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The Gilder Lehrman Institute: Promoting the Study and Love of American History
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Chelsea Van der Gaag vandergaag@gilderlehrman.org
phone: 646-366-9666 x11
fax: 646-366-9669
To download a high resolution version of the Gilder Lehrman logo, click here.
Press Releases:
- November 2, 2011: SATURDAY ACADEMIES RECEIVES 2011 NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES YOUTH PROGRAM AWARD
- November 2, 2011: TWO NEW YORK CITY YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS RECEIVE 2011 NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES YOUTH PROGRAM AWARD
- November 2, 2011: SATURDAY ACADEMIES RECEIVES 2011 NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES YOUTH PROGRAM AWARD
- October 20, 2011: University of Pennsylvania Professor Wins $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
- October 18, 2011: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to Honor Virginia Teacher Stacy Hoeflich, Named 2011 National History Teacher of the Year
- September 30, 2011: 5 Finalists Announced for the 2011 National History Teacher of the Year
- August 15, 2011: Finalists Announced for the 2011 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
- July 18, 2011: Gilder Lehrman Awards Ten Scholarly Fellowships to Historians
- June 30, 2011: American Indians: Summer Issue of History Now Available
- June 6, 2011: The Gilder Lehrman Saturday Academy Program Recognized as 2011 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Finalist
- June 3, 2011: The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Announces 2011 State History Teachers of the Year
- May 23, 2011: Dr. Clarence Taylor, Gilder Lehrman Lecturer on the Civil Rights Movement, Speaks at Wheatley
- May 20, 2011: Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Announces Winners of 2011 Civil War Essay Contest
- May 9, 2011: The Gilder Lehrman Institute Announces the 2011 History Scholars
- May 4, 2011: Visit the NEW Online Exhibition Freedom Riders Marking the 50th Anniversary of the Rides
- February 11, 2011: Book that explores Lincoln's views on slavery wins 2011 Lincoln Prize
- December 15, 2010: Issue of History Now Reinterprets the Civil War for Classrooms
- December 2, 2010: Struggling NYC Catholic Schools Receive Free Education Programs
- November 19, 2010: Gilder Lehrman to Award Ten Research Fellowships to Historians
- November 19, 2010: Application Season for GLI Undergraduate History Scholars Program Opens
- November 8, 2010: William E. Simon Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Social Entrepreneurship awarded to Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman; Award to benefit Gilder Lehrman Institute
- October 13, 2010: Kansas Teacher Nathan McAlister Named 2010 National History Teacher of the Year
- October 6, 2010: 2009 History Teacher of the Year Tim Bailey Featured at Education Nation Summit
- October 6, 2010: Three Worlds Meet: Fall Issue of History Now Examines Early Modern Europe, Africa, and the Americas
- September 27, 2010: Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to Honor National History Teacher of the Year October 13
- August 2, 2010: Gilder Lehrman Institute Announces 2010 Preserve America State History Teacher of the Year Winners
- July 26, 2010: History of Economic Crisis and Turmoil in The United States: Summer Issue of History Now is Available
- May 13, 2010: NEH Lincoln Exhibition Tour Extended: Applications for Host Sites Now Open
- May 13, 2010: The Gilder Lehrman Institute Announces the 2010 History Scholars
- April 15, 2010: Gilder Lehrman History High School Students Dominate National Virtual Enterprise
- March 3, 2010: Washington College Announces $50,000 George Washington Book Prize Finalists
- March 3, 2010: Gilder Lehrman Releases The American West History in a Box, A Mobile, Multimedia Resource Kit for Students, Educators, and History Fans
- February 16, 2010: NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR THE $10,000 PRESERVE AMERICA HISTORY TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
