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News & Events

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  CPH Event Calendar

  A combination of CPH Lecture Series events, Research Colloquiums, and other CPH sponsored events

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  New College Work Study Sharing Stories Position

  The Sharing Stories from 1977 project is looking for a College Work Study student to assist with producing and editing content for the Sharing Stories website. Apply today!

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  New College Work Study Houston History Magazine Position

  The Center for Public History is looking for a College Work Study student to work on Houston History magazine! Apply starting August 4th!

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  New College Work Study Oral History Assistant / Transcriptionist Position

  The Center for Public History is looking for a College Work Study student worker as an Oral History Assistant / Transcriptionist! Apply starting August 4th!

• Come celebrate the launch of the newest issue of Houston History magazine on August 26th, Women's Equality Day, at the Heritage Society!

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  History of and Houston High School Football

  (COMING SOON) Save the date for September 24th.
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  A talk with Dr. Roy Vu (Dallas College North Lake)

  (COMING SOON) Save the date for October 23rd.

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  A talk with Curtis Chin

  (COMING SOON) Save the date for November 13th.

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  A talk with Dr. Judy Tzu-Chun Wu

  (COMING SOON) Save the date for November 20th.

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  New Episode: Building Belonging in the Archive: USLDH

  One of the recent episodes of the Center for Public History鈥檚 Public Historians at Work features the directors, program managers, and interns who work for Arte P煤blico Press鈥� Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage Program (鈥淩ecovery鈥�) and their US Latino Digital Humanities Center (USLDH).

• Earlier this semester, Dr. Mark A. Chancey, professor at Southern Methodist University, gave a talk on religion in Texas' Bluebonnet Learning Curriculum. Now available to watch online, CPH invites you to revisit Dr. Chancey's wonderful talk.

• Last semester CPH celebrated its 40th anniversary with two panel discussions and a keynote address from Dr. Denise Meringolo, the President of the National Council on Public History. Now available to watch online, CPH invites you to revisit this wonderful talk.

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  Celebrating the 2024 Summer Internship in Public History and Digital Humanities

  This past summer, 18 undergraduates from across the campus participated in the Summer Internship in Public History and Digital Humanities (SIPHDH).

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  New Episode: Discovering Power in the Past: The Algorithms and Power Systems Architecture Project

  Now available! In the newest episode of the Center for Public History's podcast Public Historians at Work, research historian Dr. Julie Cohn and electrical engineers Drs. Daniel Molzahn and Sairaj Dhople discussed their project on the history of "electrifying."

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  Data + Feminism = Equality?

  Now Available! Watch the virtual panel on the intersection of data science and feminism, hosted on Women's Equality Day to celebrate the Sharing Stories from 1977's project launch of their new webpage ""

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  From the CPH Archives: Cultivating Public Memory during Disease and Disaster: Richard Mizelle

  Watch Dr. Richard Mizelle discuss with Dr. Wes Jackson his book Backwater Blues: the 1927 Mississippi River Flood in the African American Imagination and the relationship of past and ongoing health crises.

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  From the CPH Archives: When the Lights (and Heat) went out in Texas: The Texas Blackout in Historical Context

  Watch panelists Dr. Martin Melosi, Dr. Julia A. Cohn, and Dr. David E. Nye discuss the history of blackouts in Texas, following winter storm Uri in February of 2022. They also discuss the causes and consequences of said blackouts.

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  From the CPH Archives: Three Feathers - Storytelling and Restorative Justice in Northern Indigenous Communities

  Watch director Carla Ulrich and the film team discuss the making of Three Feathers, a story of restorative justice and a celebration of the natural beauty of the indigenous communities in Canada's northern territories!

• In a riveting convergence of history and the arts, Debbie Harwell鈥檚 acclaimed book, 鈥淲ednesdays in Mississippi: Proper Ladies Working for Radical Change, Freedom in 1964,鈥� has been transformed into a compelling play by playwright Nicole Burton.

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  Houston History Launch with Engines of our Ingenuity

  Houston History celebrated its most recent issue, highlighting Dr. John Lienhard and Engines of Our Ingenuity.

• The interdisciplinary, multi-university collaboration will use oral histories to help shed light on the development of the North American power grid.

