Dan Cohen Selected as Executive Director of the Digital Public Library of America
For over twelve years, with the last five as director, Dan Cohen has offered the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) the benefit of his vision, strong leadership, and dedication.
Online U.S. History Course: Hidden in Plain Sight (Sp 2013)
The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University is pleased to announce Hidden in Plain Sight, an online U.S. history course created for teachers with funding from the Vi
THATCamp Website Redesign-Live Q & A
We are coming to the end of our public beta period for the redesigned thatcamp.org, and to celebrate, we’re going to host a live question and answer session on Twitter. On Friday, December 7th a
Participad: A New WordPress Plugin
The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media is proud to announce the release of Participad, a WordPress plugin for real-time collaborative editing. Participad was developed for THATCamp (The H
Second Year of Mason’s Digital History Doctoral Research Award
A reminder to potential doctoral students in history that George Mason University and the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media have Digital History Research Awards for students entering
Donor Wall Display
Donors now have their name in lights in the new display at the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media.
Remembering the Hurricanes of 2005
As weather forecasters show Tropical Storm Issac heading directly towards the Louisiana coast on August 29, we are all reminded of another storm that came ashore on the Gulf Coast on the same day in 2
Introducing Scripto: a Tool for Community Transcription
The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) at George Mason University is pleased to announce the release of its newest open source tool, Scripto, which opens up the possibilities of
CHNM producing Bridging Culture Bookshelf: Muslim Journeys website for NEH and ALA
The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media is pleased to partner with George Mason’s Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies on a website for the first National Endowment for the Hum
Teachinghistory.org Goes Mobile
Teachinghistory.org, the toolkit for busy teachers, has launched a mobile version, now making it easier than ever to access history quizzes (“PLAY”), videos (“WATCH”), and othe