- February 12, 2010: Two volume biography of Abraham Lincoln wins 2010 Lincoln Prize
- December 21, 2009: New Issue of History Now Features "Beloved and Despised" Andrew Jackson
- December 15, 2009: Thirteen Gilder Lehrman Schools Named America's Best by U.S. News and World Report
- December 15, 2009: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Speak at 2009 National History Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony
- November 18, 2009: Gilder Lehrman Announces 2010 Summer Seminars for Teachers
- November 16, 2009: Gilder Lehrman Unveils 2010 NEH Summer Institute for Teachers; Applications Now Open for Special Two-Week Institute on Early America
- November 16, 2009: Gilder Lehrman Announces 2010 Summer Seminars for Teachers; Applications Now Open for K-12 Educators
- October 27, 2009: Utah Teacher Tim Bailey Named 2009 Gilder Lehrman National History Teacher of the Year
- October 26, 2009: History for Your Headphones: Podcasts from the Gilder Lehrman Institute
- October 15, 2009: NYC History Classrooms Head to the Hudson
- October 14, 2009: John Brown Online: Gilder Lehrman Recognizes Sesquicentennial of Harpers Ferry Raid
- September 28, 2009: Annette Gordon-Reed Wins $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
- September 25, 2009: New York Law School Professor Wins $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
- September 23, 2009: New Issue of "History Now" Spotlights the American Revolution
- September 17, 2009: "John Brown: the Abolitionist and His Legacy," A Gilder Lehrman Exhibition, Opens at the New-York Historical Society
- September 9, 2009: Gilder Lehrman Exhibition Exploring the Daring Life of Frederick Douglass Opens Nationally
- September 8, 2009: "The Age of Progressive Reform," a Gilder Lehrman Exhibition, Travels West This Fall
- September 8, 2009: Gilder Lehrman Traveling Exhibition "Freedom" Opens This Fall
- September 8, 2009: "Free at Last: A History of the Abolition of Slavery" Exhibition Presented by the Gilder Lehrman Institute Begins U.S. Tour
- September 3, 2009: New York Catholic Schools, Educators Reap Benefits of Grants to Gilder Lehrman History Education Programs
- August 31, 2009: Lincoln "Tweets": The Gilder Lehrman Institute Brings the Civil War to Twitter
- August 27, 2009: Civil War Era Political Cartoons Cast Vivid, Complex Views of Lincoln in Gilder Lehrman Institute's New Exhibition
- August 26, 2009: New Gilder Lehrman Institute Summer Seminar on Early American History Receives Funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities
- August 24, 2009: GLI Awarded $1,000,000 We the People Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities
- August 14, 2009: Follow the Gilder Lehrman Institute on Twitter for Daily Facts on Lincoln and the Civil War
- July 23, 2009: Gilder Lehrman Institute Holds Teacher Seminar on Transatlantic Slave Trade (July 31-Aug. 10)
- July 22, 2009: Finalists Announced For 2009 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
- July 1, 2009: Gilder Lehrman Institute Co-Sponsors Conference on The Global Lincoln (July 3-5)
- June 15, 2009: Two Gilder Lehrman History High Schools Rank Among Top In Nation
- June 11, 2009: Gilder Lehrman History High School Teacher Recognized As 'Outstanding'
- June 9, 2009: Students Debate Abraham Lincoln's Greatness at Gilder Lehrman Symposium
- June 1, 2009: GLI to Host Student Symposium on Abraham Lincoln
- April 22, 2009: GLI Announces 2009 History Scholars
- April 7, 2009: GLI's Elementary Box Wins Prize from the American Association of Museums
- March 30, 2009: GLI Hosts Naturalization Ceremony
- February 26, 2009: GLI Announces 2009 Fellows
- February 20, 2009: Finalists Selected For The 2009 George Washington Book Prize
- February 20, 2009: Stephanie Smallwood Wins $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
- February 12, 2009: Books Exploring Lincoln’s Genius As Commander-In-Chief Share 2009 Lincoln Prize
- February 4, 2009: Exhibition of Lincoln Manuscripts from the GLI Collection to open February 12 at the New-York Historical Society; Abraham Lincoln in His Own Words Commemorates the Bicentennial of the Sixteenth President
