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Department of History Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Patrick Manning, Director Designate Annual Report for 2000 Sections of the report 1.Ph.D program in World History 2. Research in world history 3. World History Association 9^th International Conference 4. Seminars and public affairs presentations of the Center 5. World History Resource Center 6. Professional development for teachers of world history 7. The College Board and AP World History 8. Achievement of goals for 2000 9. Goals for 2001 Appendices 1. Center Advisory Board 2. Center Associates 3. Grant applications and awards 4. Financial report 5. Administration, space, and personnel 6. Additional activities within specialized areas 7. Goals for 2001, by specialized area Some high points of the year ? Deborah Smith Johnston was the subject of an article in the April edition of NEA Today, highlighting her work as an innovative teacher for members of the National Education Association. Ms. Johnston is a Ph.D. candidate and co-director of two programs on AP World History supported by the College Board. Center Director Patrick Manning was appointed to the editorial board of the American Historical Review, the premier historical journal in the U.S. In his three-year term he will have special responsibility for world history. Program Associate James Diskant was the successful author of a grant proposal to the Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities. The grant provides support for the third annual Symposium, in which twenty outreach organizations collaborate to present world-history workshops to teachers. Pamela Brooks (Oberlin College), Yinghong Cheng (Southern Illinois University - Carbondale), and Eric Martin (Salem State College) each were appointed to full-time college teaching positions. 1. World History PhD Program David Kalivas and Pamela Brooks completed the second and third Northeastern Ph.D. degrees in History, in April and July, respectively. Ph.D. comprehensive exams in World History were completed in 2000 by George Reklaitis, and Deborah Smith Johnston completed one of three comprehensive exams. Pamela Brooks was appointed Assistant Professor of African-American Studies in a tenure-track position at Oberlin College. Following Sarah Swedberg (Mesa State College), this is the second tenure-track position gained by an NU Ph.D. in History. Yinghong Cheng was appointed lecturer in History at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale for 2000-01, teaching courses in World History and East Asian History. Eric Martin was appointed lecturer in History at Salem State College for 2000-01, teaching surveys of World History. Jeffrey Sommers was holder of a Fulbright Fellowship in Latvia for the entire year 2000. Whitney Howarth conducted six months of dissertation research in Bangalore, India. 2. Research in World History. The Migration CD-ROM completed production in February and was published in August. The Center continued to develop its proposal for a CD-ROM on Technology in World History. The Center resubmitted a major proposal to NSF, on the World History Databank, in August 2001. The Center submitted a proposal to NEH for a website in World History, to be a national resource for teachers and scholars. Visiting Scholar Dirk Raat, of SUNY-Fredonia, spent two weeks at the World History Center in February and March, conducting research on his book on the history of the Americas, and gave a presentation of his work at the World History Seminar. 3. World History Association 9^th International Conference Nearly 300 participants took part in the World History Association conference on campus at Northeastern University, June 22-25, 2000, hosted by the World History Center. Patrick Manning served as conference chair and Adam McKeown was program chair. The opening plenary, at Faneuil Hall, began with a welcoming address by Northeastern University President Richard Freeland. In addition to three major plenary sessions, a total of 33 conference sessions with 135 presenters addressed a wide range of issues under the general theme of "World History as a Research Field." Conference sessions met in Shillman Hall. The World History Center, relying on B.J. Hill, Emily Jordan, and Alison Brandt, created the conference website, registered participants for the conference and for housing in university dormitories and local hotels (the Colonnade and Back Bay Hilton), set up a major book exhibit involving seven publishers, supported a reception on behalf of the College Board, and put on a Saturday night banquet featuring an address by WHA President Carter Findley and the presentation of the WHA book award. Conference participants seemed very pleased by the handling of conference arrangements and by the high quality of presentations and discussions. The conference website is still on-line at www.whc.neu.edu/wha2000. 