Perspectives
Aug 09, 2021 - Townhouse Notes
The AHA staff plans to return to the townhouse after Labor Day.
Aug 06, 2021 - Grant of the Week: Turning Points in History Grant
The Albert Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest at Villanova University is now accepting submissions for the Turning Points in History Grant.
Aug 05, 2021 - We Are Part of Nature
Multispecies political ecology can help environmental historians reveal how nonhuman species can shape the world.
Aug 03, 2021 - Remote Reflections
One graduate student discusses her struggles balancing being a student, teacher, and parent during COVID.
Jul 29, 2021 - A Glimpse Behind the Curtain
Podcasts offer an innovative pedagogical tool, capable of collapsing space and time in a way that reading, writing, and even attending a lecture cannot.
Jul 28, 2021 - What’s Next for Blogging as Public Engagement?
Bobby Cervantes reflects on the flourishing history blogs that are connecting academic historians to public audiences.
Jul 27, 2021 - AHA Member Spotlight: Barbara L. Tischler
Barbara L. Tischler is a lecturer in the Black Male Initiative program at Empire State College, State University of New...
Jul 26, 2021 - Public History in the Wild
When two historians swapped a syllabus over multiple semesters, it improved both the assignments and student experience.
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Aug 09, 2021 - AHR Essay Co-Published on Instagram Featured in Media Coverage (August 2021)
An American Historical Review essay by William Gallois (Univ. of Exeter) has been featured in several news outlets. The History Unclassified essay,…
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Aug 03, 2021 - AHA Member Featured in Washington Post Podcast (August 2021)
AHA member Gabriela Soto Laveaga (Harvard Univ.) appeared on the Washington Post’s Spanish-language podcast, El Washington Post, to discuss the…
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Jul 30, 2021 - AHA Issues Letter Objecting to Social Studies Curriculum Legislation in Ohio (July 2021)
The AHA has issued a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine and the members of the Ohio state legislature registering “strong objection to Ohio HB 322 and…
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Jul 30, 2021 - Hiring: AHA Meetings and Virtual Events Assistant (July 2021)
Join our collaborative team of staff dedicated to promoting history and the work of historians! The AHA is accepting applications for a meetings and…
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Jul 29, 2021 - AHA Statement on Texas Legislation Featured in New York Amsterdam News (July 2021)
The AHA’s statement on the recently enacted Texas House Bill 3979 was featured in an article by Stephon Johnson in the Amsterdam News.…
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Jul 28, 2021 - AHA Issues Letter Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Louisiana (July 2021)
The AHA has issued a letter to Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards and other leaders in the state expressing “alarm that vaccination rates in…
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