- January 22, 2009: Institute Co-Founder Richard Gilder Receives Honorary Degree From Richard Gilder Graduate School at the American Museum of Natural History
- January 16, 2009: New Dorp Virtual Enterprise Teams Win Top Spots in Citywide Competition Teams Will Travel to National Competition in March
- December 5, 2008: Six GLI Schools Named Top High Schools by U.S. News & World Report
- November 14, 2008: GLI Receives Council of Independent Colleges Award for Academic Excellence
- November 13, 2008: GLI of American History Announces Summer Seminars for Teachers
- October 24, 2008: Laura Bush Presents 2008 Preserve America History Teacher of the Year Award to Massachusetts Teacher
- September 30, 2008: University of Washington, Seattle, Professor Wins $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
- September 1, 2008: GLI Announces American History: Elementary School Edition; A New American History Resource for Elementary Educators
- August 22, 2008: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor Leads Seminar on the Supreme Court
- July 22, 2008: Finalists Announced for the 2008 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
- July 14, 2008: Lincoln At Peoria: The Turning Point Written By GLI Co-Chairman Lewis Lehrman
- May 30, 2008: GLI Announces Winners Of 2008 Civil War Essay Contest
- May 30, 2008: Five GLI Schools Named Top High Schools in the Country
- May 30, 2008: $50,000 George Washington Book Prize Awarded to Marcus Rediker for The Slave Ship
- May 5, 2008: GLI Selects Forty Sites To Host Lincoln Exhibition
- April 28, 2008: Pennsylvania Abolition Society Helps Constitution High School Students Attend Pennsylvania’s National History Day
- April 14, 2008: GLI Special Exhibits Gallery To Open At Gettysburg’s New Museum And Visitor Center
- February 22, 2008: Christopher Leslie Brown Receives $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
- February 13, 2008: James Oakes And Elizabeth Brown Pryor Win 2008 Lincoln Prize
- February 4, 2008: GLI Offers Free Content On iTunes
- December 4, 2007: Gilder Lehrman Academy Of American Studies Named Top High School By U.S. News And World Report
- November 16, 2007: Announcing the 2007 History Teacher of the Year Maureen Festi
- September 13, 2007: GLI And The Lynde And Harry Bradley Foundation Expand Partnership With Five Milwaukee Schools
- August 22, 2007: PBS Television Series History Detectives Comes to the GLI Collection
- July 10, 2007: Finalists Announced for the 2007 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
- May 22, 2007: $50,000 George Washington Book Prize Awarded to Charles Rappleye for Sons of Providence; Black-tie dinner at Historic Mount Vernon honors best book on the founding era
- May 2, 2007: GLI and American Experience
- February 12, 2007: Douglas L. Wilson Becomes Two-Time Winner of the Lincoln Prize for Lincoln’s Sword
- November 7, 2006: New Book Features Civil War Documents from the GLI Collection
- November 7, 2006: Gilder Lehrman Gallery Opens at Mount Vernon
- October 12, 2006: Queens Students to Run History Research Center; First “History High School” in the Country Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Opening of Student-Run History Research Center
- October 5, 2006: Mrs. Laura Bush Presents “Preserve America History Teacher of the Year” Award to West Virginia Teacher
- September 13, 2006: University of Michigan Professor Wins $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
- June 9, 2006: Professors From 16 Virginia Community Colleges to Attend American History Seminar at UVA and Monticello
- June 7, 2006: David Brion Davis Lectures on Inhuman Bondage
- June 2, 2006: Historian and High School Students Have Interactive Forum at Hyde Park on FDR as Commander-in-Chief
- May 31, 2006: GLI Announces Winners Of 2006 Civil War Essay Contest; Milwaukee High School Of The Arts Students Take First And Second Prize
- May 24, 2006: $50,000 George Washington Book Prize Awarded To Pulitzer-Winner Stacy Schiff; Dinner at Historic Mount Vernon honors best book on the founding era
- May 24, 2006: George Washington Book Prize Winner Speaks to D.C.
