Events

November 3

"Trump Versus History: How Trump is trying to change our sense of who we are."

Historians "have opened the gates of historical knowledge to myriad new subjects and methods that have educated a largely curious and willing world. Now we have to mobilize to defend our profession not only with research and teaching but in the realm of politics and public persuasion." What if History Died by Sanctioned Ignorance?, David W. Blight; The New Republic, September, 2025

In this TNR Live, Blight talks with some fellow academics on how they must fight to preserve our history AND democracy.

With

David W. Blight, Sterling Professor of American History, Yale University

Geraldo Cadava, Wender-Lewis Teaching and Research Professor of History, Northwestern University; contributing writer, The New Yorker

Edward Ayers, Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities, University of Richmond

Molly Worthen, journalist, professor of history, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Join them Monday, November 3, 2025 | 4:00-5:00 PM EST | Virtual

For more information and to register:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trump-versus-history-ii-tickets-1735550380909?aff=oddtdtcreator

See their recent articles for The New Republic here:https://newrepublic.com/series/67/trump-history-authoritarianism

News

Pulitzer-Winning Historian Reacts to Attacks on History | MeidasTouch

May 10, 2025

Lisa Graves interviews David Blight, Legal AF, May 10, 2025

Pulitzer-winning historian Dr. David Blight returns to talk with Court Accountability Action’s Lisa Graves about his recent commencement speech at Michigan State University, where he said, “history never takes a day off, and when you are least expecting it comes for you. History is coming for you right now.” Dr. Blight, Lisa, and Alex talk about the Trump administration’s assaults on history, universities, and the public education system.

View MeidasTouch podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HnCBqka3Z0

Watch Blight MSU commencement speech (begins at 27:19): https://video.wkar.org/video/college-of-social-science-spring-2025-bhsawk/

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HnCBqka3Z...