We support our fellow education and history conferences. Please take a look at the attached image for the call for papers and proposals for the annual Society for the Study of Curriculum History Annual Meeting. We hope you submit a proposal!

Tomorrow, the chance to register for our online conference on the history of education will be a thing of the past itself-it will be closed! This is the last day! We hope to see you online this weekend as the low cost ensures better access. More information here: www.edhistorians.org/annual-meeti...

Just over 24 hours for grad students and faculty to register. For anyone with an interest in the history of education, this is a way to engage various elements of the history of education while also considering different populations & AI usage. More here: www.edhistorians.org/annual-meeti...

LAST CALL! On Friday, our ONLINE annual conference/meeting begins! Explore our sessions & affordable rates for faculty/ professionals, along with our open access for graduate students. See the images for example sessions, workshops, & more! Register here: www.edhistorians.org/annual-meeti...

Annual Meeting ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL HISTORIANS

There's still time to virtually attend! As an organization focused on the history of education, we work to ensure access for all interested. Our upcoming annual conference (online, Sept. 26-27), welcomes grad students & faculty at an affordable rate. Learn more: www.edhistorians.org/annual-meeti...

Another "Today in the history of education" - August 26, 1965, Upward Bound was created. It was influenced by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, aka the War on Poverty. Stan Salett, a Civil Rights activist and Sargent Shriver, were heavily involved in the work. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYSj...

Today in the history of education, August 26, 1817, the Territory of Michigan established the Catholepistemiad, aka the University of Michigania, through an act signed by Gov. William Woodbridge, Judge Augustus B. Woodward of the Territorial Supreme Court, & Judge John Griffin.

Today in the history of education, Zerna Sharp was born, August 12, 1889. She worked as a teacher and principal, but her most notable contribution may be the Dick and Jane readers, for which she created the characters and concept, but did not write. The books reached peak use in the 1940s-50s.

Today in the history of education, July 29, 1806, Caleb Mills was born. Mills was the 1st professor of Crawfordsville Classical High School, which would become Wabash College in 1851. By 1846, Mills wrote "annual addresses" to the Indiana legislature, demonstrating the need for free public schools.

Today in the history of education, the original GI Bill (Servicemembers' Readjustment Act) expired on July 25, 1956. The bill supported numerous veterans pursuing education & increased the amount of students colleges served, causing crowding. New GI Bills followed after the original expired.

Today in the history of education, July 18, 1926, Jeanne L. Noble was born. A pioneer in researching Black women’s college experiences, she led Delta Sigma Theta’s Arts & Letters commission, was NYU’s first African‑American full professor, appointed to committees by 3 U.S. presidents, and much more!

As the image shows, its time for "He said, we say..." Today is the last day-July 15th. Submit a cover letter, 750 words about your work, & an abstract, if you want to present at our annual meeting. All history of education topics welcome. More details here: www.edhistorians.org/uploads/2/2/...

We're running out of time! You have to help us bring the past to the present-and we're a non-profit, so we can't afford a Delorean or a Flux Capacitor. We need your histories of education. (Due July 15th! Tomorrow as we type this!) Info on submitting here: www.edhistorians.org/uploads/2/2/...

2 days to submit a proposal (due 11:59pm July 15th!) to discuss your research on the history of education. Why are you waiting? 750 words & a cover letter is all it takes to get feedback & possible acceptance. More info here: www.edhistorians.org/uploads/2/2/...

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Today in the history of education, July 11, 1892, Luther Porter Jackson was born. A pioneering historian & professor, Jackson chaired Virginia State’s social sciences department, championed and published works in African American history, and worked with Carter G. Woodson its reading and celebration

Today in the history of education, July 10, 1875, Mary McLeod Bethune was born. She founded a school for Black girls that became Bethune‑Cookman University, led the NYA & NCNW, was the first Black woman to lead a federal agency & much more than we have room to write. Her work transformed education.

OEH is a non-profit examining educational history. Join us at our online conference -a year's membership includes attendance, the journal & more for $120(professionals)/$60(students). The poster shows our keynote speaker, the panel on AI, & shows PAST panel topics, this year's panels still pending.

Today in the history of education, July 8, 1962, the Rangoon University Students’ Union building in Burma was destroyed by the military. Following the July 7 Student Uprising, Ne Win’s forces destroyed RUSU, breaking campus self‑administration policies. News reports on its impact at the time varied.

Today in the history of education, July 5, 1900, Henry Barnard died. He served as a reform agent, a superintendent, chancellor of University of Wisconsin, president of St. John's College, & 1st U. S. Commissioner of Education, establishing a foundation for the Bureau of Education.

Today in the history of education, July 3, 1839, the first state supported normal school (teacher training institution) opened in Massachusetts. Now Framingham University, its state support differed from the private normal schools predating it. Cyrus Peirce was the 1st principal.

Today in the history of education, July 2, 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed into law the Land-Grant Agricultural & Mechanical College Act, a.k.a. the Morrill Act. While Morrill had previously tried to pass it, President Buchanan vetoed it before it was revised & was approved by Lincoln.

We extended the call for conference presentation proposals.
Learn about us here: www.edhistorians.org
Learn about the call for proposals here: www.edhistorians.org/uploads/2/2/...

(Note, the call has the original call for proposals that says July 1, but it was extended).

We are all walking libraries of educational experience. We hope you will consider sharing your lived expertise.

We have great proposals in, but we can still take yours! We have extended the call to ensure recent graduates, those dealing with the end of their institution's fiscal year, etc. can submit, but the July 15th deadline is the latest we can go! Here is the call:

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"It's the end of the fiscal year..."
"My summer classes are taking more time..."
"I just graduated but I want to submit..."

YOU talked, we LISTENED. Hearing these, we realized more time was needed. The deadline has been extended to July 15th. Last call! Link to call for proposals in thread.

Time is running out! Submit a proposal for our annual history of education conference. A submission of 500 to 750 words is all that is required to be considered. Details here: www.edhistorians.org/uploads/2/2/...
Please share with any colleagues, faculty, or students who may be interested.

#submissions #conference #History #education #graduate Are you someone who has researched the history of education? The deadline for proposal submissions for our 2025 conference is July 1, so if you wish to submit a proposal, the information is here: www.edhistorians.org/uploads/2/2/...

Today in the history of education, William J. Simmons was born on June 29, 1849. Born enslaved, he rose to lead Howard’s teacher training, then presided over Kentucky’s Normal & Theological Institute (now Simmons College), and penned Men of Mark to inspire African American students and educators.

Paulo Freire wrote Pedagogy of the Oppressed, envisioning teaching as a collaborative act of liberation rather than transmission. We hope you will help us share a more complete history of education by sharing your work. Deadline July 1! Details here: www.edhistorians.org/uploads/2/2/...

Today in the history of education, Dr. Eric Rofes died, June 26, 2006. An author and professor of Education at Humboldt State, he served on the board of the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, and co-created the Gay Men's Health Leadership Academies to aid in safe-sex education.