In a new article in The Atlantic, Graham Allison and Niall Ferguson, both scholars at Harvard University, urge the president to establish a “Council of Historians,” arguing that “the U.S. could avoid future disaster if policy makers started looking more to the past.”
More reasons to study history: “Why America’s Business Majors Are in Desperate Need of a Liberal-Arts Education”
More reasons to study history, this time from The Atlantic. Bottom line: take more history classes!
History isn’t a ‘useless’ major. It teaches critical thinking, something America needs plenty more of
From the Los Angeles Times: “History isn’t a ‘useless’ major”!
Third Annual African American History Event – Pictures + Video
The Department of History held its 3rd annual African American History event on May 10, 2016 at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. Against the backdrop of the Bessie’s new exhibit on “Negro League Baseball in Chattanooga,” a panel of community participants engaged in a candid but constructive discussion about the relationships – past, present, and future – among the Lincoln Park, Warner Park, Engel Stadium, and UTC communities.
Third Annual African American History Event – May 10
The Department of History will hold its 3rd annual African American History event on May 10, 2016 at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center. Against the backdrop of the Bessie’s new exhibit on “Negro League Baseball in Chattanooga,” a panel of community participants will discuss the relationships – past, present, and future – among the Lincoln Park, Warner Park, Engel Stadium, and UTC communities.