- May 11, 2006: David Blight Lectures on Slavery and Civil War for Missouri and Kansas History Teachers
- May 6, 2006: West Morris Central Students Clean Up At New Jersey History Day Competition
- April 20, 2006: Doris Kearns Goodwin Wins 16th Annual Lincoln Prize
- April 20, 2006: Finalists Selected for the $50,000 George Washington Book Prize; Authors Focus on Washington’s Military Career, Franklin’s Diplomacy, and Britain’s Stakes
- January 24, 2006: Lincoln Prize Winner Professor Allen C. Guelzo Speaks At Spanish River High School
- November 10, 2005: Institute Co-Founders Awarded National Humanities Medal
- October 15, 2005: New Book Reveals Story of Early American Abolitionists; Twelve Undergraduate Students Rediscover Lost Anti-Slavery Texts From The Founding Era
Select Media Coverage:
- November 3, 2011: Honors For Two City Groups, and a Visit With the First Lady New York Times
- March 24, 2011: The Cold War: Spring Issue of History Now is Available
- September 14, 2010: Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar Featured in Richmond Times-Dispatch Richmond Times-Dispatch (VA)
- March 3, 2010: Get to Know St. Saviour, GLI Affiliate School Home Reporter and Sunset News (NY)
- March 3, 2010: UIS professor wins 2010 Lincoln Prize, $50,000 Times (Illinois Edition) (IN)
- March 2, 2010: A Valentine's Day Sampler as Famous New Yorkers Kiss and Tell New York Times (NY)
- March 2, 2010: Librarians Encouraged to Participate in GLI NEH Summer Institute School Library Journal
- March 2, 2010: Washington College Announces George Washington Book Prize Finalists History News Network
- March 2, 2010: Gordon Wood Wins History Prize New York Times
- March 2, 2010: Students present History Day research El Paso Times
- February 18, 2010: Institute Co-Founder Lewis Lehrman Discusses the Death of George Washington FoxNews.com (NY)
- January 25, 2010: GLI Traveling Lincoln Exhibition Opens at Towson Library Baltimore Sun (MD)
- January 13, 2010: Sandra Day O'Connor Hails GLI History Program at AZ Namesake High School The Arizona Republic (AZ)
- January 12, 2010: Deer Valley District Plans for New GLI Program Arizona Republic (AZ)
- January 12, 2010: Justice O'Connor Hails History Program at Namesake High School Arizona Republic (AZ)
- December 31, 2009: GLI Network School American Studies H.S. named No. 19 in Nation Norwood News (NY)
- December 21, 2009: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Honors History Teacher of the Year Tim Bailey www.ed.gov (DC)
- November 17, 2009: Rhode Island GLI Teacher of the Year Honored Warwick Beacon (RI)
- November 17, 2009: Sally Hunter Named Texas GLI History Teacher of the Year Statesmen (TX)
- October 29, 2009: Salt Lake Teacher Tim Bailey Wins National History Teacher of the Year Award Salt Lake Tribune Blog (UT)
- October 29, 2009: Utah Elementary School Teacher Honored KSL Channel 5 (UT)
- October 28, 2009: The New York Times Praises GLI John Brown Exhibition The New York Times (NY)
- October 20, 2009: John Brown Online Exhibit Featured by Education News Education News (Blog)
- October 20, 2009: Metafilter Highlights Gilderlehrman.org Resources Metafilter.com
- October 14, 2009: Ellensburg Teacher Receives State History Teacher of the Year Award Yakima Herald-Republic (WA)
- October 14, 2009: Hurtz Named Colorado State History Teacher of the Year Pueblo Chieftain (CO)
- October 5, 2009: American Historical Association Features New Issue of History Now American Historical Association (Blog)
- September 29, 2009: Arkansas History Teacher of the Year Named Arkansas Times Blog (AR)
- September 29, 2009: Lincoln Programs a Prelude to Opening of GLI Exhibit in New Bern Eastern North Carolina Today (NC)
- September 29, 2009: "The Hemingses of Monticello" Goes to the Bank with $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Civil War Librarian
