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The job market for humanities PhDs has been tough for decades, and it’s not getting any better. In part for that reason, a landmark 2011 American Historical Association report urged its members to think more broadly about employment options for History PhDs—not all of whom could or should become academics—and to adapt their curricula accordingly.

The Asia Dialogue site includes an article by Gerrit van der Wees, faculty member in the Department of History and Art History, discussing the outlook for January's presidential and legislative elections in Taiwan.

A professor of medieval literature offers some time-honored study tips from the world of medieval education.

History professor Cynthia Kierner discusses Inventing Disaster: The Culture of Calamity from the Jamestown Colony to the Johnstown Flood, which explores how early American responses to natural and man-made calamities shape our societal reactions today.

Art history graduate student Paul Albert was part of a Mason team that took part in the National Gallery of Art's first datathon. The team used data science to measure the popularity of artists in the NGA's collections.