Applied History

Field trip at Colorado Springs

What Is The Applied History Initiative?

Patty Limerick has been 鈥渢urning hindsight into foresight鈥 by conjuring up innovative strategies to convey deeper听understandings and reflections, on Western issues听to a wide range of public audiences.听After听decades of field-testing these strategies and techniques, she is well-positioned to invite emerging scholars into a promising and expansive domain of historical practice.听

The Applied History Initiative听offers young historians the opportunity to cultivate new skills and听build a community of support.

  • Do you want to find new and innovative ways to apply your academic skill sets beyond the classroom? If so,听look into our听Appled History opportunities (Mellon Foundation support ends in August, 2024).听
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  • Are you looking for guidance in maximizing the scholarly impact--AND the public impact--of听your听dissertation? Our听Maverick Thinking听alliance could advance that cause.听
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  • Does your research听focus on Indigenous History and are you interested in working with experts in the field? If so, please look into our Summer听Indigenous History Workshop听which will be offered for Summer 2025.

The time has come to position听Applied History, the practice of bringing historical perspective to bear on current dilemmas and conflicts, into a career opportunity for every emerging historian who wants to make a difference. The following two problems are driving forces of our mission:

I. American society has stuggled with a persistent case of historical amnesia. When the interpretation of history has been听lodged at the center of public disputes, the amnesia persists, placing the disputes beyond the reach of productive discussion and resolution.

II. Emerging scholars with PhDs in history are enter a discouraging job market and are听facing a stark scarcity of academic positions.

The relationship between these problems presents the Applied History Initiative and affiliated scholars with an open arena for creativity and innovation.

Join the team!!!听

We are located in rooms C224/C225 on the 2nd floor of the SEEC building which is located on SM调教所 Boulder's East Campus at the intersection of Foothills Parkway and Colorado Avenue.听听is available in the lot in front of the SEEL building.听听is available from Main Campus.