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  Public Historians at Work Season 2

  The second season of Public Historians at Work is complete! Listen in to this podcast for discussions about health care, medicine, and accessibility and how public history can bring these subjects to the public.

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  Watch Dr. Tey M. Nunn's Talk on Women's History at the Smithsonian!

  Kicking off Women's History Month, the Sharing Stories from 1977 project hosted Dr. Tey M. Nunn from the Smithsonian to discuss the Women's History initiative!

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  Accessing Disability History

  Listen to the final episode of season 2 as Dr. Cathy Kudlick and Fran Osborne talk about their public exhibit featuring the 504 Sit-In and its numerous features that allow for greater accessibility.
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  Valuing Emotion around HIV/AIDS

  Episode five is now available! Featuring a conversation with Dr. Stephen Vider about the importance of capturing feeling when doing public history and emphasizing the ethical responsibility to honor people's bodily and emotional responses to history.
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  Archiving Cancer Care at MD Anderson

  This episode features a conversation with Javier Garza, Senior Library Analyst and Archivist at MD Anderson Cancer Center's Historical Resources Center about the role of archivists in the world of medicine.
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  CPH Director Contributes to Ultra Podcast

  Dr. Nancy Beck Young contributes to Rachel Maddow's podcast, Ultra.
• Dr. Allison S谩enz, prior to graduating from , served as a Latino Museum Studies Program predoctoral fellow for the National Museum of American History (NMAH) and the National Museum of the American Latino (NMAL) in Washington D.C.
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  Public Historians at Work Podcast: Amplifying History in Healthcare

  This episode of Public Historians at Work features a conversation with Dr. Ronit Stahl about America's healthcare system and how viewing our modern institutions ans systems through the lens of history can help to make sense of the present.
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  Season 2 Podcast kicks off with Dr. Merlin Chowkwanyun, "Making Big Data Talk for Public Health"

  Listen to Dr. Josiah Rector and Dr. Merlin Chowkwanyun talk collaboration between big data and the humanities, "Toxic Docs," and finding a seat at the table of public health discussions.
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  Dr. Julie Cohn on the "Green" Transformations to the Power Grid

  In a recent article published by the Baker Institute for Public Policy, Julie Cohn -research historian in the Center for Public History- describes the many challenges presented when transferring from traditional grid energy to green energy.
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  Dr. Debbie Harwell and Dr. Todd Romero talk with Fox 26 News about Resilient Houston Project

  On the five year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey, Dr. Debbie Harwell and Dr. Todd Romero spoke with Ahmed Sharma about the importance of collecting oral histories from those effected by Hurricane Harvey.
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  Dr. Todd Romero Featured on Houston Matters

  Listen in as Dr. Todd Romero speaks with Houston Matters on the five year anniversary of Hurricane Harvey about Houston storm readiness and how the Resilient Houston project shows the impact of storms on Houstonians.
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  Celebrating 100 Years, HPM Collaboration

  CPH, Houston Public Media, and the Libraries are celebrating the articles, videos, and student research for the 100 Years project, made possible by Carey C. Shuart.
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  Coins are key to the Ancient Mediterranean World

  CPH affiliate faculty member, Dr. Kristina Neumann receives review from Bryn Mawr Classical Review for her book, Antioch in Syria: a history from coins (300 BCE-450 CE).
• CPH affiliate faculty member Zarnow was asked to provide insight and perspective in the first draft of an overview of Trump's presidency, assessing how women experience the Trump years and their influence within his White House.
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  Public History Student, Jovan Slaughter, wins Media and Moving Image Prize

  Former CPH Instructional Assistant, Jovan Slaughter, won a Media and Moving Image prize for his podcast episode, "Feeding the Third Ward."
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  Former History PHD Student, Caitlyn Jones received TSHA Fellowship

  Congratulations to Caitlyn Jones on her Research Fellowship in Texas History!
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  New Book Publication, Dr. Kristina Neumann

  Congratulations to CPH Steering Committee member, Dr. Kristina Neumann on her new book publication with Cambridge University Press!
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  Drs. Nancy Beck Young and Leandra Zarnow Secure NEH Grant

  Congratulations to Drs. Nancy Beck Young and Leandra Zarnow on their NEH grant! Their grant project, "Sharing Stories from 1977: Putting the National Women's Conference on the Map," will be run through the Center for Public History.