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Special Campaign to name CHNM after Roy Rosenzweig
Many of those who follow the work of the Center for History and New Media know that we are in the middle of a special fundraising campaign in which the National Endowment for the Humanities will match donations to the CHNM endowment. Some of you have already given to this campaign, and we are tremen
CHNM Wins International Funding for Digging into Data Challenge
The Center for History and New Media, as part of a team with humanities centers from the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Alberta, has received funding from the Digging into Data Challenge Competition for their project, “Data Mining with Criminal Intent: Using Zotero and TAPoR on
CHNM cohosts “The Conscience Un-Conference: Using Social Media for Good” with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
Inspired in part by CHNM’s highly successful THATCamp series, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) and the Center for History and New Media will together cohost the Conscience Un-Conference: Using Social Media for Good, a free, one-day “un-conference” that intends to bring
Jon Stewart Hosts CHNM’s Rick Shenkman on the Daily Show
On June 11, 2008, the editor of CHNM’s History News Network, Rick Shenkman, appeared on Comedy Central’s the Daily Show with Jon Stewart to discuss his recent work, Just How Stupid are We: The Truth About the American Voter. A current bestseller on Amazon.com, Just How Stupid are We cites dis
CHNM and American Historical Association Announce New Prize
The Center for History and New Media (CHNM) and the American Historical Association (AHA) have agreed to institute a joint "Roy Rosenzweig Prize in History and New Media." The Rosenzweig Prize will be awarded annually for an innovative and freely available new media project that reflects thoughtful,
Washington Times on Omeka
CHNM and its new platform for publishing collections and exhibits online, Omeka, were featured this week in the Washington Times. Describing CHNM as being “at the forefront of the new wave of collecting history,” the article went on to highlight the September 11 Digital Archive, the Hurr
Moving Forward
Roy Rosenzweig co-founded the Center for History and New Media in 1994 and directed the Center until he passed away last month. In the early years, the Center was just Roy and a few others, but in the last seven years the number of projects, size of the staff, and overall ambition of the Center [&he
CHNM Digital Memory Banks in the News
Two of CHNM’s “digital memory bank” projects have drawn major media attention of late, marking important landmarks in both American history and their own development. On August 29, 2007 on the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Hurricane Digital Memory Bank (HDMB) announc
Firefox Co-Founder Blake Ross Interviewed by CHNM
This week the Mozilla Digital Memory Bank podcast features Firefox co-founder, Blake Ross. Ross first came to fame in 2002 after appearing on the cover of Wired Magazine while still a high school student. Ross agreed to meet with CHNM research assistants Ken Albers and Olivia Ryan at a California pu
Upcoming ECHO workshop and ECHO Grants
Doing Digital History: An Introduction for Historians of Science, Technology, and Industry July 12-15, 2007 The Center for History and New Media (CHNM) announces two exciting opportunities for historians of science, technology, and industry. This summer, CHNM’s ECHO project (http://echo.gmu.ed