January 27, 2021
Teaching Elections and Mob Violence in US History: A New Teaching Resource from ASHP/CML
American Social History Project/Center for Media Learning has developed a list of teaching resources and reflection questions to contextualize the recent attempted insurrection in Washington, DC, and connect it to broader themes and moments in US History. On January 6, 2021, an angry mob stormed Washington, DC to stop the certification process of the recent […]
January 27, 2021
ASHP/CML Develops Online History Curriculum for the NYC Department of Education
The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly affected teaching and learning throughout New York City. With public school closures due to the virus, K-12 educators have been forced to reimagine their teaching styles to accommodate for the new reality of remote learning. In order to help ease this transition, ASHP/CML and other organizations have been working with […]
January 22, 2021
CDHA Awarded Grant from METRO Library Council
The CUNY Digital History Archive (CDHA) is grateful to receive an Equity in Action grant from the Metropolitan New York Library Council. The grant will support the digitization and curation of historical materials documenting three movements to make access to public higher education more equitable toward and inclusive of New York’s diverse residents. Working under […]
January 15, 2021
ASHP/CML Welcomes New Interns
This spring, the ASHP/CML welcomes Beau Lancaster, who will be an intern contributing to the production of new podcast episodes. Beau is a master’s degree candidate for Public History and Archives Studies at New York University. Beau conducts historical research and presentations for multimedia platforms. He has a Youtube Channel, “The Shady Historian,” about Queer […]
January 15, 2021
Welcome Jubilee!
In spring, 2021, Jubilee Marshall will join the ASHP/CML as an intern and will work on adding new collections to Social History for Every Classroom (formerly HERB). Jubilee is a graduate student in Archives and Public History at New York University. Previously, she served as an English Teaching Assistant in the Czech Republic through the […]
January 15, 2021
Welcome Evan!
The ASHP/CML is happy to introduce Evan Rothman, who will serve as a Graduate Assistant and contribute to the production of the OER version of Who Built America? Evan is a first-year PhD student in History. Before coming to the Graduate Center, he was a labor organizer with K-12 and higher education unions. Evan’s current […]
November 20, 2020
Apply Now — June-July 2021 NEH Summer Institute, Visual Culture of the American Civil War and Its Aftermath
This July, the American Social History Project will once again host an NEH Summer Institute for college and university faculty on the Visual Culture of the American Civil War and Its Aftermath. The institute will be a ten-day remote program taking place between June 28 and July 14, 2021. Postponed this year due to Covid-19, […]
October 15, 2020
Understanding Elections in U.S. History: A New Resource Page from the American Social History Project
Every election is consequential and determining who has the right to vote has been a struggle since the founding of the nation. Over the course of U.S. history, the stakes of some elections have been higher than others, especially in times of a national political, social, economic, or health crisis. Elections can also indicate the […]
September 21, 2020
July 2021 Virtual Institute – Visual Culture of the American Civil War and Its Aftermath
The American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning at The Graduate Center, CUNY, will host a National Endowment for the Humanities institute in Summer 2021 for 25 college and university teachers to study the visual culture of the American Civil War and its aftermath. Postponed this year due to Covid-19, this fifth iteration of […]