David Hamilton Golland, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Coordinator of History and Social Sciences
Vice President, Faculty Senate
Governors State University


Committee on Research and Government, Organization of American Historians
Vice President, Park Forest Historical Society
       Publications       Presentations       Classes       1964 CR Act       Blog       Home                                   
What I've Published Lately:

"Digitizing the Fletcher Papers: A Unique Historical Experience"
Perspectives on History (April, 2015)
Read "Digitizing the Fletcher Papers" now.

Click here for more publications.

What I'm Teaching:

HIST 4910: Senior Capstone I: Methods
Fall 2017, Thursdays, 4:30-7:20
Visit the online syllabus now.

Click here for other courses.

What I'm Writing:

A Terrible Thing to Waste: Arthur Fletcher and the Conundrum of the Black Republican

Click here for more information.

What I'm Reading:

Laura Visser-Maessen, Robert Parris Moses: A Life in Civil Rights and Leadership at the Grassroots (UNC Press, 2016)

Click here to read it yourself!
 
The next time you see me, ask about my lapel pin!
 
 
In the Press
  • 5/19/17: Doctoral Hooding Celebrates Future Leaders
  • 1/19/17: David Hamilton Golland
  • 1/13/17: Obama as symbol of hope, possibility for blacks, key to racial legacy, scholars say
  • 12/23/16: 75 years later, residents share memories of Christmas 1941
  • 2/12/14: If history teachers could time travel...
  • 6/16/04: Torture, Then and Now (in response to After Abu Ghraib; Fight Fire With Compassion)

    On the Road
  • May 30, 2017: Mt. Sinai College of Medicine, New York, NY

    Latest Blog Entry
    3/20/17: Free Speech Is Not an Academic Value
    In the wake of student protestors' shouting down (and even physically assaulting) those with disagreeable academic opinions, this essay in in the Chronicle of Higher Education reminds us of some of the core values of academia. "Free Speech Is Not an Academic Value," by Stanley Fish. Like everyone else these days, I’ve been reading and thinking about what’s happening on campuses when invited speakers are shouted down by student protesters. And my mind keeps drifting back to a statement of principles issued.... Read more

    Reviews of Constructing Affirmative Action
  • American Historical Review
  • Journal of American History
  • Labor History

    Awards
  • 2014 Governors State University Research Grant
  • 2013 Governors State University Research Grant
  • 2011 Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Travel Grant
  • 2011 Gerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation Travel Grant
  • 2007 National Society of Colonial Dames Fellowship
  • 2007 Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation Travel Grant

    Suite C3370, Governors State University
    One University Parkway, University Park, IL 60484
    dgolland@govst.edu

    Last updated 23 May, 2017 (DHG)
    Admin

    •        Publications       Presentations       Classes       1964 CR Act       Blog       Home