Perspectives
Dec 08, 2023 - The Annual Meeting Is for Teachers
With almost 90 sessions devoted to teaching and learning history, AHA24 is a great conference for teachers.
Dec 07, 2023 - The Right to Buy Arms
In Andrew C. McKevitt’s new book, he studies not just the right to bear arms but the buying of them.
Dec 06, 2023 - Awards, Prizes, and Honors to Be Conferred at the 137th Annual Meeting
Join us in San Francisco to honor the 2023 AHA prizewinners.
Dec 05, 2023 - What's in a Bottle?
Like the vintages themselves, the history of California’s wine industry is complex.
Dec 04, 2023 - On the Renaissance
Why does a medieval cultural moment still fascinate us?
Dec 01, 2023 - The Unselfish Ruler
When a resident declares himself emperor, what is a city to do but go along with it?
Dec 01, 2023 - Resolution for Consideration at the January 2024 Business Meeting
Members have submitted a resolution for the 2024 annual meeting.
Nov 30, 2023 - Incomplete Paperwork
In early 14th-century France, one town was built upon a modern foundation: the blank form.
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Dec 08, 2023 - Action Alert: Contact Your Representatives Now to Oppose Ohio SB 83
The American Historical Association was alarmed to learn that our written testimony opposing SB 83, which was on the agenda to be heard…
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Dec 04, 2023 - AHA Executive Director Quoted in Inside Higher Ed Article on California “Viewpoint-Neutral” Middle East History Plan
AHA executive director James Grossman was quoted in an Inside Higher Ed article by Sara Weissman on pushback from faculty about the University of…
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Dec 04, 2023 - AHA Congressional Briefing on Federal Housing Policy
On November 29, the AHA hosted a Congressional Briefing to offer historical perspectives on the impact of federal housing policy. Panelists Lizabeth…
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Nov 28, 2023 - AHA Submits Testimony Opposing Ohio SB 83 (November 2023)
The American Historical Association has submitted a letter to the Ohio House Higher Education Committee expressing strong objection to Ohio Senate…
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Nov 22, 2023 - AHA Congressional Briefing Featured in Article on University of Minnesota Professor’s Visits to Capitol Hill (November 2023)
The AHA’s October 20 Congressional Briefing on “Historical Perspectives on Artificial Intelligence” was featured in an article from…
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Nov 22, 2023 - AHA Member Interviewed on NPR Morning Edition about Tensions between Members of Congress (November 2023)
AHA member Joanne Freeman (Yale Univ.) was interviewed by A Martínez on NPR’s Morning Edition about “recent altercations…
Teaching History with Integrity
The AHA, its members, and other historians find ourselves on the front lines of a conflict over America’s past, confronting opponents who are actively promoting ignorance in service of misleading notions of unity. Through Teaching History with Integrity, the AHA leads or participates in several initiatives to provide resources and support for history educators facing intensifying controversies about the teaching of the American past. Historians have a crucial role to play as participants in public deliberations about how to engage students in truthful and rigorous inquiry in history classrooms.
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
