Fritz Fischer
Faculty
Professor and Faculty Trustee
Education
- B.A. History, Stanford University
- M.A., History, Stanford University
- Ph.D., History, Northwestern University
Professional Experience & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, University of Northern Colorado, 1995-present
- Lecturer, Northwestern University, 1992-1994
- Teacher of History, Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough, CA, 1985-1989
- Teacher of History, Menlo Atherton High School, Menlo Park, CA, 1985
Research Expertise & Interests
History Education; The Peace Corps and U. S. International Relations since 1945
Publications
The Memory Hole: The U.S. History Curriculum Under Siege. Charlotte, N.C.: Information Age Press, 2013.
鈥淭eaching Revolution, Reform and Rebellion (and those who seek to prevent it),鈥� chapter 11 in聽The Role of Agency and Memory in Historical Understanding, Gordon P. Andrews and Yosi D. Wandi, eds. (Cambridge Scholars Press: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, 2017)
鈥淭he Jefferson County Showdown over the AP US History Test: A Second Chance for a Failed Dialogue,鈥澛�AHA Perspectives,聽November 2016.
鈥淪tudent Protest, Historical Thinking and Anti-Historians: Some context on the Jeffco APUSH Debate,鈥澛�Social Education, October 2015, Volume 79, Number 5
鈥淚s the Common Core a Threat to History Education?鈥� with Thomas D. Fallace and Johann N. Neem,聽The American Historian, November 2015.
Honors & Awards
The Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award for outstanding postsecondary history teaching, 2016 (American Historical Association鈥檚 highest annual award for teaching)
Sears-Helgoth Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Northern Colorado, 2015 (Award for universities top teacher, based on student evaluations, teaching philosophy ,reflective practice, assessments, student outcomes and innovative pedagogy)
University of Northern Colorado College of Humanities and Social Sciences Award for Outstanding Service, 2014