WEATHER UPDATE (1/26): With already hazardous icy roads refreezing again overnight, Baylor University (Waco campus) will again hold classes via virtual instruction and staff will telework on Tuesday. Details & more info: bit.ly/4qDEWzn

Historian here a timeline cleanse from the horrific news cycle thanks to Matt Gabriel. My favorite new meme:

📖 Applications are now open for our museum's ️Summer 2026 internships! Gain practical museum skills, program development experience and more. Apply today: s.si.edu/434KJ4x

Thrilled to have a chapter on Black Atlantic editors Frederick Douglass 🇺🇸 and Thélismon Bouchereau 🇭🇹 in this fabulous Routledge Books volume edited by Nele Sawallisch and Johanna Seibert. 📚 routledge.com/Black-Editorsh…

📚Please join us on Friday, January 30th at 12 Noon Eastern for a virtual conversation with Prof. Jarvis McInnis about his new book, _Afterlives of the Plantation_. Columbia University Press DukeEnglish 👉🏾Follow the link below to register: eventbrite.com/e/aaihs-author…

Help the @JERPano document the rewriting or removal of historical information at federal sites, parks, museums, and government platforms. Preserve history for the public. To submit or view changes - visit The Panorama's Early Republic Tracker: thepanorama.shear.org/2025/04/09/t...

WOW! What a list!!! 📚 Thrilled that *Entangled Alliances* (Cornell University Press) is on it! 🙏🏾

A major project goal is to “mark Baylor as a national hub for the study of early Black Baptist history.”

I am pleased to inform you that the English Department at San Jacinto College (Central Campus) is hiring a Full-Time English Professor for Fall 2026. Come join our energetic & student-centered team at San Jacinto College . sanjac.csod.com/ux/ats/careers…

#BlackHistoryMonth is underway! From live music to student events to special lectures and more, here's how Baylor is celebrating the month: bit.ly/4tt6fyq

📣 We’re hiring! Cornell University Press is seeking a Director of Editorial, Design, and Production. A key role at the heart of scholarly publishing. 🔗 Details + application: cornell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/CornellCareerP…

If you’re near Gettysburg, mark your calendar: “Atlas of Independence: John Adams and the American Revolution” is happening Saturday, March 7 (11:00 AM–12:00 PM) at the Battlefield Overlook Event Center (625 Biglerville Rd.). Historian Chris Mackowski will weave the story of John

Congratulations Massachusetts Historical Society! 👏🏾

⏰ Book Club is tomorrow! We’re gathering Tuesday at 7:00 PM ET to discuss John Adams: Party of One by James Grant—a fresh look at Adams’s fierce independence and willingness to do the right thing even when it wasn’t popular. If you’ve started the book, finished it, or just want

The Dept. of History welcomed Dr. Nana Osei-Opare for the 2026 Black History Month Lecture, Socialist De-Colony: Black & Soviet Entanglements in Ghana’s Cold War The lecture explored Ghana’s independence movement and the global connections that shaped its decolonization efforts.

Thank you, Lilly Endowment! 💚💛 Their $5 million grant will support a Baylor project showcasing stories of mutual flourishing in churches that embrace individuals with disabilities: news.web.baylor.edu/news/story/202…

In 1961, Vivienne Malone-Mayes was rejected in her application to attend Baylor for graduate school because of her race. Five years later, she was hired as Baylor's first Black professor. This #BlackHistoryMonth, learn more about this remarkable woman: bit.ly/2kHRjKy

Former President Barack Obama and his wife shares on the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson. Story: kwtx.com/2026/02/17/civ…

“Drawing from 1 Samuel 3:7-10 and themes from American Revolutionary history [from his latest Cornell University Press book], Johnson emphasized attentiveness to God’s calling and the importance of intergenerational faithfulness.”

“Freedom of the press means what happens in one place can become collective action elsewhere.” It was SUCH an honor to deliver the 2026 Willson Lectures—featuring research from new book project with Princeton University Press—with the Wayland ommunity.