History Now Essay History in the Making: COVIDCalls and the COVID-19 Pandemic Scott Gabriel Knowles and Bucky Stanton Disasters are now a permanent feature of American life—no longer confined to predictable seasons or geographies—in the era of hyperglobalization and its related climate change, a disaster in one part of the world affects all of us.... Appears in: 58 | Resilience, Recovery, and Resurgence in the Wake of Disasters Fall 2020
News Get to Know Sergio de Alba, 2020 National History Teacher of the Year Sergio de Alba, a teacher at R. M. Miano Elementary School in Los Baños, California, was named the 2020 National History Teacher of the Year and will be honored in a recorded ceremony on October 7, 2020. Register here for A Tribute to...
History Now Essay Lincoln at Cooper Union Harold Holzer Art, Government and Civics 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ In March 1860, just a few weeks after returning home from his triumphant visit to New York to deliver his Cooper Union address, Lincoln went on the road yet again. He traveled up from Springfield, Illinois, to Chicago to complete... Appears in: 6 | Lincoln Winter 2005
News Fall 2021 MA Program Newsletter This fall term marks the fourth year of the Pace–Gilder Lehrman MA in American History Program . During the past nine terms, we have offered 30 courses, admitted 1,500 students, and conferred 277 degrees––thanks to our cohort, faculty...
About page 2022 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipient Announced February 15, 2022 — The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Gettysburg College announced today that Caroline E. Janney , author of Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee’s Army after Appomattox (The University of North...
About page 2023 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize Recipients Announced February 27, 2023 — The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History announced today that Jon Meacham , author of And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle (Random House), and Jonathan W. White , author of A House...
History Now Essay The Contentious Election of 1876 Michael F. Holt Economics, Government and Civics The presidential election of 1876 is better known for its controversial aftermath than for the campaign that preceded it. The basic outline of events after Election Day, November 7, 1876, is familiar. The Democratic candidate,... Appears in: 33 | Electing a President Fall 2012