Perspectives
Jan 27, 2023 - AHA Member Spotlight: Susan Ferentinos
Susan Ferentinos is a self-employed public history researcher, writer, and consultant. She lives in Port Townsend, Washington, and has been a member since 2016.
Jan 25, 2023 - AHA23
Historians visited the City of Brotherly Love for four days of discussions on a variety of topics.
Jan 24, 2023 - Guidelines for Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship
On January 5, 2023, the AHA Council approved the Guidelines for Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship.
Jan 20, 2023 - AHA Slogan Contest Winner
AHA staff is excited to announce the winner of the AHA Slogan Contest. Members and other historians ...
Jan 19, 2023 - A New Face at the AHA
The AHA welcomes Brendan Gillis as the new manager of teaching and learning.
Jan 18, 2023 - New Beginnings
From relocating the editorial offices to big updates within its pages, the American Historical Review is looking to the future.
Jan 17, 2023 - The History of Them, the History of Us
A question of identity is at the core of the struggle over integrity in history.
Jan 13, 2023 - Yo Regresaré
Musician Celia Cruz had a complicated relationship with Cuba—and with the other exiles who left.
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Jan 27, 2023 - AHA Sends Letter to US Secretary of State Urging Assistance with Safe Return of Pierre Buteau (January 2023)
The AHA has sent a letter to US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken regarding the January 24 abduction of Professor Pierre Buteau, president of the…
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Jan 26, 2023 - Former AHA Council Member Featured in MSNBC Coverage of Florida’s Ban on AP African American Studies Course (January 2023)
Former AHA Council member Reginald Ellis (Florida A&M Univ.) was interviewed on MSNBC by Ali Velshi about the decision of Florida Gov. Ron…
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Jan 26, 2023 - AHA Executive Director Featured in Washington Post Article on Presidential Records Act (January 2023)
AHA executive director James Grossman was featured in a Washington Post article by Toluse Olorunnipa about the challenges of the…
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Jan 26, 2023 - AHA Supports Collaborative History Standards for Virginia (January 2023)
The American Historical Association has monitored with increasing concern Virginia’s history and social studies standards revisions process. On…
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Jan 25, 2023 - AHA Signs On to American Anthropological Association Letter Opposing Appointees to New College of Florida Governing Board (January 2023)
The AHA has signed onto a letter from the American Anthropological Association opposing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s appointment of six new…
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Jan 25, 2023 - AHA Sends Letters Opposing Proposed Elimination of History Major at Marymount University (January 2023)
The AHA has sent letters to Marymount University president Irma Becerra, provost Hesham El-Rewini, Faculty Council president Sarah Ficke, and Board of…
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