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Cuts at the NEH

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.” In keeping with that belief, for sixty years the NEH has served as a vital source of support for the work of humanities organizations, educators and scholars who believe that our world is improved through research and publicly accessible programs that promote a deeper understanding of literature, history, and ideas.

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Teaching the Constitution in the Context of Human Behavior

Teaching American History

Little’s study in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program prompted him to think carefully about how the Constitution’s structure reflects the founders’ understanding of typical human behavior, or what they called “human nature.” Professor Joseph Postell told the history of our political party system.

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Professional Development or Summer Camp for Teachers? MAHG is both!

Teaching American History

This class will help students understand the complexities and nuances of a pivotal time in American history. The course will not only examine the political, social and economic developments in the period leading to the civil war, but will emphasize the political thought of Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, and John C.

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Teaching American History’s Narrative Histories

Teaching American History

Teaching American History emphasizes the use of primary documents. Why, then, is Teaching American History publishing a series of narrative histories? In case you didn’t know about the narrative histories, let me describe them, before I explain them.

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What’s Your Summer Reading?

Teaching American History

Tina Boudell will read American Colossus by HW Brands, which chronicles the rapid industrialization of America in the latter half of the 19 th century and Illiberal Reformers: Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era , by Thomas Leonard.

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Carrying on ASHP’s Legacy

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In 1977, historians Herb Guttman and Steve Brier organized a series of seminars about “Working Men and Women in American History” for labor leaders and trade unionists. textbook, for example, recent projects focused on incarcerated workers, and LGBTQ+ histories, and many additional initiatives.

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The Importance of Research in Social Studies Classrooms

Teaching American History

A Conversation with Sonja Czarnecki Sonja Czarnecki, 2022 MAHG Graduate “In order to understand history, you have to do history,” Sonja Czarnecki insists. I felt like I’d won my own History Day contest!” Research Empowers Students of History Research work benefits everyone, Czarnecki feels. Czarnecki says.