Figuring Out Your “Thing” as a History Major: Part 2

Read what Professor Will Katerberg has to say about his own professional journey and advice for how students might take a history major in many directions and a variety of jobs and careers—in every case, hopefully, doing something they love and that reflects something essential about who they are.

Figuring Out Your “Thing” as a History Major: Part 1

Read what Professor Will Katerberg has to say about helping students imagine how they might take a history major in many directions and a variety of jobs and careers—in every case, hopefully, doing something they love and that reflects something essential about who they are.

The James Baldwin Paradigm of Teaching African American History

In being an intellectual acolyte of Baldwin, I intend “to tell as much of the truth as one can bear, and then a little more.” This is what I’m referring to as the Baldwin Paradigm. This should be the intention of every African American historian in the classroom. We must be truth-tellers.

Little Jamaica: An Enduring Ethnic Enclave in Toronto

When a historian and a social worker go on Honeymoon, they take notice of culture and its resilience, what has changed and is changing, what has caused the change, and how people live in a community undergoing change. This was not lost on us as we explored Little Jamaica.

New alumni book: A Short History of the National Parks: The Southeast

by Will De Man ('21) We are delighted to share this post by Calvin History grad Will De Man ('21). Will, now a history teacher, launched @NationalParkHistory on Instagram, where he combines his love of history with his skills as a teacher to create short, engaging videos on the history of the parks. He built …

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