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Perspectives
Jul 22, 2019 - 2019 AHA Election Results
The AHA is pleased to announce results of the 2019 balloting for officers and committee members.
Jul 18, 2019 - Grant of the Week: ACLS Postdoctoral Partnership Initiative
The ACLS Postdoctoral Partnership Initiative is now accepting proposals for two year fellowships.
Jul 15, 2019 - Archives and the Road to Accessibility
Much historical research requires visits to archives. An inclusive discipline will seek to expand accommodation of disabilities, for everyone's benefit.
Jul 09, 2019 - The World-Class Photography of Ebony and Jet Is Priceless History. It’s Still Up for Sale.
Historians are concerned about what might happen to the legendary photo archive of the Johnson Publishing Company when it goes up for auction.
Jul 03, 2019 - AHA Member Spotlight: Mark Bernhardt
Mark Bernhardt is a professor at Jackson State University. He lives in Clinton, Mississippi, and has been a member since 2005.
Jul 02, 2019 - The “Lessons” of Britain’s Counterinsurgency in Malaya
If US policymakers and military strategists don't learn from history, it hasn't been for a lack of trying.
Jun 17, 2019 - The Politics of Space Junk
It may be floating in space, but the debris in Earth's orbit affects international relations on the ground.
Jun 10, 2019 - Democracy and Misinformation
Is democracy a "state of mind," easily influenced by misinformation, or a result of representative institutions or political rights?
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Jul 18, 2019 - Mihm Reviews Fellow Member’s Publication in NYT
Stephen Mihm, AHA member and associate professor of history at the University of Georgia, recently reviewed The Code: Silicon Valley…
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Jul 18, 2019 - AHA Member Authors Housing Crisis Op Ed in the New York Times
In an opinion piece published by the New York Times, Lizabeth Cohen, AHA member and professor of American history at Harvard University,…
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Jul 15, 2019 - AHA Supports Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott Refusal to Aid in ICE Raids
On July 15, the AHA sent letters to the CEOs of Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, and Marriott International, hotel chains the…
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Jun 28, 2019 - AHA Eliminates Job Center at Annual Meeting and Sets New First-Round Interview Guidelines
The AHA will no longer sponsor employment interviews at its annual meeting. This change encompasses both the Job Center and interviewing suites…
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Jun 27, 2019 - Job Opening at the AHA
Join our collaborative team of staff dedicated to promoting history and the work of historians. The AHA is accepting applications for a Managing…
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Jun 21, 2019 - Bobadilla Discusses US Immigrant Detention Camps
AHA member and 2015 Perspectives summer blog contest winner Eladio Bobadilla (Univ. of Kentucky), weighed in on the debates over terminology of the…
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