Daniel L. Smail is the Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of History. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. FM: You’ve done cool interdisciplinary work bringing history and biology ...

Those two statements might seem surprising, or contradictory, if you do not know what has happened to the teaching and writing of American history in the last fifty years. According to the executive ...

Developing a Black history program is important work educators should not do in haste. I use “program” instead of “course” to highlight the importance of dedicated Black history instruction throughout ...

Americans are fighting about history. This past week, thousands of students from across the country came together to celebrate it. Kaleb Ice playing Elton John in a National History Day performance ...

I love America. I love it for what it is. But I don’t always love what it does. My love for my country is not based on circumstance or performance. It is an unconditional love that does not ignore its ...