Social Sciences in the News: History Chair Cathryn Carson in The Chronicle of Higher Education

January 20, 2026

History Chair and Professor Cathryn Carson was quoted in an essay titled "It’s Time for Ph.D. Programs to Partner With Industry" in The Chronicle of Higher Education.

American wartime industry originated a “coordination of academic and industrial” researchers, said Cathryn Carson, a professor of history.

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