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The Gilder Lerhman Institute of American History has been awarded a $400,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for Revisiting the Founding Era, a three-year project that will support programs at 97 public libraries in 46 states. Through these programs, libraries will engage their communities in conversations about ideas from the Founding Era and how they continue to impact our lives today. Libraries will receive copies of the project reader featuring documents from the Institute’s collection that will help participants in the programs become familiar with the people,…
2017 Teacher Seminars: Wrap-up and Highlights, Sean Robertson, 2016 New York History Teacher of the Year, with his students at Harlem Academy Middle School Sean Robertson, 2016 New York History Teacher of the Year, with his students at Harlem Academy Middle School The Gilder Lehrman Institute’s , Teacher Seminars, , which have been held each summer since 1996, are the most popular professional development opportunity offered by our organization. Held at top universities, museums, libraries, and historic sites across the US and abroad, these weeklong seminars are led by eminent historians and…
In an article published today on Education Dive , Urban Assembly Media High School student Yadry Monsanto discusses her Hamilton Education Program experience on April 25, 2018: When I arrived at the Richard Rodgers Theatre to participate in the Gilder Lehrman Institute’s Hamilton Education Program (HEP) on April 25, I was nervous for several reasons, but mostly because I was going to perform on a Broadway stage by myself in front of several hundred fellow New York City high school students. By myself! Read the full article here . Visit our Hamilton Education Program page to learn more about…
A Grant to Support California Teachers, Gilder Lehrman workshop participants at the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Mexican American Museum in Los Angeles, California Gilder Lehrman workshop participants at the LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes Mexican American Museum in Los Angeles, California Since our founding, the Gilder Lehrman Institute has served thousands of educators through free, summer professional development programs that focus on a topic in American history. Due to a recent and generous grant from the Stuart Foundation, thirty-five California teachers will have a unique immersive…
As part of a special partnership with the Eisenhower Memorial Commission , the Gilder Lehrman Institute is pleased to present a special livestream of our Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminar on Eisenhower and the Art of Presidential Leadership. The Institute will broadcast Gettysburg College professor Michael Birkner’s lectures on Dwight D. Eisenhower each day of the seminar (July 9, 10, 12, and 13) live from American University in Washington DC.; We invite you to visit this page Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday this week (July 9, 10, 12, and 13) between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. ET to view each…
Alabama Erin Coggins Sparkman High School, Harvest Alaska Adam Johnson Romig Middle School, Anchorage Arizona John-David Bowman Westwood High School, Mesa Arkansas Rebecca Luebker Moll Haas Hall Academy, Fayetteville California Carol Grossi Towers Elementary School, Torrance Colorado Christine Howard Steele Elementary School, Colorado Springs Connecticut Kathleen Boland Trumbull High School, Trumbull Delaware Michael Green Caesar Rodney High School, Camden District of Columbia Paul Howard LaSalle-Backus Education Campus DoDEA Kristanne Heaton WT Sampson MS/HS, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba …
Alabama Erin Coggins Sparkman High School, Harvest Alaska Lem Wheeles A.J. Dimond High School, Anchorage Arizona Christopher Raso Canyon Ridge School, Surprise Arkansas Martene Campbell Episcopal Collegiate School, Little Rock California Daniel Jocz Downtown Magnets High School, Los Angeles Colorado Deirdre Boyd Steamboat Springs High School, Steamboat Springs Connecticut LeAnn Cassidy Memorial Middle School, Middlebury Delaware Javier Ergueta Wilmington Friends School, Wilmington District of Columbia Bill Stevens The SEED Public Charter School DoDEA Emily McCormick Seoul American High…
Free professional development may be coming soon to your state! World War 1 Centennial Commissioner, Dr. Libby O’Connell (second from right) is joined by (L-R) Dr. Matthew Naylor, President & CEO, National World War 1 Museum & Memorial; Cathy Gorn, Executive Director, National History Day; and Tim Bailey, Director of Education, Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History World War 1 Centennial Commissioner, Dr. Libby O’Connell (second from right) is joined by (L-R) Dr. Matthew Naylor, President & CEO, National World War 1 Museum & Memorial; Cathy Gorn, Executive Director,…
