Latin American History

Latin American History

 * Adelphi University
 * any news?
 * 12/07 -- I was contacted a couple of days ago about scheduling an AHA interview


 * Arizona State University, West Campus
 * Any news?
 * (12/4) Their deadline isn't until 12/12 (which is annoying considering they're going to the AHA).


 * Central Michigan University
 * Any news?


 * Centre College
 * 12/3 scheduled interview at AHA today


 * Colgate University
 * Any news?
 * (12/4) I received the AA/EOE form a couple of weeks ago, but nothing other than that
 * 12/6 AHA interview scheduled (x3)

Does the (x3) mean three people have scheduled interviews? Thanks, in advance, for the clarification!


 * Drury University
 * 12/4 phone interview


 * East Stroudsburg University


 * Eastern Michigan University
 * Any news?
 * (12/4) Their deadline was the 1st, so it's probably still too early, they haven't even acknowledged that they received my materials yet.
 * Got an email from them asking for missing letters of rec.


 * Emory University
 * 11/25: Search possibly postponed - waiting for go-ahead from Univ admin
 * Anyone have an update about the search going through or not?


 * Georgia Gwinnett College
 * The 35th member of the University System of Georgia.
 * PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Position requires local travel. Ability to lift and carry files and materials. Ability to move from one office to another office on campus. Adequate vision, hearing and manual dexterity to interact with people in person, on the phone and in writing. Job takes place in normal environmental conditions.
 * I just had to add this. It is the 35th member and the PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS are so minimal. I really want to talk to someone about this job.  Do you have to demonstrate your physical prowess in an interview?  That would be great.


 * Harvard University
 * 11/22: rumor - job search canceled
 * 11/26: That rumor is absolutely 100% untrue. Both senior searches are ongoing.
 * 12/9: Harvard Crimson claims all Harvard searches canceled except a "small number of exceptions". Make of it what you will... (http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=525827)
 * 12/9 Posted on BRASA yesterday: "Historians of Brazil encouraged to apply: Tenured Professor of Latin American History   Harvard University" Lists job as open until filled.


 * LaTrobe University


 * Northwestern University
 * application deadline is 15 Oct 2008
 * 11/12: Has anyone heard from them yet?
 * 11/14: received email asking for AA/EOE information
 * anything new?
 * 12/7: Writing sample requested 12/1
 * 12/8: question:  a writing sample was part of the original application.  does anyone know if they've moved forward beyond trying to get complete applications?
 * By writing sample I meant they asked for the whole dissertation and any articles. They won't be interviewing at the AHA but will invite selected candidates to campus in January.
 * 12/8: thanks for the clarification and good luck!


 * Princeton University
 * 11/28: rumor - AHA interviews scheduled
 * anything new?
 * 12/6: rumor - on campus interviews in progress
 * 12/7: Rumor is true, campus interviews took place first week of December


 * Quinnipiac University
 * Any news?


 * Rice University
 * Senior hire completed.
 * Any news?
 * 12/4 AHA interview scheduled
 * Does anyone else have an interview with Rice?


 * Roger Williams University
 * 11/10: Phone interview scheduled.
 * 11/12: interview scheduled.  Details of interview given. Centers on how to teach a eighth-grade Civics Class core class on democracy using readings from US and Western Europe.  Readings include US Constitution, Federalist Papers, and George W. Bush's 2004 inaugural.
 * god, that's absurd!
 * Interviews have been scheduled even though the application deadline is December 15th?
 * 12/6 - yes, they seem to do a kind of rolling interview process (they're not going to AHA - next step will be on-campus)
 * 12/8 - I was contacted about a phone interview for next week; specifications to follow
 * This job is a re-post from last year. Odd rumors from last year.

12/09 - Would anyone care to elaborate on "odd rumors"? I'm supposed to have a phone interview with them next week.


 * Roosevelt University
 * 11/21: received request for portfolio and writing sample


 * Shippensburg University


 * St. Xavier University
 * 11/23: any word from them? Their deadline was 10/10


 * SUNY Buffalo
 * 11/18: rec'd request for dissertation chapters
 * have interviews been scheduled for this job?


 * SUNY Stony Brook


 * Susquehanna University
 * 11/15: Any word yet?
 * Not a peep!
 * Still no news? Anyone?


 * Syracuse University
 * 11/20: Has anyone heard from them? Request for more writing a couple weeks ago...
 * Received the same request at the same time. No communication since. (11/20)
 * Received request 10/31 and have not heard back.
 * Does anyone have interviews or other news beyond the writing requests?
 * 12/9 Request for AHA interview


 * Temple University
 * Has anyone heard anything?
 * 12/4 scheduled AHA interview


 * Texas A&M - Commerce


 * 11/13: Phone interview.
 * 11/19: Campus interview scheduled


 * Tulane University
 * Anyone heard anything?


