting their Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day in Arlington, Virginia, US, from March 7-9, 2027 CivxNow is hosting the Civic Learning Week National Forum in Charlotte, North Carolina, from March 11-12, 2027. […]

• Around the Field – August 26, 2026

  NCPH Office

  […] meeting for its 8th biennial conference in Wellington, Aotearoa, New Zealand, from November 30-December 2, 2026 The National Humanities Alliance is hosting their Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day in Arlington, Virginia, US, from March 7-9, 2027 CivxNow is hosting the Civic Learning Week National Forum in Charlotte, North Carolina, from March 11-12, 2027. […]

• Around the Field – August 12, 2026

  NCPH Office

  […] meeting for its 8th biennial conference in Wellington, Aotearoa, New Zealand, from November 30-December 2, 2026 The National Humanities Alliance is hosting their Annual Meeting and Humanities Advocacy Day in Arlington, Virginia, US, from March 7-9, 2027 The Organization of American Historians will host their 2027 OAH Conference in San Francisco, California, US, April […]