What is Applied History?

AN Animated Explainer Video for the University of Rhode Island’s Applied History Lab

The University of Rhode Island’s Applied History Lab exists to improve public policy through the application of historical methods and enhanced contextual understanding of the challenges impacting the state of Rhode Island and Southern New England.

What is Applied History? is an animated explainer video that will communicate to young scholars the importance of a historian’s role in policymaking, and introduce a potential career path to those who are invested in the discipline of history, but are concerned with limited opportunities in academia.