4. Seminars and Public Affairs presentations of the Center, 2000. January 12 Pamela Brooks, Northeastern University"Buses, Boycotts, and Passes: Black Women's Resistance in Montgomery and Johannesburg" January 26 Patrick Manning, World History Center "Hector E. Melo and Global Studies in Latin American Migration" March 8 Dirk Raat, SUNY - Fredonia "The Americas in World History" March 15 John Wills, University of Southern California "Salvation, Participation, and Print Capitalism: A Scholar of Seventeenth-Century China Looks at the Strangeness of Europe" April 19 David Kalivas, Northeastern University "Conceptualizing Zones of Interactions in World History: What can we learn from Fernand Braudel and Owen Lattimore?" April 27 Cynthia Enloe, Clark University "What Do Feminists Reveal About the Current State of International Politics?" sponsored jointly with the Womenís Studies Program May 17 Sarah Swedberg, Mesa State College "The Cranch Family, the Republic of Letters, and the Imaginary World" November 29. George Reklaitis, Northeastern University "Cold War in Eastern Europe: Resistance Movements in a Global Context" 5. World History Resource Center The World History Resource Center entered its third year of operation during 2000, centered in 71 Lake Hall, in the space of the School of Education. During 2000 the Resource Center did not have a professional director, and operated under the supervision of World History Center director Patrick Manning. Thanks to the generosity of the School of Education, however, it has been possible to support an undergraduate co-op Coordinator of the Resource Center since September of 1999. David Cosey served as Coordinator in Winter and Spring terms of 2000, Alison Brandt was Coordinator in Summer 2000, and Michael Brush was Coordinator in Fall 2000. The Coordinators maintained and developed the collection of the Resource Center Library, and prepared and conducted workshops and conferences. In addition, the Resource Center has responsibility for editing, publishing and housing the collection of World History Teaching Units to be published in cooperation with the teachers of the professional development programs. 6. Professional Development in World History During the period of this report, the World History Center has become the preeminent institution for professional development of teachers of World History in New England and perhaps more generally. The following programs were carried out: September ó November, 2000 World History Workshop - Peabody Public Schools, 15 participants. A three-day workshop on methods and coverage in world history for middle and high school teachers, directed by Deborah Smith Johnston with participation by Patrick Manning., July 14-21, 2000 AP National Training Workshop - College Board 36 nationally selected participants A seven-day workshop to prepare trainers for introducing the new AP World History course to teachers around the nation, funded by the College Board. Staff: Patrick Manning, Deborah Johnston, Julie Gauthier, guest speakers. July 31 - August 11, 2000 - "A Thematic Approach to World History" - Mass. Department of Education 22 participants A ten-day workshop for teachers of world history in grades 9 and 10, supported by the Mass. Department of Education. June 25-26, 2000 Environment in World History - World History Association 25 participants This two-day national teacher workshop, held at Northeastern in association with the World History Association International Conference, focused on environmental issues in world history. Staff: Deborah Smith Johnston, Julie Gauthier. May 5-6, 2000 Symposium: "Ethics and Justice in World History" 155 participants Second annual, two-day World History Symposium Spring 2000, in the Curry Student Center. Anticipated. Staff: James Diskant, Deborah Smith Johnston, Patrick Manning. March 9, 2000 "Teaching World History: Developing Theme-based syllabi, units, and lessons" - NERC (NCSS) 40 participants A one-day workshop at the New England Regional Council of the National Council of Social Studies, New Haven. Staff: James Diskant, Meredith Gilligan, Lori Shaller. August 1999 - January 2000 "World History for Grade 10" - Mass. Department of Education 18 participants A ten-day summer institute for Grade 10 Summer 1999, funded by the Mass. DOE. Final product was a teaching lesson. Graduate credit available (3 credits). Staff: Deborah Johnston, Patrick Manning, Julie Gauthier. November 1999 - February 2000 "World History at Lexington High" - Lexington Public Schools 23 participants A four-day workshop for teachers at Lexington High School, supported by Lexington Public Schools funds. Staff: Deborah Johnston, Julie Gauthier, Patrick Manning. In total, the World History Resource Center made substantial presentations on teaching world history to over 330 individual registrants in 2000. The number of individual teachers reached was somewhat less because of those who attended multiple sessions. 7. The College Board and AP World History Center Director Patrick Manning continued to serve as a member of the AP World History Development Committee. This ten-member committee oversees the preparation of the course and exam, to be initiated in 2001-2002, which will enable high school students to gain college credit for their work. Summer 2000, Manning and Deborah Smith Johnston of the Center led an AP World History National Training Workshop, held at Northeastern in July 2000, to train 36 teachers and professors to become consultants for the College Board, giving workshops on the new course to several hundred teachers. In a further step, the Center was awarded a contract by the College Board to lead an AP World History Curriculum Workshop, July 21-27 at Northeastern University, at which fourteen leading teachers and professors of world history will prepare materials in teaching lessons, website guides, and a best practices guide on AP World History, to be published by the College Board in the Fall of 2001. 