Category Archives: Humanities Education

Faculty Feel Impact of Covid Pandemic

Posted on April 12, 2021 by briansandberg

The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) has issued the findings of its annual Faculty Compensation Survey and the picture is not pretty. “The survey found that real wages for full-time faculty decreased for the first time since the Great … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Teaching Award for High School Teachers

Posted on March 24, 2021 by briansandberg

The Renaissance Society of America is offering a new award for innovative teaching of Renaissance studies during the Covid-19 pandemic. The award aims to recognize high school teachers and educators who teach Renaissance studies to high school students. History teachers … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Humanities Education, Museums and Historical Memory, Northern Illinois University, Reformation History, Renaissance Art and History, The Past Alive: Teaching History | Leave a comment

Confronting Whiteness in Ancient History

Posted on February 2, 2021 by briansandberg

Students in my History of the Western World I course confront racial constructs in the idea of the West from the first day of classes. We consider the concepts of Europe, the West, and Western Civilization, critically throughout the semester, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ancient History, Conferences, Cultural History, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Globalization, History in the Media, History of Race and Racism, History of the Western World, Humanities Education, Idea of Europe, Intellectual History, Medieval History, Renaissance Art and History, The Past Alive: Teaching History, World History | Leave a comment

Historians Criticize “1776 Report”

Posted on January 19, 2021 by briansandberg

“Historians responded with dismay and anger Monday after the White House’s ‘1776 Commission’ released a report that it said would help Americans better understand the nation’s history by ‘restoring patriotic education.’” “It’s a hack job. It’s not a work of … Continue reading →

Posted in Atlantic World, Digital Humanities, Early Modern World, Globalization, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Political Culture, The Past Alive: Teaching History, United States History and Society | Leave a comment

Historians Condemn Violent Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol

Posted on January 16, 2021 by briansandberg

The American Historical Association, the flagship professional association of historians in the United States, has issued a statement condemning the violent insurrection at the United States Capitol on 6 January 2021. I am an active member of the American Historical … Continue reading →

Posted in Comparative Revolutions, Education Policy, History in the Media, History of Violence, Humanities Education, Political Activism and Protest Culture, Political Culture, Revolts and Revolutions, United States History and Society | Leave a comment

French Academic Societies Condemn the Killing of History Teacher

Posted on October 20, 2020 by briansandberg

A number of French academic societies have issued statements condemning the killing of Samuel Paty, a history teacher who was brutally murdered by an Islamist militant on Friday. Paty was apparently targeted for showing cartoons of Muhammad, which had been … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Atrocities, European History, European Union, French History, History in the Media, History of Violence, Human Rights, Humanities Education, Idea of Europe, Paris History, Political Culture, Terrorism | Leave a comment

Je suis enseignant Rallies in France

Posted on October 18, 2020 by briansandberg

Tens of thousands of French citizens are rallying today in memory of Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, who was brutally murdered on Friday near the collège (middle school) where he taught. Rally in memory of Samuel Paty in … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, Atrocities, European History, European Union, French History, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Humanities Education, Idea of Europe, Political Culture, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence | Leave a comment

Attack on History Teacher near Paris

Posted on October 17, 2020 by briansandberg

I was deeply saddened to hear of yesterday’s horrific attack on Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, near Paris, who was brutally killed and beheaded by an 18-year-old militant after leaving the collège (middle school) where he … Continue reading →

Posted in Academic Freedom, European History, European Union, French History, History of Race and Racism, History of Violence, Humanities Education, Idea of Europe, Paris History, Political Culture, Religious History, Religious Politics, Religious Violence | Leave a comment

Conference on Illinois History

Posted on October 6, 2020 by briansandberg

The annual Conference on Illinois History is currently being held at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois from 5-9 October 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the conference is a virtual event this year, allowing interested … Continue reading →

Posted in Careers in History, Conferences, History in the Media, Humanities Education, Illinois History and Society, The Past Alive: Teaching History | Leave a comment

Black Lives Matter at Northern Illinois University

Posted on October 1, 2020 by briansandberg

Northern Illinois University students, faculty, and staff are actively involved in the Black Lives Matter movement in Illinois. The Center for Black Studies at Northern Illinois University is responding with creativity and activism to a recent racist vandalism attack on … Continue reading →

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