Where Historians Work: Q&A with Valerie Paley of N-YHS

June 20, 2017 By Katy Lasdow in Interview, Public History, Roundtables, Special Features, Where Historians Work Tags: Interview, museums, New-York Historical Society, Public History, Where Historians Work, women's history 1 Comment

“The work I do is true to our training [as historians] and representative of what that training can be for the public.” ~ Dr. Valerie Paley, Vice President, Chief Historian, and Director of the Center for Women’s History at New-York Historical Society.

VALERIE PALEY 2015 (1) After a brief break to make room for the fantastic “Founding Fiction” roundtable series about children’s and young adult literature, “Where Historians Work: The View from Early America” is back! We’re excited to feature two interviews today and tomorrow.

Today, we bring you a conversation between The Junto’s Katy Lasdow and Dr. Valerie Paley, Vice President, Chief Historian, and Director of the Center for Women’s History at New-York Historical Society. Continue reading →

Where Historians Work: Q&A with Kenneth Minkema of the Jonathan Edwards Center

June 1, 2017 By Katy Lasdow in Public History, Special Features, Where Historians Work Tags: alt-ac, Alternate careers, career diversity, Jonathan Edwards, Public History, religion, Where Historians Work, Yale University 2 Comments

“The search for gainful employment drives a willingness to be diverse in your ways of being a historian.” ~ Dr. Kenneth P. Minkema, The Jonathan Edwards Center, Yale University.

For this week’s “Where Historians Work: The View from Early America,” The Junto features a Q&A with Dr. Kenneth P. Minkema, the Executive Editor of The Works of Jonathan Edwards, and the Executive Director of The Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University. Dr. Minkema is also a member of the Research Faculty at the Yale Divinity School.

In today’s Q&A, Katy and Ken chat about many topics, including the role that mentors and advisors can play in shaping career choices in graduate school and beyond, and how finding the right “fit” or “vocation” can be a true source of professional inspiration and purpose. Continue reading →

Where Historians Work: Q&A with Emily Swafford of the AHA

May 25, 2017 By Katy Lasdow in Interview, Public History, Where Historians Work Tags: alt-ac, Alternate careers, American Historical Association, careers, Historical Profession, Job Market, jobs, resources, Where Historians Work 1 Comment

Denver_Swafford_square200x200 Welcome to the first installment of our “Where Historians Work: The View from Early America” series. Today, The Junto features a Q&A between Katy Lasdow and Dr. Emily Swafford, Manager of Academic Affairs for the American Historical Association in Washington, D.C.[1] Emily shares her experiences seeking out varied career options after graduate school. She also provides AHA resources for readers who wish to become more involved in the conversation about career diversity, whether as part of their own job searches, or within their graduate history departments.
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