Thomas D. Lehrman is managing partner of Teamworthy Ventures. Lehrman was formerly co-founder and former co-chief executive officer of Gerson Lehrman Group (GLG) and has been involved as a founding or seed investor in numerous early-stage ventures. Lehrman previously served as a director of the Office of WMD Terrorism at the US Department of State and as a member of the professional staff on the president’s WMD Commission. Earlier in his career, he worked as a financial analyst at Tiger Management. Lehrman has been a board member of several educational institutions, including KIPP NYC Public…
Richard Gilder (left) and Lewis Lehrman (right) speak with students at Notre Dame Preparatory Academy. Richard Gilder (left) and Lewis Lehrman (right) speak with students at Notre Dame Preparatory Academy. The July 2018 issue of Philanthropy magazine features an extended look at the founding and history of both the Gilder Lehrman Institute and the Hamilton Education Program. The profile features interviews with Gilder Lehrman staff, teachers, donors, and students, including the following exchange with two Hamilton Education Program students: Twenty minutes before curtain, an argument is…
The temperature in Detroit, Michigan, during the last week of July 1967 was in the high 80s with high humidity. At the time, Motor City was undergoing economic changes as automobile factories moved to the suburbs, in part to avoid hiring an integrated workforce. Thomas Sugrue’s essay Motor City: The Story of Detroit analyzes the links between jobs and race: “Between World War II and the 1960s, the city’s African American population rose exponentially, as hundreds of thousands of blacks were lured to the city by the promise of high-paying industrial jobs. Just as they arrived, those jobs—…
First printed draft of the US Constitution, August 6, 1787. (Gilder Lehrman Institute) First printed draft of the US Constitution, August 6, 1787. (Gilder Lehrman Institute) The United States has the oldest written national framework of government in the world. The US Constitution is a dynamic document that has inspired debate since its inception, has been used to justify and later correct deplorable practices, and lives on through wars; technological innovations; political, social, and cultural changes; and other tests of its merits and power., Constitution Day is Monday, September 17, 2018…
Letter from Mary Katherine Goddard to George Washington, March 23, 1789 (Gilder Lehrman Institute) Letter from Mary Katherine Goddard to George Washington, March 23, 1789 (Gilder Lehrman Institute) She has been discharged from her Office, without any imputation of the least fault, and without any previous official notice., The addition to the Gilder Lehrman Collection of letters surrounding the firing of Mary Katherine Goddard illuminate and contextualize a document that has been in the collection for decades. In particular, they highlight the history of women's rights during the founding era…
Congratulations to the ten finalists for the 2018 National History Teacher of the Year Award! State winners from elementary, middle, and high school applications in all fifty states, Department of Defense schools, Washington DC, and US territories have been narrowed down to the final round before selection of the 2018 National History Teacher of the Year. Throughout this fall and winter, all state winners will be featured here in Noteworthy ., The Finalists, Dr. Diane L. Ball, is a humanities educator, dual-credit and AP instructor at East Mountain High School in Sandia Park, New Mexico. She…
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University are pleased to announce a new program offering a Master of Arts in American History through online courses for K–12 teachers everywhere. The online program offers the unique opportunity for educators to work with two dynamic and eminent institutions dedicated to lifelong learning and career preparedness. Led by top professors from Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Pace, and more, these courses allow students to learn from and interact with the best and brightest in the field and explore American history from the pre-Columbian through…
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University offer a Master of Arts in American History through online courses for K–12 educators. Applications are now open. Click here to apply., Course Spotlight: Women in the American Revolution, with Professor Carol Berkin, Presidential Professor of American Colonial and Revolutionary History, The Graduate Center and Baruch College, CUNY, This course examines the many roles women played in the War for Independence, from the earliest protests and boycotts to the American victory at Yorktown. It also looks at the changing gender…
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University offer a Master of Arts in American History through online courses for K–12 educators. Applications are now open. Click here to apply., Course Spotlight: The American Civil War, with Professor Allen Guelzo, Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era, and Director of Civil War Era Studies, Gettysburg College, This course is an interdisciplinary master’s-level introduction to the American Civil War era. It will involve a mix of readings in primary and secondary sources in the political, military, social, intellectual, and…
