Demonstrating the Value of History
David Trowbridge (Ph.D. Kansas, 2008) is an associate professor in the Department of History at…
Author David Trowbridge
Using Our Training to Understand the Decline in History Enrollments
As historians, we are uniquely trained to analyze why History enrollments are down, and thus, to…
Moving On: NARA’s Role in a Presidential Transition
After the pomp and ceremony of Inauguration Day, a new President arrives at a White…
Historians Ask Presidential Debate Questions
Over the past couple of weeks, we asked our twitter followers the question “As a…
Organizing the Prisons in the 1960s and 1970s: Part Three, Organizing Past, Present, Future
Roundtable discussion with Dan Berger, Alan Eladio Gómez, Garrett Felber, Toussaint Losier, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Tony…
Organizing the Prisons in the 1960s and 1970s: Part Two, Hearing Prisoners’ Voices
Roundtable discussion with Dan Berger, Alan Eladio Gómez, Garrett Felber, Toussaint Losier, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Tony…
Organizing the Prisons in the 1960s and 1970s: Part One, Building Movements
Roundtable discussion with Dan Berger, Alan Eladio Gómez, Garrett Felber, Toussaint Losier, Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, Tony…
The Trump Challenge
When I was in college, my professors regularly declared President Ronald Reagan “insane,” “irrational,” “dangerous,”…
Using Objects in Teaching
I am the Curator of Programs and Education at the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology. Because…
Imagining Futures: Architecture, Planning, and the Black Power Movement
Brian D. Goldstein’s open-access article, “‘The Search for New Forms’: Black Power and the Making…