Perspectives
Jul 12, 2018 - Fishing for Loan Sharks
Policymakers have been trying to reel in loan sharks for over a century.
Jul 11, 2018 - Grant of the Week: 2018 Snell Prize in European History
The European History Section of the Southern Historical Association is accepting submissions for the 2018 Snell Prize in European History until August 1.
Jul 10, 2018 - AHA Member Spotlight: Daniel Brückenhaus
Daniel Brückenhaus is an assistant professor of history at Beloit College.
Jul 09, 2018 - Every Historian Counts
We broke down employment trends by gender, field specialization, department, and more. You can too.
Jul 05, 2018 - Classroom Goals
Even when students know little about history, the "beautiful game" can inspire deep inquiry about the past.
Jul 05, 2018 - From the Nation’s Capital, on the Fifth of July
This year’s celebration of Independence Day felt more jingoist than patriotic.
Jul 03, 2018 - AHA Member Spotlight: Mitra Sharafi
Mitra Sharafi is a professor of law and legal studies, with a history affiliation, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Jul 02, 2018 - AHA Executive Director Backs Effort to Award Medal of Honor to WWI Women Veterans
AHA executive director Jim Grossman has sent a letter to US senators Dean Heller and Jon Tester regarding a recent effort to award the Congressional…
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Jun 28, 2018 - ACLS Announces Inaugural Class of Project Development Grants
The American Council of Learned Societies announced the inaugural recipients of the ACLS Project Development Grants. The $5,000 seed grants are…
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Jun 27, 2018 - Former AHA Council Member Passes Away
Willie Lee Rose, former AHA Council member and professor emerita at Johns Hopkins University, passed away on June 20 at the age of 91. Among her many…
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Jun 13, 2018 - AHR Article Awarded Berks Prize
Congratulations to Vanessa Ogle (Univ. of California, Berkeley) for receiving a 2017 article prize from the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians.…
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Jun 12, 2018 - AHA Sends Letter to the College Board Concerning Changes to AP Curriculum
The AHA sent a letter to the College Board urging reconsideration of recent changes to the Advanced Placement World History exam that limit it to…
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Jun 07, 2018 - AHA Members Included in 2018 Class of ACLS Public Fellows
The ACLS announced the eighth annual cohort of Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows. Among the program's 24 fellows are three AHA members. Each fellow will be…
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Beveridge Family Teaching Prize
The deadline for the Beveridge Family Teaching Prize has been extended to June 29, 2018! You can nominate any group of any combination of K-12 educators for excellence in teaching or for an innovative initiative applicable to the entire field.
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