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Perspectives
Aug 16, 2019 - AHA Member Spotlight: Courtney A. Short
Courtney A. Short is the speechwriter for the Commanding General of United States Army Forces Command. She lives in Wade,...
Aug 14, 2019 - Grant of the Week: Zeidler Academic Awards
The Wisconsin Labor Historical Society is now accepting applications for its Zeidler Academic Awards.
Jul 30, 2019 - “What Changed” in Social Studies Education
Experienced college professors often say that undergraduates' skills and knowledge base have declined over the years. Is that true?
Jul 22, 2019 - 2019 AHA Election Results
The AHA is pleased to announce results of the 2019 balloting for officers and committee members.
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 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.
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Aug 16, 2019 - Kruse Discusses Urban Segregation in New York Times as Part of #1619 Coverage
On August 14, the New York Times published a piece by Kevin Kruse, AHA member and professor of history at Princeton University, as part…
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Aug 16, 2019 - Smoller to Represent AHA at Presidential Inauguration at University of Rochester
AHA member Laura Ackerman Smoller, professor of history and department chair at the University of Rochester, will represent the AHA at the…
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Aug 14, 2019 - AHA Receives NEH Funding to Collaborate on Survey of Americans’ Attitudes about History and the Past
On August 14, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced the awarding of $29 million for 215 humanities projects, including a…
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Jul 29, 2019 - AHA Opposes Elimination of History Department at Gordon College
On July 29, the American Historical Association sent a letter to Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts, in response to the college's drastic…
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Jul 26, 2019 - AHA Expresses Support for the Right of Scholars to Sign the Academics for Peace Petition
In a letter to judges of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Turkey, the AHA joined 26 other scholarly associations expressing their support…
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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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