Community College Historians in the United States
A Status Report from the Organization of American Historians’
Committee on Community Colleges
Produced in collaboration with the Community College Humanities Association, this collection of essays covers a wide range of issues of interest to the history community. Individual essays cover:
Community Colleges and Part-Time and Adjunct Faculty
David A. Berry
The Importance of Teaching History at a Community College:
A President’s Perspective
Constance M. Carroll
Historical Scholarship and the Community College Teacher
Evelyn Edson
Perspectives on the Community College Job Market: What to Expect
Nadine Ishitani Hata
The National Endowment for the Humanities and Community College Historians:
A Program Officer’s Perspective
Judith Jeffrey Howard
Teaching History at Two-Year Institutions:
A Status Report and View of the Future
James J. Lorence
The Survey Course: The Specialty of the Community College Historian
David S. Trask
Bibliography
George Stevens
Also included is a directory of names, contact information, and recent publications of more than 600 community college historians teaching throughout the United States.
Nadine Ishitani Hata, the editor of the essay collection, is vice president of academic affairs and professor of history at El Camino College. She is also chair of the OAH’s Committee on Community Colleges.
Contact OAH to purchase a copy of Community College Historians in the United States.
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