Jeffrey McClurken

Saturday summer evening at Wolf Trap with family and friends.

UMW Tops the List for Internships, Making an Impact as One of the Best Values in The Princeton Review The University of Mary Washington has been recognized as one of the nation’s best colleges for students seeking a great education with excellent career services at an affordable price, according to Th...

Good to see UMW do so well
In the @princetonreview.bsky.social rankings.
www.umw.edu/news/2025/06...

As a member of the advisory team, I am excited to share the launch of The Barbara Johns Story website. Explore her civic action with schoolmates in 1951, their impact, and ongoing relevance in the historical fight for equality in America's public schools.

www.TheBarbaraJohnsStory.org

So many who have worked in DH have imitated the leadership, work, and humanity that @brettbobley.bsky.social has shared with all of us.

12 years ago & before/since, at a conference of aspiring DHers, Brett, in his special way, made such an impact on a group of us who are still changing academia.

2012 UMW Convocation Keynote The following is a speech that I was invited to give to graduating seniors at the pre-graduation awards ceremony known as Convocation.  If you’re not at UMW, some of the inside jokes w…

13 years ago, the senior class asked me to speak to the graduating seniors as their convocation speaker. I thought the words I said then might still be relevant, even if the pop culture references and inside Mary Wash references might not be.

techist.mcclurken.org/umw/2012-umw...

Will the Humanities Survive Artificial Intelligence? Maybe not as we’ve known them. But, in the ruins of the old curriculum, something vital is stirring.

The conclusion is a little too pat, but this is a lively, readable article genuinely wrestling with a hard issue. +

@jenorr.bsky.social and I are headed to Paris for 4 days. What is the one location/museum/restaurant/church/tour/croissant/wine/store/thing that we should not miss?

About 5-6 inches of snow in Springfield so far today. More to come. Initial shoveling already being filled in.

GoBirds

What a terrific experience, presenting with my eldest at @educonphilly.bsky.social for the first time. Great discussions and what a privilege to share teaching conversations with a future educator.

The world needs more good, accurate, and trustworthy information. I want to help scholars get their research and ideas out into the world by using digital tools and media.

I’d like to create a few How-To videos.

What topics and tools would you like to learn about? What would be helpful to you?

Scholars debate whether writing notes instead of typing is better for learning A widely cited neuroscience study is contested

hechingerreport.org/proof-points...

Hey #DigitalHumanities folks, I'd love your help! I'm putting together a list of sample projects for the history senior capstone. I'm looking for projects that are:
- solo-authored
- by a student
- sustained engagements with a research q (akin to a 15-20 pg paper)
- shared with student's permission

@historians.org & the AHA Digital History Working Group are applying for an NEH digital humanities grant. Historians, please take this quick 2-question survey about your interest in digital tools & methods for research/teaching. Help shape future DH workshops & share with interested colleagues.

Thanks! I’ll take a look.

I’ll take a look. Thanks!

I’ll take a look. Thanks for the suggestion.

My semi-annual request for nominations for the digital history reviews section. Self-nominations welcome.

www.oah.org/publications...

Terrific showing for today’s Digital History Projects Showcase! 16 projects from concept to mature DH projects and everything in between. Thanks to @kalanicraig.bsky.social @historians.org, the many presenters and appreciative audience who joined us. See you next year in Chicago! #DH

Coming to #AHA25 and want to hear about latest digital history projects? Have ?s about how to use dig tools in teaching or research? Join us on Sat @ 130 at the Digital Projects Showcase w/14 lightning talks. Come back @ 3:30 for chance to ask Digital Historians ?s on dig tools/projects/pedagogy.

Going to #AHA25? Do you teach a survey course? Are you looking for an assignment you can easily incorporate that engages students and improves access and outcomes? Come join me, @hngreen.bsky.social, @drmendozan.bsky.social and Sara Rzeszutek at 3:30 Friday in the Hilton Murray Hill West (2nd floor)

Chief Information Officer - UMW, Virginia, United States Title: Chief Information Officer VP Area: Chief of Staff - UMW Department: Information Technology Campus Location: Main Campus Advertised Range: $160,000-$210,000, commensurate with experience Abo...

Come join us at UMW — if you have any questions about the position or the school, please reach out to me. Please share!

jobs.umw.edu/jobs/chief-i...

On the last day of our US History in Film class, I was honored to present to student scholars their “Oscars” for the top 5 digital review projects and top 5 green-screen videos analyzing a film. Glad to have their classmates recognize the strength of their semester-long work.

Can’t wait to present with our eldest for the first time. Grateful to share the joy of teaching with @katethegreatweatherall and for us to share that with others at @educonphilly.bsky.social, our family conference.

Thank you @quinnanya.me @akijas.bsky.social @ilya.webrecorder.net @bitarchivist.net for running a free public DIY Web Archiving workshop yesterday, training folks how to take action preserving pieces of the internet you care about. (Zine version of workshop coming, + further sessions TBA I hear.)

As so many people arrive here, let me just say, “Hello & welcome” & ask that you submit nominations of Digital History projects to the JAH. Projects can be of all sizes and shapes but be related to American History. We are also looking for book-equivalent DH projects.

www.oah.org/publications...

Many new people here. 1st, welcome! 2nd, I’m a history teacher, digital humanist, higher ed administrator, journal section editor, @marywash and @johnshopkins.bsky.social alum, proud father & husband.

American Religious Ecologies This American religious history project created by RRCHNM documents and maps religious ecologies using the U.S. Census of Religious Bodies from 1926.

Curious about why and how the U.S. Census Bureau ran its Census of Religious Bodies? The Religious Ecologies team at @rrchnm.bsky.social just released a new introductory video explaining the history (at the bottom of the page here). 🗃️

Final call. Let me know if you want me to add you to the list. Still plenty of room. go.bsky.app/Ej43Kbg

Thank you!