Paul R. Huard

Teacher at Ashland High School, Oregon, USA, a participant in Curriculum Development Project: On Ukraine organized by the Davis Center of Harvard University in partnership with the Center for Urban History in 2024. He is a graduate of California Baptist University (B.A. cum laude) and The Claremont Graduate University (M.A.), where his studies emphasized 20th Century diplomatic and military history including World War II and the Cold War.

Before becoming a schoolteacher, Paul R. Huard worked for more than 20 years as a newspaper reporter covering the United States national government and the U.S. military for daily newspapers in California and Oregon. His career also included grant-funded overseas assignments to report on Estonia’s role in NATO and the legacy of the Spanish Civil War.

Since the outbreak of the full-scale war by Russia against Ukraine in 2022, Paul R. Huard has spent most of his summer breaks volunteering in Poland and Ukraine to assist Ukrainian refugees and people suffering from the effects of the war.

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Dealing With the Weight of the Past: The Rise of the Maidan and the Fall of Lenin’s Statue. Lesson/Unit Plan

This Lesson/Unit plan was developed within the Curriculum Development Project: On Ukraine, organized by the Davis Center, Harvard University in partnership with Alexander Langstaff (New York University), and the Center for Urban History in 2024. The project was intended for middle, high school, or community college educators, living and working in the U.S. The author: Paul R. Huard, Ashland High School (Oregon, USA).