Videos

San Diego State University professor Pierre Asselin taught a class on the Vietnam War, looking at the conflict from U.S. escalation in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. He described the…

University of Akron professor Kevin Kern discussed the Ohioans who were elected president, including the seven that served between 1868 and 1920.

University of Maryland Eastern Shore history Professor Arlisha Norwood taught a class on the role Black women played during the Civil War and Reconstruction Era. University of Maryland…

University of Maryland professor Piotr Kosicki taught a class on the Cold War and the concept of the atomic apocalypse. The University of Maryland is located in College Park, Maryland.

Santa Clara University professor Nancy Unger taught a class on the experiences of gays and lesbians in Colonial America. Santa Clara University is located in Santa Clara, California.

Mount Marty University Professor Richard Lofthus taught a class about World War I by examining the correspondence of American Army Private John Warns, a farmer from a German-American family…

Aquinas College professor John Pinheiro taught a class about the Mexican-American War during the late 1840s. Professor Pinheiro is the author of Manifest Ambition: James K. Polk and…

American University professor Joseph Campbell explored a decade of political, foreign policy, cultural and social events to define the zeitgeist of the American 1990s. American University…

University of Kansas rhetoric and political communication professor Robert Rowland taught a class on President Ronald Reagan’s first inaugural address. The University of Kansas is in…

Marquette University political science professor Julia Azari taught a class on the life and presidency of Jimmy Carter. Marquette University is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Boston College economics professor Chandini Sankaran discussed the evolution of job skills and how computers and robots have changed labor markets and the types of jobs available.

University of California, Davis, art history professor Heghnar Watenpaugh discussed objects of native American culture in museum collections as well as repatriation efforts.

Douglas Kennedy of the U.S. Air Force Academy taught a class on Vietnam’s War’s “Operation Rolling Thunder” air campaign, which took place from 1965-68. He described goals of the campaign, such as…

Evergreen State College professor Bradley Proctor taught a class about how the end of the Cold War impacted American youth culture in the 1990s.

Taylor University professor Benjamin Wetzel taught a class on Theodore Roosevelt’s life and political career. He looked at Roosevelt’s rise in New York politics, his presidency, and his…

Black Hills State University professor Thomas Weyant taught a class about Native American treaties and interactions with the federal government during the 19th century. He described the…

University of South Carolina professor Kent Germany used an urban stream and its surrounding landscape to tell the history of Columbia, South Carolina.

Boston College professor Angela Ards taught a class about underground newspapers during the 1960s. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Wright State University professor Paul Lockhart taught a class on the development of weapons technology in the American Revolution. Wright State University is located in Dayton, Ohio.

Suffolk University professor Kathryn Lasdow taught a class on politics and culture in the United States from 1800 through the 1830s. She described how the country changed during the period…