August 22, 2018 (New York, NY) - The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University are pleased to announce a new program offering a Master of Arts in American History through online courses for K–12 teachers everywhere. The online program offers the unique opportunity for educators to work with two dynamic and eminent institutions dedicated to lifelong learning and career preparedness. Led by top professors from Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Pace, and more, these courses allow students to learn from and interact with the best and brightest in the field and explore American…
Erin Coggins , Alabama History Teacher of the Year , Since 2004, 749 exemplary American history teachers from elementary, middle, and high schools in all fifty states, Department of Defense schools, Washington DC, and US territories have been named State History Teacher of the Year. The National History Teacher of the Year is named in the fall. Winners of the 2018 State History Teacher of the Year Award were asked to answer informal interview questions by The Gilder Lehrman Institute., Do you have a favorite/funny moment from teaching? , My students were participating in a simulation on the…
An internship at the Gilder Lehrman Institute is a meaningful way for any student—studying history or any of a variety of other subjects—to spend the summer. The Institute offers paid internships in all departments and a wide range of experiences, including archival research, non-profit development, education, and finance. Throughout the eight-week program, interns are integrated with a friendly and supportive staff and engaged in dynamic, hands-on work. This year’s intern team ranged from high school students to graduate students, with academic interests and majors including history,…
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University offer a Master of Arts in American History through online courses for K–12 educators. Applications are now open. Click here to apply., Course Spotlight: World War II, with Professor Michael Neiberg, Chair of War Studies and Professor of History in the Department of National Security and Strategy, US Army War College, This course aims to put context and nuance into the traditional views with which Americans have seen the Second World War. Although keeping the American experience at the center, it will always view that…
The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and Pace University offer a Master of Arts in American History through online courses for K–12 teachers. Applications are now open. Click here to apply., Course Spotlight: , Race and Rights in America, with Professor Lucas Morel, Professor of Politics and Head of the Politics Department, Washington and Lee University, This course will explore the diverse political philosophies of influential black Americans as they sought to secure their dignity as human beings and rights as citizens. What makes this story intriguing is that black Americans…
Lem Wheeles , Alaska History Teacher of the Year Award Winner , Since 2004, 749 exemplary American history teachers from elementary, middle, and high schools in all fifty states, Department of Defense schools, Washington DC, and US territories have been named State History Teacher of the Year. The National History Teacher of the Year is named in the fall. Winners of the 2018 State History Teacher of the Year Award were asked to answer informal interview questions by the Gilder Lehrman Institute., Do you have a favorite / funny moment from teaching? , My US history students complete a…
Pardoning a President, Gerald Ford, A Proclamation: Pardon of Richard Nixon, September 8, 1974. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC00054 p2) Gerald Ford, A Proclamation: Pardon of Richard Nixon, September 8, 1974. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC00054) A month after Richard Nixon became the only US president to resign from his office, incoming President Gerald Ford pardoned him for “all offenses against the United States which he, Richard Nixon, has committed or may have committed or taken part in during the period from January 20, 1969 through August 9, 1974.” Before his resignation, Nixon…
Map of the United States, Mexico, and the West Indies, with Parts Adjoining, J.H. Colton & Co., New York, 1846. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC04577) Map of the United States, Mexico, and the West Indies, with Parts Adjoining, J.H. Colton & Co., New York, 1846. (The Gilder Lehrman Institute, GLC04577) National Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15–October 15) celebrates the contributions made by Hispanic and Latino Americans to the history and culture of the United States. The Gilder Lehrman Institute offers the following resources for classroom study and enrichment:, Spotlights on…