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 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, former Co-Editor
Jessica Derleth, former Managing Editor
You can also check out our author bios on the right.
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