K–12 educators can earn their graduate degree in this affordable, online, accredited program. It’s easy to apply and become an enrolled student.
Upcoming Summer Semester Dates
Study with world-renowned scholars, connect with other teachers from across the United States, and reinvigorate your enthusiasm for teaching history! Whatever your budget and interests, the Gilder Lehrman Institute has a professional development opportunity for you next summer.
Online Options: 10 Teacher Seminars
In-person Options: 7 courses to choose from
17 Programs
In Person & Online
Professor Cathrine McNeur introduces the history of human interactions with the environment in the United States with a special focus on the history of political, social, cultural, and economic forces that have structured relationships with nature.
15 Professional Development Hours
The Hamilton Education Program Online is a free resource that allows students in grades 6–12 to explore the world of Alexander Hamilton and America’s founding era.
Completed student projects can be submitted to the competition and lottery for a chance to win a New York City theater experience and see Hamilton on Broadway.
Explore the lives and legacies of five men and women who overcame racial and gender discrimination to emerge as true American patriots.
Our master’s degree program gives K–12 educators an affordable way to earn a graduate degree while working full time.
Explore American history from your own home, in your own time, and at your own pace! Educators can obtain professional development credit.
These self-paced courses in American history are taught by the nation's top historians and are completely free for high school students.
Registration is open for History School's three six-week AP prep courses, held in July and August.
Visit Marist College and learn about our History Scholarship Program.
Q&A session for prospective students to learn about the Gettysburg College–Gilder Lehrman master's degree program.
Apply for the National History Academy and one of twenty scholarships.
Don't miss the chance to deepen your historical knowledge and discover new ways to engage with students.
Scholar: Prof. Geraldo L. Cadava
Seminar Dates: June 24–27, 2024
Every Sunday at 2:00 pm ET (11:00 am PT) on Zoom
Join us for our weekly interview series in which historians discuss their acclaimed books followed by a Q&A with the at-home audience. A Book Breaks subscription includes access to the weekly live programs and our ever-expanding archive, featuring 150+ episodes.
The Longest Minute: The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906
Black Writers of the Founding Era
Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics
We hold many rare copies of foundational American documents, like this first draft of the US Constitution
Discover 2,000+ individuals who lived through the American Revolution, like the poet Phillis Wheatley.
Bring history to life with visual sources, like this US War Department recruitment poster (ca. 1944–1945).
In addition to documents, the Collection includes objects, like this campaign button for Lyndon Johnson.
Our Collection highlights the contributions of many Americans, like those of a female pilot in the 1910s.
Explore the fight against slavery through abolitionist writings, like this note by Frederick Douglass.
The Online Journal of the Gilder Lehrman Institute
History Now features essays by the nation’s leading historians and provides the latest in American history scholarship for teachers, students, and general readers.
Veterans Legacy Program: Online Exhibition
Gilder Lehrman is proud to announce the launch of this new online exhibition introducing viewers to nineteen men and women who served during six conflicts in American history.
Stay up to date with all the work that we do to combat historical illiteracy and invigorate the study of the past.
Catch up on the highlights from our work with students, teachers, researchers, and the general public.
See all official press releases for our important events, significant programs, and special initiatives.
