Perspectives
Feb 12, 2021 - AHA Member Spotlight: Susan Kwosek
Susan Kwosek is an assistant professor at South Carolina State University. She lives in Bowman, South Carolina, and has been a member since 2017.
Feb 11, 2021 - As Many Voices As Possible
In Four Hundred Souls, Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain rallied 90 Black writers to build a sweeping, community history of African America.
Feb 10, 2021 - Choose Your Professional Path
A "Choose Your Path" assignment structure encourages graduate students to explore their professional interests while completing historical research.
Feb 09, 2021 - A Paradox
A call to action for historians: show up without a special invitation.
Feb 08, 2021 - Grant of the Week: Summerlee Book Prize
The Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast at Lamar University is now accepting applications for its Summerlee Book Prize.
Feb 05, 2021 - AHA Member Spotlight: Nicholas Ostrum
Nicholas Ostrum is an adjunct instructor at the University of New Orleans, Xavier University of Louisiana, and Clark State Community...
Feb 04, 2021 - Graduate School Is a Foreign Country
When she decided a history graduate program wasn't for her, Oxford University Press editor Susan Ferber took her love of...
Feb 03, 2021 - Townhouse Notes
Historians offer context and nuance in times when those things are in short supply, often asking us to check our assumptions and refine our critiques.
Go to Perspectives
-
Feb 12, 2021 - AHA Member Awarded Digital History Grant (February 2021)
Congratulations to AHA member Brandon Jett (Florida South-Western State Coll.), who was recently awarded a grant from the American Society for Legal…
-
Feb 10, 2021 - AHA Issues Letter Expressing Concern for Polish Historians (February 2021)
The AHA sent letters to Polish leaders Andrzej Duda, Mateusz Morawiecki, Jarosław Kaczyński, and Jarosław Gowin expressing concern about recent legal…
-
Feb 10, 2021 - AHA Expresses Alarm at San Francisco School Renaming Process (February 2021)
The AHA issued a statement expressing alarm regarding the San Francisco School Names Advisory Committee’s process in proposing changing the…
-
Feb 08, 2021 - AHA Executive Director Featured in Voice of America (February 2021)
AHA executive director Jim Grossman provided historical context in a Voice of America article on the second impeachment of former US president Donald…
-
Feb 08, 2021 - AHA Statement on Virtual Scholarly Exchanges in India Featured in National Herald (February 2021)
India’s National Herald covered the AHA’s statement opposing a new policy requiring advance permission to hold virtual scholarly exchanges…
-
Feb 08, 2021 - AHA Executive Director Featured in The 19th News (February 2021)
The 19th News interviewed AHA executive director Jim Grossman in an article regarding attempts by lawmakers to limit the teaching of race and slavery.…
.png "National History Center logo")
The National History Center of the American Historical Association provides historical perspectives on current issues and promotes historical thinking in the service of civic engagement. The AHA established the center in 2002 as a separate nonprofit organization that focuses on the relationship between history and public policy.
The Pacific Coast Branch (PCB) of the American Historical Association was organized in 1903 to serve members of the American Historical Association living in the Western States of the United States and the Western Provinces of Canada. All members of the AHA living in those areas, therefore, are also members of the Branch.
The American Historical Association is the largest professional organization serving historians in all fields and all professions. The AHA is a trusted voice advocating for history education, the professional work of historians, and the critical role of historical thinking in public life.
As a member, your dues support these and other initiatives:
- Revising introductory history courses to serve students from all backgrounds and prepare them for life in a complex society
- Rethinking doctoral education in history to improve student experience and increase historians’ impact within and beyond the academy
- Creating resources to support high school and college history teachers during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Working to ensure the preservation of records and historians' access to archives
@AHAhistorians