- September 28, 2009: GLI Lincoln Exhibit at Savannah State Features Lectures, Events Savannah Tribune (GA)
- September 28, 2009: Annette Gordon-Reed Wins $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Prize Mediabistro.com (NY)
- September 28, 2009: South Dakota Names State History Teacher of the Year Moody County Enterprise (SD)
- September 21, 2009: Ansley Area Teachers Benefit from GLI Seminars Kearney Hub (NE)
- September 21, 2009: Wyoming's GLI History Teacher of the Year Named Buffalo Bulletin (WY)
- September 21, 2009: GLI's Missouri State History Teacher of the Year Announced The Washington Missourian (MO)
- September 16, 2009: GLI'S Abraham Lincoln Exhibit Opens in Savannah Savannah Tribune (GA)
- September 16, 2009: Ft. Worth Celebrates Lincoln Bicentennial with GLI Exhibition Ft. Worth Star Telegram (TX)
- September 9, 2009: Local Teacher Recounts Her Experience at Gilder Lehrman Summer Seminar at Oxford University The Sudbury Town Crier (MA)
- September 3, 2009: History Today Follows GLI's Lincoln "Tweets" History Today Magazine
- September 3, 2009: History Teachers Return to Classroom Energized by GLI Summer Seminars Niles Herald-Spectator (IL)
- August 27, 2009: Des Moines Schools Celebrate GLI-Affiliated Teaching History Grant Program Des Moines Register (IA)
- August 21, 2009: Rave Review for GLI Summer Seminars HNN
- August 13, 2009: GLI Lincoln Exhibition Featured in West Baton Rouge Museum's Summer Lincoln Bicentennial Commemoration Baton Rouge Advocate (LA)
- August 13, 2009: Cobb County Welcomes Opening of GLI Sprayberry History Academy Northeast Cobb Monitor (GA)
- August 6, 2009: Curriculum Designed for Local Teachers by GL Center Director to Be Offered as Part of Federal History Grant Huntington Herald (CT)
- August 6, 2009: GLI-Sponsored Program at New Dorp High School, Endangered by Budget Cuts, Saved by CUNY Grant Staten Island Advance (NY)
- June 30, 2009: History Now Named a "Site We Like" by Technology & Learning Magazine Technology & Learning
- June 26, 2009: Ed Ayers Teaching High School Teachers About The South History News Network (WA)
- June 19, 2009: Library Spotlights Lincoln's Life The Miami Herald (FL)
- June 10, 2009: Abraham Lincoln in His Own Words [Podcast] History News Network (WA)
- June 4, 2009: LHS History Teacher Earns James Madison Fellowship The Valley Breeze (RI)
- May 31, 2009: 12 Catholic Schools Chosen For History Program The Buffalo News (NY)
- May 29, 2009: Lincoln Exhibit Lectures Begin With Desegregation Discussion Athens Banner-Herald (GA)
- May 26, 2009: GLI Exhibition "Lincoln in His Own Words" Reviewed by Louisville Courier Journal Louisville Courier-Journal (KY)
- May 26, 2009: Francois Furstenberg Earns N.Y.C. Library Fellowship Eurekalert
- May 26, 2009: Exhibition of Lincoln's Writings Provides Insight Into the Man The Courier-Journal (KY)
- May 23, 2009: Ted Widmer: Reedeeming Martin Van Buren History News Network (WA)
- May 20, 2009: Learning Center at Senior Citizens, Inc. to Host Lecture with David Blight Savannah Tribune (GA)
- May 6, 2009: Jordan Smith Named to Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program Carleton College News (MN)
- May 6, 2009: U.Va. Student Named to Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program UVA Today (VA)
- April 29, 2009: Georgia High School to Host GLI Saturday Academy The Marietta Daily Journal (GA)
- April 29, 2009: GLI Advisory Board Member David M. Kennedy on Obama's First 100 Days Washington Post (DC)
- April 24, 2009: University of New Mexico Student and GLI History Scholar Recognized UNM Today (NM)
- April 24, 2009: History Now Recieves "A+" from Education World Education World
- April 22, 2009: Follow The GLI on Facebook!