 * United States Naval Academy
 * 11/12: phone interview
 * 11/17: requested on campus interview


 * University of Alberta
 * has anyone heard?


 * University of Cincinnati
 * letter sent to history lists saying deadline is Dec. 15th not the 1st as previously listed


 * University of Denver
 * 12/3 AHA interviews scheduled


 * University of Houston
 * 12/8 AHA interview scheduled
 * 12/9 AHA interview requested


 * University of Illinois at Chicago
 * application deadline is 17 Nov 2008
 * Search suspended due to budget restraints; probable reopening of search in 2009-2010


 * University of Mississippi
 * Anyone heard yet?
 * Received email ack.
 * 12/8: AHA interview scheduled.


 * University of North Alabama (requires AHA membership to view description)
 * Deadline Feb. 1, 2009


 * University of Pittsburgh
 * application deadline is 15 Oct 2008
 * 11/10: rejection received; letter said that the list of finalists to interview has been determined
 * 11/19: yes, i received the same letter a couple of days ago.
 * 11/21: Manuscript requested @ 1st of Nov, heard nothing since.
 * 11/22: search canceled, possibly reopen next year
 * 11/25: Notified that I was a finalist, but the search has been suspended (but not yet canceled). SC stated that the search may move forward later in the year (but I wouldn't count on it).
 * jeez, that sucks. 12/02
 * I never heard anything from them--no rejection, no request for more materials, nothing.
 * Got the same as above: request for materials, confirmed short list, search suspended.


 * University of Richmond


 * 11/19: received email re: an AHA interview; they also requested writing sample.
 * 11/19: received email scheduling AHA interview and requesting writing sample


 * University of Texas Permian Basin


 * University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College


 * University of Vermont
 * application deadline is 8 Nov 2008
 * 11/14: rec'd call to schedule AHA interview
 * 11/17: Also rec'd call for AHA interview


 * Villanova University
 * 11/17: Search Canceled due to budget constraints
 * got the same confirmation


 * Wabash College


 * William Patterson University
 * 11/12, the search has been canceled b/c of budget constraints
 * pretty scary. i assume we'll be seeing more cancellations as the economic crisis rolls on?
 * --yeah, you're probably right

Caribbean History

 * East Carolina University
 * application deadline is 15 Oct 2008

Anyone hear anything?
 * Michigan State


 * Naval Academy


 * Texas A&M University - College Station
 * application deadline is 7 Nov 2008

12/3 scheduled interview at AHA about two weeks ago

Mexican History
''I would be leery of the prospects of these universities actually hiring. AZ, CA, & FL are all in a miserable financial position these days--the worst in the country in fact. The University of Arizona has an official hiring freeze and ASU seems headed in that direction. FSU canceled the search last year because of financial constraints. ''


 * --I guess one thing we need to figure out is: are these hard or soft freezes? My understanding is that hard freeze means that no positions will be approved at all.  A soft freeze is that each position will be reviewed individually for their "importance" and will be decided on a case-by-case basis.

- From what I've heard from my "sources" at ASU, things are bad but they're leaning more toward the soft freeze you just described... 12/2

- (12/3)any ideas which jobs at ASU would go and which would be cut? They have 4, 3 of them related to Latin America (Mexico, Latino/a, Judeo-Hispanic Diaspora, and US Native Americans)

- (12/08) -- no, my "source" is a close family member who works in one of the science departments. so it could be a completely different animal. sorry i can't help more.


 * Arizona State University

12/3: AHA interview scheduled
 * Cal State Fullerton


 * Cal State Los Angeles


 * Florida State University
 * application deadline is 1 Nov 2008
 * --Hiring Freeze Rumored on this job.

- 12/6: AHA interview scheduled

Rumors & Rumors of Rumors

 * I am seriously scared that only a handful of these universities are going to hire. The existing cancellations from major universities, such as Villanova and Pitt, and supposed freezes at others, including Emory and ASU, combined with the silence from other schools, like Central Michigan and Susquehanna, have me rattled.   Big State, Small Private, Big Private, Small State--it seems to be tough across the board.


 * Anyone know of any other freezes that are pending?
 * I have heard rumor that the UDenver job is in limbo because the US has been/is being canceled.

I'm at a medium sized comprehensive university (a few years in) and our dean just cancelled 1/3 of the searches this year, so it looks like this is across the board in the profession.