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Another Successful WebWise Conference

Once again this year, RRCHNM collaborated with the Institute of Museum and Library Services to plan and produce the agency’s signature WebWise conference, http://imlswebwise.org/, held March 6-8, 2013 in Baltimore, Maryland. Due to the Center’s experience with unconference formats, RRCHNM’s WebWise team— Sheila Brennan, Sharon Leon, Lisa Rhody, and Tom Scheinfeldt— was asked to reorient [...]

Director Call for Applications Now Open

The official job ad for our new director is now up on our university’s HR site. Please encourage great people to apply! George Mason University invites applications for the Director of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media. The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) is approaching its 20th anniversary [...]

Dan Cohen Selected as Executive Director of the Digital Public Library of America

For over twelve years, with the last five as director, Dan Cohen has offered the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media (RRCHNM) the benefit of his vision, strong leadership, and dedication. Now Dan will be departing to bring his energy and creativity to the Digital Public Library of America. Congratulations, Dan! George Mason [...]

Online U.S. History Course: Hidden in Plain Sight (Sp 2013)

The Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University is pleased to announce Hidden in Plain Sight, an online U.S. history course created for teachers with funding from the Virginia Department of Education. This Spring 2013 course may be taken for recertification points or for graduate credit. 45 Recertification Points Participants [...]

THATCamp Website Redesign-Live Q & A

We are coming to the end of our public beta period for the redesigned thatcamp.org, and to celebrate, we’re going to host a live question and answer session on Twitter. On Friday, December 7th at 10am Eastern, we’ll take half an hour to answer your questions about the process and product of our redesign. If [...]

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