Perspectives
Aug 21, 2018 - AHA Member Spotlight: Olivia Weisser
Olivia Weisser is an assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Aug 20, 2018 - Why Read Why Learn History
What’s the point of studying history if you can look up facts and figures on your smartphone?
Aug 16, 2018 - Decolonizing the US History Survey
Digital history can help teachers integrate native voices and experiences in their classrooms.
Aug 15, 2018 - Grant of the Week: NHC Residential Fellowships for HBCU Scholars
The National Humanities Center welcomes fellowship applications from scholars engaged in advanced humanities research at Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Aug 13, 2018 - RIP to the Liberal Order
Misgivings about the end of the liberal order following the US-North Korea summit ignore the US historical record.
Aug 09, 2018 - Misdirected Rage
Economic stress and political upheaval have been historically responsible for Islamophobia in Myanmar.
Aug 06, 2018 - Locked Out
How can historians turn out first-rate scholarship without access to commercial databases or university libraries?
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Aug 15, 2018 - ACLS Awards over $940,000 to African Humanities Scholars
The ACLS has announced the 2018 class of scholars for its African Humanities Program, now in its 10th year. Among the recipients are five historians,…
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Aug 13, 2018 - AHA Endorses Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill
On August 13, AHA executive director James Grossman sent a letter to Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the US Treasury, endorsing suggestions from AHA…
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Aug 09, 2018 - AHA Members among Recent NEH Grant Recipients
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced August 8 that it will award over $43 million in grants for humanities projects across the…
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Aug 08, 2018 - AHA Establishes Sexual Harassment Policy
The Council of the American Historical Association has approved a policy on sexual harassment pertaining to the annual meeting and other sanctioned…
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Aug 07, 2018 - AHA Signs COSSA Letter Opposing Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
The AHA has signed on to a letter from the Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) and 24 other research organizations urging the Department…
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Aug 07, 2018 - Archivist of US Responds to AHA’s Letter Opposing Destruction of ICE Records
On August 1, 2018, David Ferriero, archivist of the United States, responded to the AHA's letter opposing the destruction of US Border Patrol and…
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