American Historical Association’s Post

Join us in Rochester for our free Michigan Conference on Introductory History Courses on September 20 and 21 at Oakland University. What skills and support do today’s students need to thrive on college campuses? How can all educators help students succeed in the transition from K-12 to post-secondary studies? What are we trying to achieve in introductory history courses in Michigan in high school and college?

Today, the final books for my fall semester of 2024 came in the mail. This stack of books encompasses the Western Tradition, covering the ancient, modern, and Christian pillars of the west. My classes this upcoming semester will be conducted Socratic Seminar style, with close readings of these texts, engaging with the important questions that they produce. Yet, this type of education is not found just anywhere, in fact it’s quite rare to find in most colleges and universities today. Thankfully, the The Honors College of Belmont Abbey College provides this form of classical liberal arts education- the one that so many great thinkers, leaders, and teachers have been formed by. If you’re a student or a parent- consider coming to or sending your child to the Honors College at Belmont Abbey. It’s an education like no other that seeks to do what education should do- induce the human person to virtue and happiness.

The rigid and short-sighted structures of contemporary education have left our society bereft of the wisdom it needs today more than ever. How can you help retrieve and deepen the thought and soul of learning? Support our Columbanus Fellows through the link. We are changing the paradigm for education in the 21st century. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eFDPmrEH

The rigid and short-sighted structures of contemporary education have left our society bereft of the wisdom it needs today more than ever. How can you help retrieve and deepen the thought and soul of learning? Support our Columbanus Fellows through the link. We are changing the paradigm for education in the 21st century. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eFDPmrEH

The rigid and short-sighted structures of contemporary education have left our society bereft of the wisdom it needs today more than ever. How can you help retrieve and deepen the thought and soul of learning? Support our Columbanus Fellows through the link. We are changing the paradigm for education in the 21st century. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eFDPmrEH

The rigid and short-sighted structures of contemporary education have left our society bereft of the wisdom it needs today more than ever. How can you help retrieve and deepen the thought and soul of learning? Support our Columbanus Fellows through the link. We are changing the paradigm for education in the 21st century. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eFDPmrEH

The rigid and short-sighted structures of contemporary education have left our society bereft of the wisdom it needs today more than ever. How can you help retrieve and deepen the thought and soul of learning? Support our Columbanus Fellows through the link. We are changing the paradigm for education in the 21st century. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eFDPmrEH

In A Just Future, I underscore the fact that college faculty play an enormous role determining the academic success of historically marginalized students who may struggle at elite institutions. There are plenty of ways faculty have learned to improve their teaching, through inclusive pedagogy, for instance. But let's not overlook the valuable role of mentorship, a more fraught enterprise now that our increasingly diverse student body looks different than our faculty body. In traditionally white disciplines -- like European history -- who do predominantly white faculty identify as promising? Who might they overlook in the process? With what consequence? Take a look: https://lnkd.in/gnfThXZH

Registration is now open for our free Michigan Conference on Introductory History Courses, September 20 and 21 at Oakland University in Rochester. What skills and support do today’s students need to thrive on college campuses? How can all educators help students succeed in the transition from K-12 to post-secondary studies? What are we trying to achieve in introductory history courses in Michigan in high school and college?