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Yale Resolution

by HNN Staff

GESO Resolution WHEREAS Yale graduate employees have been trying to unionize for twelve years. AND WHEREAS, whatever our opinions on unionization, we believe that discussion around this question should occur in an atmosphere which reflects the values of the academy. AND WHEREAS an academic labor panel was convened on September 20, 2003, to consider charges of intimidating and coercive behavior by the Yale administr

New Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History

Oct. 17, 2002 Media only: Linda St.Thomas (202) 357-2627 ext. 108 Melinda Machado (202) 357-3129 Brent D. Glass Named Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History Brent D. Glass, Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in Harrisburg, Pa., has been named Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, Behring Center. Glass is well known in museum communities for his scholars

National Constitution Center Issues Report

by Bruce Craig

On "Constitution Day" (September 17) a report prepared for the National Constitution Center found that most Americans do not have detailed knowledge about the Constitution and Bill of Rights, yet they have absorbed its core values of protecting the rights of all citizens. The report, "Knowing It By Heart," also found that nine out of ten Americans also believe America should be a land where children are taught both the good and the ba

The Complaint Against Rashid Khalidi

by Elizabeth O'Neill

Editor's Note: UPDATE 6-21-05 New information has come to light since we originally went to press with this story. It now turns out that there has been conflicting information on whether or not Professor Khalidi was the author of the article posted under his byline on the website of the American Committee for Jerusalem (which is now defunct, though the news part of the website remains active). The president of the success

Saudi Arabia's Doomsday Plan

by Rick Shenkman

Saudi Arabia, bracing for the possibility of an attack either by an outside power or restive Shiite residents, implemented an intricate doomsday plan in the 1980s giving officials the power to blow up their ow

Ward Churchill: News Stories

Latest stories are listed first. Ward Churchill/Tenure: University of Colorado regents want to know how ethnic studies professor Ward Churchill was granted tenure without going through the usual process. Once the immediate issue of Churchill's future is settled, the discussion of how he received tenure will take place"big time," Regent Pat Hayes said Friday.

The Nixon Library Controversy: The Fallout

by Rick Shenkman

The NYT has published a long article about the Nixon Library controversy, saying that the cancellation of the Vietnam history conference has put in doubt plans to transfer Nixon's records to the Yorba Linda facility. The article followed by a day the filing of a protest petition by 16 of the historians who were scheduled to appear at the conference. They want Congress to suspe

Santa Barbara's Think Tank Chief Asked to Resign

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The following article appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Dec. 20, 1984.

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Deborah Katz Hunt

Deborah Katz Hunt received her B.A. in English from the University of California, Santa Barbara and went on from there to graduate school (at the University of Pittsburgh and Rutgers) in the same subject. After witnessing-with growing horror- the devastation being wreaked on the study of literature by deconstructionism (which still makes no sense to her and she suspects to no one else), she left the field, went to law school for one year and after some dilly-dallying in film studies, settled on

The Flood at the 2004 AHA

Historians Against the War (HAW) Resolution

On Saturday January 10, 2004, the Business Meeting of the American Historical Association unanimously approved the following resolution, which was proposed by Historians Against the War (HAW): HAW Resolution In view of current efforts to restrict free speech in the name of national security, the American Historical Association affirms the sanctity of rights guaranteed by the First Amendment, the decisive importance of unfettered discussion to the pursuit of historical know

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Changing Profile of Spies on America

by Steven Aftergood

"Since the end of the Cold War in 1991,... characteristics of American spies have changed," according to a new Defense Department study of Americans who commit espionage. "Americans who began spying during the 1990s have been older, with a median age of 39, and more demographically heterogeneous, with more women and more ethnic minorities," the study found. During the Cold War, by comparison, most American spies were white males younger than 30.The ne

Senate Mourns Passing of Ambrose

by Bruce Craig

The Senate agreed to a resolution (S. Res. 342) recognizing the contributions of historian Stephen Ambrose who died last week. Introduced by Mary Landreu (D-LA) the tribute mourns the death of Ambrose, expresses the Senate's condolences to his family, and salutes the"excellence of Stephen Ambrose at capturing the greatness of the American spirit in words." On the floor of the Senate, several members spoke eloquently of Ambrose and his writings. Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) for example