September 17, 2012
Participants Selected for “American History, Atlantic and Pacific” Project
By Nike Nivar
The American Historical Association is pleased to announce the names of 24 faculty members (from 12 two-year institutions across the United States) who will be taking part in our “American History, Atlantic and Pacific.” The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is supporting this project through a three-year agreement with the AHA, as part of their “Bridging Cultures at Community Colleges” initiative.
Participants in this project will work to create or revise U.S. history courses—especially the popular U.S. history survey courses—with lessons, units, and other work that deepens students understanding of the United States in the world, with particular reference to the Atlantic and Pacific rims.
The selected participants are:
Institution |
Participants |
Del Mar College |
Kimberly DeJoie Hill |
Gerald Betty |
|
Georgia Highlands College |
Shannon Bontrager |
Steven Blankenship |
|
Grossmont College |
Carlos A. Contreras |
Oscar R. Cañedo |
|
Irvine Valley College |
Brittany Adams |
Stephanie Amerian |
|
Johnson County Community College |
Vincent Clark |
Sarah Boyle |
|
Kapi’olani Community College |
Brian L Cassity |
Kelli Yoshie Nakamura |
|
Metropolitan Community College |
Amy Forss |
Joy Schulz |
|
Mt. San Antonio College |
Allison Frickert |
Damany Fisher |
|
Santa Monica College |
Lesley Kawaguchi |
Suzanne Borghei |
|
Seattle Central Community College |
Tracy Lai |
Jaime Cardenas, Jr. |
|
SUNY-Suffolk County Community College |
Sarah Lucinda Grunder |
Neil Buffett |
|
Waubonsee Community College |
Amy Powers |
Timothy Draper |
These twelve institutions were selected from a very strong applicant pool of 26 community colleges from across the United States. This three-year project will start January 2013 with a week-long institute at the Huntington Library in San Marino California. For more information about participating faculty, and the project itself, please visit our Bridging Cultures page on the AHA website.
Project Leaders:
William Deverell—University of Southern California and Huntington Library
Philip Morgan—Johns Hopkins University
Project Advisors:
Cheryll Ann Cody—Houston Community College
Kevin Reilly—Raritan Valley Community College
AHA Staff:
Robert Townsend—Deputy Director and Project Director
Nike Nivar—Project Assistant
