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A Word from the Director
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I'm happy to report that the first graduate of the Masters program participated in commencement in Ashland earlier this month, and several more students will be ready to graduate by the end of the summer. The summer is just around the corner, and we are looking forward to everyone's return to Ashland. We have a great lineup of courses and faculty. With 44 new students enrolled in the Master's program and many others taking courses for credit, this summer is clearly going to be our largest ever. I hope you are looking forward to your return to Ashland as much as we are. I hope you will join me in welcoming Carrie Clever to our Masters program staff. Debbie Taylor is now working as a full-time mom, and Carrie has recently joined us as our administrative assistant who will keep the program running smoothly this summer. If you need to reach her for anything, you can call her at 419-289-5430 or e-mail her at cclever@ashland.edu. Don't hesitate to get in touch with any of us if there is anything we can do as you prepare for your return to Ashland. |
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Spring 2008 edition
- Tocqueville's Understanding of American Democracy
During the first summer session this year, David Foster will guide students in study of a "Great American Text" being taught for the first time in the MAHG program: Tocqueville’s Democracy in America. Tocqueville’s work offers both a lively account of life in Jacksonian America and a penetrating analysis of the political experiment unfolding in the young nation. Read More - Ashbrook Team Strengthens Coverage of U.S. History at EDSITEment
Four years ago John Moser launched a project now nearing completion: designing sixty-five American history lessons for the National Endowment for the Humanities’ EDSITEment website. In 2004 the Ashbrook Center received an NEH grant under the "We the People" initiative to supply lesson plans for use by high school teachers of American history and government. Read More - Working at Hermitage Enriches Teaching, Leads to Capstone
Like many of the best students in the MAHG program, Mary Browning Huntington seeks out learning opportunities year-round. In addition to her work teaching US history and government at Hunters Lane High School in Nashville, Mary volunteers as a historical interpreter at the Hermitage, the home of President Andrew Jackson. Read More - Getting to Know Our Faculty
Each issue of the newsletter highlights a few of the faculty who teach in the Master’s program. In this issue we feature Stephen Knott, David Krugler, Colleen Sheehan, and John Marini. Read More - Smith Awarded Prize of American Historical Society
- Navigating the Thesis or Capstone Process