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Jim Grossman

Historians take on Trump’s executive order on K-12 schooling

John Fea   |  February 7, 2025

Here is David Blight, Beth English, and Jim Grossman at The New Republic: Under the grossly misleading title “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” the White House last week issued an executive order that would undermine the integrity of writing […]

Jim Grossman reflects on his leadership of the American Historical Association

John Fea   |  January 10, 2025

After fifteen years at the helm of the most important historical association in the world, Jim Grossman is stepping aside. Here is Ryan Quinn at Inside Higher Ed: A chapter of history is closing: Jim Grossman is retiring after 15 […]

Video: “The Role of the Bible in the Founding of the United States and Religious Mandates in Public Schools”

John Fea   |  August 16, 2024

Here is the video of the AHA “History Behind the Headlines” series. Glad to join Jim Grossman, Jon Butler, Holly Brewer, and Heath Carter for this discussion:

AHA’s History Behind the Headlines: “The Role of the Bible in the Founding of the United States and Religious Mandates in Public Schools”

John Fea   |  July 25, 2024

I am looking forward to this event tomorrow at noon. It is hosted by the American Historical Association and is free and open to the public. Check it out. Join us on Friday, July 26, at 12 p.m. ET, for an […]

American Historical Association: “Media accounts of a politically charged war for the soul of social studies are overblown”

John Fea   |  May 22, 2024

I missed this piece when it was first published in Time back in March. It is written by Jim Grossman of the American Historical Association and three AHA researchers. A taste: For the past half-decade, amid overheated rhetoric contesting the […]