- April 10, 2009: GLI Co-Founder Lewis Lehrman on Lincoln's Assassination in Stamford Advocate The Advocate (CT)
- April 8, 2009: GLI's Lincoln Exhibition On Display at Wayne State University The South End (MI)
- April 7, 2009: Teaching Slavery in Today's Classroom OAH Magazine of History (IN)
- April 1, 2009: GLI Brings Abe Lincoln to Capitol Hill Education Update (NY)
- March 20, 2009: Abraham Lincoln: A National Traveling Exhibit City of San Diego News and Events (CA)
- March 11, 2009: St. George's becomes GLI affiliate The Collierville Herald (TN)
- March 6, 2009: UVA Doctoral Candidate awarded GLI Fellowship UVA Today (VA)
- March 2, 2009: Lincoln Exhibit Offers Intimate Take on 16th President Forbes (NY)
- February 12, 2009: Institute's Lincoln Traveling Exhibition On Display in Lakewood, Colorado Mile High News (CO)
- February 9, 2009: Forever Free Traveling Exhibition On Display at University of Scranton scranton Times-Tribune (PA)
- February 6, 2009: GLI President James Basker Discusses Lincoln, Obama Reuters
- January 30, 2009: GLI Podcasts, Lincoln Resources Featured on Open Culture OCulture.com
- January 29, 2009: Minnesota History Teacher of the Year Honored by GLI
- January 21, 2009: Institute's Lincoln Traveling Exhibition on Display in Oak Park, Illinois Chicago Tribune
- January 20, 2009: GLI Fellow Assesses Obama Administration for CNN CNN.com
- January 1, 2009: Notebook: For the Young Historian American Educator
- December 18, 2008: GLI's High School of American Studies Named One of Top 100 US High Schools Riverdale Press
- December 17, 2008: Institute's Progressive Era Exhibition Travels to Augusta, Georgia NBC Augusta
- December 4, 2008: Boston Globe Profiles National History Teacher of the Year David Mitchell Boston Globe (MA)
- December 4, 2008: Alabama History Teacher of the Year Recognized by GLI Huntsville Times (AL)
- November 24, 2008: Institute's Saturday Academy Students Present American History Projects Nola.com (LA)
- November 22, 2008: GLI Co-Sponsors Symposium on Lincoln; Watch Online Columbia University
- November 21, 2008: Justice O"Connor Visits Institute's History School, Dedicates New Courtroom Philadelphia Inquirer
- November 20, 2008: Institute's Abraham Lincoln Traveling Exhibition on Display in Maryland Carroll County Times
- November 20, 2008: GLI School All Hallows Named One Of Top 50 US Catholic High Schools Catholic New York (NY)
- November 20, 2008: Seminar Professor Discusses New Deal, Obama, GLI Seminars On CNN.com CNN.com
- November 20, 2008: GLI School All Hallows Named One Of Top 50 US Catholic High Schools Catholic New York (NY)
- November 17, 2008: Two GLI Advisors Win 2008 National Humanities Medals NEH (DC)
- November 12, 2008: West Virginia History Teacher of the Year Recognized by the Institute The Register-Herald
- November 12, 2008: Christopher Brown Delivers GLI Lecture at Chapin School Chapin News (NY)
- October 8, 2008: Kentucky History Teacher of the Year Recognized by the Institute Louisville Courier-Journal
- October 2, 2008: GLI Digital History Seminar Profiled New York Teacher (NY)
- September 25, 2008: Institute Honors New Jersey History Teacher of the Year Atlanticville (NJ)
- September 24, 2008: Maine History Teacher of the Year Recognized by GLI Kennebec Journal (ME)
- September 19, 2008: Texas History Teacher of the Year Honored by GLI Irving School District (TX)
- September 18, 2008: Institute Recognizes Pennsylvania History Teacher of the Year Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- September 17, 2008: Institute Honors Hawai"i History Teacher of the Year Honolulu Advertiser (HI)
- September 16, 2008: GLI Honors Connecticut History Teacher of the Year West Hartford News (CT)
- September 16, 2008: Institute Honors Missouri History Teacher of the Year Webster-Kirkwood Times (MO)
