Perspectives
Dec 02, 2022 - AHA23 Slogan Contest
Have a funny slogan about history that you’d love to see on a piece of merch? The AHA will soon be l...
Dec 01, 2022 - Africa's Deep History Goes to Philadelphia
#AHA23 features several sessions on African history.
Nov 29, 2022 - The 20-Sided Die
From basements to Fifth Avenue boutiques, the 20-sided die represents the rise of all things geek in contemporary culture.
Nov 28, 2022 - Deep in the Heart of Teaching
Two days at the AHA’s Texas Conference gave the VP of the Teaching Division much to think about.
Nov 22, 2022 - Awards, Prizes, and Honors to Be Conferred at the 136th Annual Meeting
Join us in Philadelphia to honor the 2022 AHA prizewinners.
Nov 21, 2022 - Searching for Lutiant
A 1918 letter sent historian Brenda J. Child diving into the archives to learn more about its author.
Nov 18, 2022 - Locked Up
#AHA23 features several sessions on incarceration and criminal justice.
Nov 17, 2022 - Remembering Aidan
How does grief intersect with the study and practice of history?
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Nov 18, 2022 - AHA Special Projects Coordinator Featured on Talking Texas History Podcast (November 2022)
AHA special projects coordinator Julia Brookins was featured on an episode of the Talking Texas History podcast, hosted by Scott Sosebee and Gene…
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Nov 17, 2022 - AHA and OAH Amicus Curiae Brief for Brackeen v. Haaland Featured in New York Times (November 2022)
An amicus curaie brief co-sponsored by the AHA and the Organization of American Historians has been featured in a New York Times article on…
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Nov 17, 2022 - AHR Article Receives Awards from Mediterranean Seminar and Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender (November 2022)
Tamar Herzig’s (Tel Aviv Univ.) article, “Slavery and Interethnic Sexual Violence: A Multiple Perpetrator Rape in Seventeenth-Century…
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Nov 17, 2022 - AHA Executive Director Featured in Education Week Article on Teaching Inclusive History (November 2022)
AHA executive director James Grossman was featured in an Education Week article by Ileana Najarro about the challenges that educators, especially…
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Nov 16, 2022 - AHA on Virginia Social Studies Standards Revisions Process (November 2022)
The AHA encourages testimony before the Virginia Board of Education (VBOE) about the state’s social studies standards process. “In…
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Nov 15, 2022 - Julia Young Represents AHA at Inauguration of Catholic University of America President Peter K. Kilpatrick (November 2022)
On November 11, AHA member Julia Young (Catholic Univ. of America) attended the inauguration of Peter K. Kilpatrick as the 16th president of the…
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