8.. Major Goals for 2000: a report on their achievement. *Obtain funding for a full-time administrative assistant for the Center.* Discussions continued with the university administration and external sources of support, but with no concrete progress. *Obtain funding for computer and media equipment for the Resource Center* The center was not successful in getting support for equipment, either from the university or from outside sources. *Extend Advisory Board to include external members.* The Advisory Board was not extended during the year 2000. *Pursue major funding for World History Databank, through application to NSF and other agencies.* An application was submitted to NSF in August 2000, with Patrick Manning as p.i., Adam McKeown as co-p.i., Jeffrey Burds as participating faculty member, and a sub-contract with the Pacific World History Institute in Stockton, California. It was not selected for an award by NSF. *Obtain funding for a professional director for the Resource Center* James Diskant and Deborah Johnston continued to provide essential leadership in projects of the Resource Center based on short-term funds from each of the grants, but no funds were obtained for creating a regular position. 9. Goals for 2001 *A. Goals carried over from 2000* Obtain funding for a full-time administrative assistant for the Center. Lack of a regular administrative assistant has prevented development of continuity and routine in the Centerís many activities. Obtain funding for computer and media equipment for the Resource Center. The College of Arts and sciences provided the Center with two 1997 vintage Power Computers (Mac operating system), but it has not been possible to purchase any equipment since 1996. Extend Advisory Board to include external members. External members should be from academic, nonprofit, and corporate institutions. Pursue major funding for World History Databank. The positive response to the idea of the World History Databank has been quite significant, so efforts to pursue the work and to obtain funding will continue. Obtain funding for a professional director for the Resource Center. *B. New goals for 2001* Explore applying to become headquarters for the World History Association, in response to WHA headquarters search. Develop expanded programs in professional development for world history teachers, especially with the Boston Public Schools. Provide workshops and curriculum for AP World History, for teachers in New England and nationally. Explore new collaborations in research and discussion of world history with other Boston universities. Appendix 1. Advisory Board The Advisory Board of the Center met in February 2000. During the course of the year 2000, Margaret Woo stepped down and was replaced by Heidi Vernon, Professor of Business. The full Advisory Board at the end of 2000 is: Barry Bluestone, Department of Sociology William Crotty, Department of Political Science Glenn Pierce, Division of Academic Computing Heidi Vernon, College of Business Bryant York, College of Computer Science Appendix 2. Center Associates Formal Center Associate appointments were first made in Fall 1999 and Spring 2000. No additional applications were received in Fall 2000. In Spring 2001, as these appointments expire, they may be renewed, or new applicants may join. Faculty Associates Jeffrey Burds (1998-2000). "Soviet Police and People in Eastern Europe, 1945-1953." Ballard Campbell (1998-2000). "U.S. History Textbook with Global Elements." Tom Havens (1999-2001). "Media and the Good Society in Japan." Felix Matos-Rodriguez (1998-2000). "The Caribbean Diaspora in New England." Adam McKeown (1998-2000). "Chinese Migrants among Ghosts." Sarah Swedberg (1998-2000). "The Cranch Family in Massachusetts and the Early Republic." Graduate Associates Pamela Brooks (1998-2000). "Boycotts, Buses, and Passes: Black Women's Resistance in Montgomery, Alabama and Johannesburg, South Africa" Cheng Yinghong (1998-2000). "The 'New Man': Cuban and Chinese experiments and global responses." Deborah Johnston (1998-2000). "Outreach Symposium." Eric Martin (1998-2000). "Decolonization as a Global Process." Jeffrey Sommers (1998-2000). "Cycles in Twentieth-century Public Opinion Management." Tiffany Trimmer (1998-2000). "The Comparative Development of Nationalist Identities and Movements." Yang Bin (1999-2001). "Chinese History in World History." Appendix 3. Grant Applications and Awards College Board, 2000. $88,000 for preparation and delivery of an AP World History Curriculum Workshop to be held at Northeastern in July 2001. Funded for $88,000. Massachusetts Department of Education, 2000. $25,000 for a 2000 Summer Content Institute, World History for Grade 10, in association with the Northeast Alliance of Public Schools. Funded for $25,000. National Science Foundation, 2000. $4.2 million for a five-year program, "A Collaborative Model for Researching the Global Past," to establish a World History Databank at Northeastern. Not funded. National Endowment for the Humanities, 2000. $252,000 for "World History Network," a collaborative project for developing a national website for teachers and researchers in world history. Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities, 2000. $15,000 for preparation, presentation, and follow-up on the third annual Symposium in world history. Funded for $15,000. Northeast Alliance of High Schools (Georgetown and Reading) and Massachusetts Department of Education, 1999. $14,500 for professional development program, "World History for Grade 10," for Northeast Alliance teachers. Funded for $14,500. Appendix 4. Finance Revenues (Calendar Year 2000) Contracts DOE 25,000 (awarded 2000) College Board 70,000 (awarded 2000) Subcontracts DOE - Northeast 14,500 (awarded 1999) Other Revenue WHA Conference fees 29,500 Symposium fees 2,985 Conference contributions 2,150 Total $144,135 Detailed financial report available upon request. Appendix 5. Center Administration, space, and personnel Administration. 2000. Space. The Resource Center operated for its second year in the space at 71 Lake, in the Education School. The World History Center operated for its second year in 270 Holmes, including the archives and operations room in 257 Holmes, the Center administration office in 259 Holmes, and the Center director office in 263 Holmes. Personnel. During 2000 the Center benefited from the service of numerous individuals, including faculty members, stipended graduate students, co-op employees, part-time employees, and work-study employees. They are listed by the project of their work within the center. Faculty: Adam McKeown (WHA program and conference), Jeffrey Burds (web) Work-study employees. Elouise Evee (Resource Center), Nick Gazda (web), P.J. Khatri (web), Michael Livingstone (Resource Center), Scott Cooper (web), Mark Rappoli (web), Lisa Zschuschen (Center) Co-op employees. Brian Ma (Migration), David Cosey (Resource Center), Alison Brandt (Resource Center), Michael Brush (Resource Center) Part-time employees. James Diskant (Program Associate for Symposium and workshops), BJ Hill (WHA conference assistant), Emily Jordan, Chhavi Sachdev, James Moran, Abigain Carroll Stipended graduate students: Tiffany Trimmer (curriculum), Stacy Tweedy (curriculum). Graduate student project work. Whitney Howarth (workshops and Migration permissions), Deborah Johnston (AP World History workshop, WHA Environment workshop, Title II evaluation and consulting). Appendix 6. Additional activities within specialized areas Administration administration of seven budgets of projects, contracts, and subcontracts application for five grants, of which three were funded Membership membership formalized with recognition of the center Research -- Doctoral dissertations completed Pamela Brooks, "Boycotts, Buses, and Passes: Black Women's Resistance in Montgomery, Alabama and Johannesburg, South Africa from Colonization to 1960." Defended July 2000. David Kalivas, "A World History Worldview: Owen Lattimore, a life lived in interesting times, 1900-1950." Defended April 2000. Research -- Dissertation research in progress Yinghong Cheng, "Western Intellectuals and Eastern ëNew Peopleí -- Western Left-Wing Intellectuals' Response to the Emergence of the Communist "New Man" (approved May 1996) Eric L. Martin, "Twentieth-century Decolonization: a Connected Global Process" (approved September 1997) Jeffrey Sommers, "The Entropy of Order": Democracy and Hegemony in the World System, Capital's Public Relations and Propaganda Agenda (approved October 1997) Deborah S. Johnston, "Rethinking Periodization and Historical Themes: Weaving a New Tapestry of World History" (approved April 1998) Whitney Howarth, Communal Modernity: Political Identity and Evangelism in South India, 1813-1913" (approved June 1999) 1999) George Reklaitis, "Nationalism and the Cold War: Soviet Pacification Policies and Lithuanian Armed Resistance, 1944-1953" (approved June 2000) Academic programs PhD -- continuing students 2000: Christopher Harris, Jeremy Neill, Jack Rogers, Bin Yang, Mark Schmidt, George Dehner, Stacy Tweedy, Tiffany Olson, Joshua Weiner, Hu Aiqun. MA ó degrees with a focus in world history completed by Athanasios Michaels and Tiffany Trimmer. MAT ó Ph.D. candidate Deborah Smith Johnston served as an evaluator in the Title II programs at the Quincy Upper School and John D. OíBryant High School, working with teacher trainees at undergraduate and masters levels. BA/BS ó undergraduate course on African Diaspora as an example of upper-level courses with a global focus. Seminar & public affairs Nine presentations ó as noted above Resource Center -- as noted above Professional Development -- as noted above Conferences World History Symposium, "Ethics and Justice," May 2000 WHA international conference, June 2000, at Northeastern Website Brian Ma updated the website in Spring 2000 Print Publication Editing and publication of Teaching Units, conducted by Tiffany Trimmer and Stacy Tweedy H-WORLD -- from 1500 subscribers (December 1999) to 1600 subscribers (December 2000) Whitney Howarth and Pat Manning as co-editors NER-WHA -- expanded mailing list. Appendix 7. Goals for 2000, by specialized area Administration -- as specified above Membership expand to membership of 6 faculty plus 12 grads Advisory Board -- as specified above Research seek university and external support for doctoral field research Academic programs support expansion of MAT program and internships Seminar & public affairs -- seek external funding for public affairs Resource Center -- as specified above Professional Development -- as specified above Conferences Outreach Symposium for 200 teachers, May 11-12 Migration CD-ROM conference, November Website reach 1000 hits per month. purchase new server to handle heavier load. Cost: $3000. Print Publication publish and distribute at least 10 Teaching Units H-WORLD expand from 1600 to 1700 subscribers NER-WHA revise constitution expand membership of secondary teachers