- September 10, 2008: Willam and Mary Professor Calls GLI Scholars Program The Gold Standard The Flat Hat, College of William and Mary
- September 8, 2008: Institute Recognizes Missouri History Teacher of the Year St. Louis Dispatch (MO)
- September 1, 2008: History Major Participates in Institute's History Scholars Program Middle Tennessee Record, Middle Tennessee State University (TN)
- August 13, 2008: Teachers Attend GLI Seminar on Woodrow Wilson Waynesboro News Virginian (VA)
- July 10, 2008: A Conversation with Lewis Lehrman Humanities Magazine
- April 22, 2008: Lewis Lehrman Examines the Democratic National Convention of 1860 The New York Sun (NY)
- January 12, 2008: Journal of American History Reviews GLI Online Exhibition Titled Battle Lines
- January 9, 2008: GLI's Spanish River High School Profiled Education Week (DC)
- November 30, 2007: GLI School Profile Savannah Morning News (GA)
- November 6, 2007: History Now Archivist Mary-Jo Kline Discusses Election Day on NPR NPR
- July 8, 2007: New History High School Opens in Newark, New Jersey The Star-Ledger (NJ)
- January 11, 2007: Topeka Collegiate Students Explore Life of Famous Slave KTKA-TV (KS)
- January 7, 2007: Institute Opens Saturday Academy of American History in New Orleans WGNO-TV, New Orleans (LA)
- November 20, 2006: Queens School First To Focus On American History NY1 News (NY)
- November 17, 2006: Third-graders study grim time in history San Diego Union-Tribune (CA)
- October 26, 2006: Crisis in Civics Ed? A Revival is Underway The Christian Science Monitor (MA)
- September 7, 2006: Institute Teams up to Open New History High School in Philadelphia WPVI-TV (PA)
- July 10, 2006: Paths of slave and local student meet in New York The Capital (MD)
- July 4, 2006: Freedom's Other Flag Star Beacon (OH)
- April 15, 2006: The History Channel Takes Behind-the-Scenes Look at the GLI Collection The History Channel
- March 24, 2006: Learning From History The Star-Ledger (NJ)
- March 5, 2006: UMaine grad sheds light on antislavery sermon Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram (ME)
- August 24, 2005: Missives of War in Another Time The Philadelphia Inquirer (PA)
- August 2, 2005: Students Study Civil War Letters The Chicago Sun-Times (IL)
- June 26, 2005: Interview with Richard Gilder and Lewis Lehrman C-SPAN Q&A
- LHS history teacher earns James Madison Fellowship The Valley Breeze (RI)
- Library spotlights Lincoln's life Miami Herald (FL)
- GLI Announces $25,000 Frederick Douglass Book Award Nominees Civil War Librarian
- GLI Summer Seminar on US-China Relations at the Woodrow Wilson Center History News Network (WA)
- GLI Workshops Receive Great Reviews NEH Workshop Info
- Durham Public Schools Receive $800,000 Teaching American History Grant WNCN-TV Channel 17 (NC)
- GLI on iTunes U AHA Today
- Gilderlehrman.org a "Wonder" According to Asheville Citizen-Times Asheville Citizen-Times (NC)
- Teaching American History: colonial America with GLI Junior Historians program Blogging MPS
- GLI Network History High School Ranked Among the Best USNews.com
- GLI Network School, Franklin's American Studies Academy Transformed
Awards:
- November 2, 2011: SATURDAY ACADEMIES RECEIVES 2011 NATIONAL ARTS AND HUMANITIES YOUTH PROGRAM AWARD
- April 24, 2009: "A+" for History Now Journal, Education World
- April 7, 2009: Winner, 2009 Museum Publications Design Competition, American Association of Museums
- November 14, 2008: 2008 Award for Academic Excellence, Council of Independent Colleges
- April 23, 2008: Featured Site of the Week, eSchool News
- July 10, 2007: Featured Site, Multimedia & Internet @ Schools
- January 1, 2007: 2005-2006 "Best of the Humanities on the Web" list (History Now Journal), National Endowment for the Humantities
- April 2, 2005: Friend of History Award, Organization of American Historians
- January 1, 2005: 2003-2004 "Best of the Humanities on the Web" list, National Endowment for the Humantities