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Alfred F. Young, an emeritus professor at Northern Illinois University and a distinguished scholar of the American Revolution, passed away on Tuesday in Durham.  Young's books include The Shoemaker and…

I generally try to stay out of talk of politics (other than nineteenth century politics, of course!)  But I want to reflect a little on the 2012 election and its…

I thought I might open a thread for people's thoughts on last night's election.  I was tuning in and out throughout the night as I'm sure many others were, although…

I am sorry to hear (via Harvard University Press' twitter feed, @Harvard_Press) that distinguished historian Thomas McCraw has passed away.  The Boston Globe is reporting that he passed away on November…

I learn from R.B. Bernstein that Richard N. Current passed away last week.  He was a distinguished historian of the United States in the middle of the nineteenth century, most notably…

I talk every now and then here about how constitutional ideas appear in public -- often in really abbreviated form, sometimes even as bumper stickers.  A few words can often…

I have just learned of the passing of Eugene Genovese, the distinguished and controversial historian of slavery.  He was best known for his epic 1974 book Roll, Jordan, Roll, which detailed…

The Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Colloquia Series for 2012-13 is below the fold. Sept. 4 Gabriel "Jack" Chin (UC Davis) Sept. 13 Katy Kuh (Hofstra) Oct. ...

The colloquium schedule for Florida International University for 2012-13 is below the fold. Sept. 25: Douglas NeJaime (Loyola-Los Angeles) Oct. 2: Daniel Medwed (Northeastern) Oct. 9: Jose Gabilondo (FIU) Oct. ...

Notre Dame Law School's colloquium series for the 2012-13 year is below the fold. Sept. 7:                 Robert Cooter (U.C. – Berkeley) Sept. 14:              Uma Outka (Kansas) Sept. 21:              Greg ...