In the most recent episode of Digital Campus, Dan and I interviewed Stan Katz (Princeton) about his role in promoting digital history over the past 20 (yes, 20) years. Tom couldn’t join us for the episode because he was at home with the Scheinfeldt family’s new baby. I suppose that qualifies as an excuse. If…
The Business of (Business) History
A new blog worth taking a look at is the Business History Matters brought to you by the folks at the History Factory. I came across this one via a push from one of the blog’s creators, but already knew of the History Factory because one of their interns interiewed me for their spring newsletter….
Is It Time For a New Capstone Course?
The latest issue of Perspectives [as I write this the current issue is not yet online] includes an interesting and useful forum on the capstone course in the undergraduate history major. Because I’m teaching such a course this semester, I’ve spent a fair amount of time thinking about the course and the contributions to this…
What a Way to Launch a Website
For the past three years now my colleagues and I have been hard at work on the website Making the History of 1989. We are very proud of the site and have been gratified to see traffic grow each month. Our hope is that by the end of this 20th anniversary of the events of…