News
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May 22, 2018 - AHA Teaching Division VP Publishes Op-Ed on #MeToo in Academia
Elizabeth Lehfeldt, vice president of the AHA's Teaching Division, published an op-ed for Inside Higher Ed discussing how the #MeToo movement has…
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May 22, 2018 - ACLS to Provide Funding for Historical Research in China
The American Council of Learned Societies announced the 2018 class of grantees for its Programs in China Studies. Among the list of 33 scholars who…
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May 17, 2018 - Craig Perrier Appointed to AHA Teaching Division
The AHA Council has appointed Craig Perrier (Fairfax Co., Virginia, Public Schools) to fill a vacancy on the Council's Teaching Division. …
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May 17, 2018 - AHA Members Awarded 2018 Mellon/ACLS Fellowships
On April 25, the American Council of Learned Societies announced the 2018 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Completion Fellows. Among the 67 scholars awarded…
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May 17, 2018 - AHA Signs on to Letter Requesting Additional Funding for National Park Service
The AHA Council signed onto a letter to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies urging increased funding…
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May 17, 2018 - Schmitt Grant Awardee Writes Op-Ed on Monument to Russian Tsar in Crimea
Ala Creciun Graff, AHA member and recipient of one of the Association's 2018 Bernadotte Schmitt Grants, wrote an op-ed for the Baltimore Sun…
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The 132nd annual meeting of the Association will be held January 3-6, 2019, in Chicago, IL. We hope to see you there!
Awards
The American Historical Association recognizes a wide variety of distinguished historical work, which can take the form of an exceptional book in the field, distinguished teaching and mentoring in the classroom, and even on film. Nominations are due May 15. The Association particularly seeks nominations for the awards recognizing K-12 and postsecondary teaching and mentoring, public history, and excellence in recruiting and retaining underrepresented racial and ethnic groups into the history professions.
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- Expanding the career horizons of history graduate students through Career Diversity for Historians
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