David A. Bell
David A. Bell is a professor of history at Princeton University.
Stories by this Author
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The Review | OpinionSo You Want to Be a History Professor
Incoming Ph.D. students have a hard time grasping the true career challenges they face. -
The Review | Essay
Citadels of Neoliberalism or Bastions of Wokism?
What elite higher ed’s critics on both the left and the right get wrong. -
The Review | Essay
Two Cheers for Presentism
An essay by the president of the American Historical Association generated a firestorm of criticism — but got some things right. -
The Conversation
An Embargo on Dissertations Will Not Solve the Bigger Problem
The American Historical Association’s call to allow the “embargo” of dissertations has the historian David Bell arguing for a new system entirely. -
First Person
The Intricacies of Spousal Hiring
The benefits of recruiting dual-career couples in academe are clear; what’s less so is how to manage the practice fairly.
