October 2021

Yale History Podcast, Episode 5: “The Okmok Eruption and the Roman World" with Joseph Manning

The Yale History podcast is a new project at the History Department at Yale University that will present a series of interviews with historians from our department on a wide range of historical topics based on their research and expertise. You can find this and future episodes on the Yale History Podcast playlist on Yale’s Soundcloud or listen with the player below.
 

The rise of public interest advocacy — and the attack on big government

In his new book “Public Citizens: The Attack on Big Government and the Remaking of American Liberalism” (W.W. Norton) Paul Sabin, professor of history and American studies in Yale’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, explores citizen-led efforts to rein in and challenge government by advocacy groups such as the NRDC and the activism of individuals such as Ralph Nader during the 1960s and 1970s.

Statement from the Department of History

The Department of History stands with Beverly Gage in her resignation from the Grand Strategy Program.  No faculty member should have their courses or programs under outside surveillance.  It is a longstanding principle of academic freedom that donors to university programs do not control or shape the scholarship, curriculum, or classes that their donations support.  And they should not select the members of advisory boards, nor should we have advisory boards i