Graduate Student Reflections: Teaching DH
This 2024 spring semester at George Mason University, I was an instructor of record of HIST 390 “The Digital Past” course. This course satisfies the university’s Information Technology and Compu
Graduate Student Reflections: Brandan P. Buck
My name is Brandan P. Buck, and I am currently in my fifth year as a Ph.D. candidate in history at George Mason University and graduate research assistant at Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New
World History Commons Adds Several New Primary Sources
World History Commons recently prioritized adding primary sources from lesser-covered regions and time periods to give a more thorough overview of world history for educators to pull from. As the Proj
Exploring True Crime in Early Modern Europe in the Classroom
This semester I’m using my expertise on crime and violence in a new way: I’m teaching an upper-level undergraduate course “True Crime in Early Modern Europe.” When we think of the true crime g
RRCHNM Launches New Teaching Guides for Pre-Service History Teachers
Funded by the Library of Congress, the four teaching guides will support new prospective teachers teaching the history of religion and will be available on Teachinghistory.org. RRCHNM is proud to anno
ABMCEducation Reimagined
The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media has recently completed revisions to the educational site American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC). Formerly focused solely on World War II, the u
Teaching History Refresh
The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media is pleased to announce the launch of the updated Teaching History website. Teaching History, a Teaching American History project funded by the U.S
ReSounding the Archives has launched!
This interdisciplinary project bridges digital humanities, history, and music by bringing historic sheet music back to life through digitization of sheet music, performance of each piece, and student
Discovering the Links: Helping Students Piece Together a Story from Alexandria National Cemetery
Just after midnight on April 24, 1865, the Massachusetts, a side-wheel steamer carrying some 300 soldiers, collided with the Black Diamond, a small propeller boat anchored in the lower Potomac River.
Learn Local, Think National: Connecting Alexandria National Cemetery to American History
“They didn’t even spell out her name!” This outraged exclamation from an 11th grader at T.C. Williams High School made me absurdly happy. Why? Because against all odds I had somehow manage