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AHA Advocacy
The American Historical Association promotes the critical role of historical thinking in public life, defends academic freedom, develops professional standards, and supports scholarship and teaching.
Special Issue: Histories of Resilience
Check out the American Historical Review's special issue on histories of resilience. Contributions explore how resilience has been expressed historically in various cultural contexts.
Deadline Approaching for AHA25 Preregistration
December 15 is the preregistration deadline; as of December 16, on-site registration rates will apply.
AHA Annual Meeting
Join us in New York!
We hope to see you at the 138th annual meeting of the AHA, which will take place from Friday to Monday, January 3–6, 2025, in New York City. At the nation’s largest gathering of historians, we hone our professional skills and connect with historians working across numerous fields and professions. Whatever your career stage or path, there is a place for you at our annual meeting.
Housing
Housing is open! Book your housing in the AHA hotel block before registering for the meeting to receive a $50 discount on your registration fee.
Registration
Registration is open! All US-based historians presenting at AHA sessions must be AHA members, and all participants must register.
Program
The conference includes an all-time record of nearly 550 sessions and events. Explore the schedule and plan your meeting experience.
Why History Matters
History informs our understanding of everything, and historians' voices, research, and scholarship are essential in conversations about current events.
Advocacy & News
AHA News & Announcements
Stay up to date with the latest AHA activity supporting history and historical thinking in public life. Check out our latest advocacy statements and letters, member news, press releases, and more.
American Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools
The AHA’s 2024 report shares findings from the most comprehensive study of secondary US history education undertaken in the 21st century. The report provides empirical evidence and rigorous analysis to inform current debates over how history is taught in our schools.
Our Publications
The American Historical Review is the flagship journal of the AHA and the journal of record for the historical discipline in the United States, bringing together scholarship from every major field of historical study.
Perspectives on History is the newsmagazine of the AHA and is the principal source for news and information about the discipline of history. Since 1962, Perspectives has promoted our work by publishing articles and commentary on all aspects of the historical discipline.
Call for Pitches: ’76 Objects: A Special Issue of the AHR
As the United States prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the American Historical Review invites pitches for a new project, ’76 Objects: A Special Issue of the American Historical Review, to be published in June 2026.
History in Focus Podcast
Go behind the scenes with the American Historical Review as we explore the who, what, how, and why of doing history in the 21st century.
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Teaching & Learning
K–12 Education
The AHA strives to ensure that every K–12 student has access to high quality history instruction. We create resources for the classroom, advise on state and federal policy, and advocate for the vital importance of history in public education.
Undergraduate Education
Teaching and learning are at the foundation of the AHA’s mission to promote historical thinking in public life. What do students learn in undergraduate history courses? How and why are history majors so successful in a variety of careers?
Graduate Education
Many historians will pursue graduate training at some stage in their career. To meet the needs of both students and graduate programs, the AHA creates resources, provides platforms, and convenes conversations about student success from application to completion.
Community & Careers
The AHA brings together historians from all specializations and all work contexts, embracing the breadth and variety of activity in history today.
Professional & Career Resources
As the leading professional association for historians in the United States, the AHA serves as a hub for information on jobs, careers, and employment in the historical discipline. The AHA provides guidance, information, and job listings for historians in all stages of their careers.
About the AHA
About Us
Incorporated by Congress in 1889, the American Historical Association promotes historical work and the importance of historical thinking in public life.
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Promote your publications, products, and services to historians by advertising in one of the AHA’s publications, exhibiting at our annual meeting, or renting the AHA’s mailing list for your own direct-mail campaigns.
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