We’re historians who care about bringing historical context to contemporary issues, teaching history in ways that account for and help explain recent developments, and producing scholarship that speaks to the present day.
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Please check out the Clio and the Contemporary Author Bios on the right. The site features authors who work in academia, alt-ac, and public history.
The Editors:
Mallory Szymanski, Executive Editor.
Sarah King, Senior Editor, co-founder, former Executive Co-editor.
Julia B. Haager, Senior Assistant Editor, former Surviving Grad School Editor.
Josh Kluever, Current Events Managing Editor, former Surviving Grad School Editor.
Omari Averette-Phillips, Surviving Grad School Editor.
Former Editors:
Tiffany Baugh-Helton, co-founder and former co-editor.
Jessica Derleth, former managing editor.
You can also check out our author bios on the right.
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