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Teaching in Higher Ed · 2026-05-07 · 42 min · 8,498 words

The Public Scholar, with David Perry

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Today on episode number 621 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast, The Public Scholar with David Perry. Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential. Welcome to this episode of Teaching in Higher Ed. I'm Bonnie Stahoviak and this is the space where we explore the art and science of being more effective. at facilitating learning, we also share ways to improve our productivity approaches so we can have more peace in our lives and be even more present for our students.

On today's episode of Teaching in Higher Ed, I'm so excited to be joined by David M. Perry, author, journalist, historian and the writer of The Public Scholar. He's also the co-author of Oathbreakers, The War of Brothers That Shattered an Empire and Made Medieval Europe, and The Bright Ages A New History of Medieval Europe. Over the last few years, Perry's work on history, parenting, disability, and politics has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, The Daily Beast, Smithsonian,

Slate, CNN, and many others. Perry was a professor of medieval history at Dominican University from 2006 to 2017. His scholarly work focuses on Venice, the Crusades, and the Mediterranean world. He's the author of Sacred Plunder, Venice and the Aftermath of the Fourth Crusade. Now he works for the University of Minnesota, convincing students that studying history is good for them.

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