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Wikimédia France Research Award 2013
The first winner of the Wikimedia France Research Award is… Can history be open source ? Wikipedia and the future of the past by Roy Rosenzweig, published in The Journal of American History in 2006. This choice was made from thirty scientific publications on Wikimedia projects and free knowled
Popular Romance Project Receives NEH Funding
The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media is pleased to announce that the Popular Romance Project has received an America’s Media Makers Production Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities Division of Public Programs. This collaborative, multimedia, cross-platform project—i
Another Successful WebWise Conference
Once again this year, RRCHNM collaborated with the Institute of Museum and Library Services to plan and produce the agency’s signature WebWise conference, http://imlswebwise.org/, held March 6-8, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. Due to the Center’s experience with unconference formats, RRCHNM’
Director Call for Applications Now Open
The official job ad for our new director is now up on our university’s HR site. Please encourage great people to apply! George Mason University invites applications for the Director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRC
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. Now Dan will be departing to bring his energy and creativity to the Digital Public Library of Americ
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 Virginia Department of Education. This Spring 2013 course may be taken for recertification points or f
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 2005. Hurricane Katrina was a Category 5 storm that wiped out towns in Louisiana and Mississippi; cau
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 Humanities and American Library Association Bridging Cultures Bookshelf, entitled “Muslim Journeys.â€
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 other resources for K–12 educators. Development of the mobile version was spearheaded by James McC