It must be emphasized that we need powerful, robust ACADEMIC history IN universities to sustain history OUTSIDE universities. If we can’t employ people in higher ed to train future generations of public historians, we will not have future generations of public historians. 🗃️
Asheesh Kapur Siddique
The AHA’s report on academic hiring in history for the 2024–25 cycle is now available. Read more in #AHAPerspectives.
The latest available data on higher education hiring proves that history departments are shrinking.
