Perspectives
Feb 24, 2021 - Slowing It Down
The March issue of the AHR features the AHA presidential address, five full-length articles, two History Unclassified essays, reviews of video games...
Feb 23, 2021 - Has the Decline in History Majors Hit Bottom?
Although the total number of students earning BAs in history continues to decline, data from 2018-19 reveal that a slightly...
Feb 22, 2021 - The “Fun” in Fundraising
Raising money for history programs can be rewarding, in several meanings of the word.
Feb 19, 2021 - AHA Member Spotlight: Rama Mantena
Rama Mantena is an associate chair in the Department of History and an associate professor of history and global Asian...
Feb 18, 2021 - Is There Life in Outer Space?
In the 1970s, NASA explored how to handle the discovery of life in outer space.
Feb 17, 2021 - American Solitude
One year into the pandemic, what can we learn from mid-20th-century isolation studies?
Feb 16, 2021 - Confronting a Pandemic
With funding from an NEH CARES grant, the AHA created virtual programming and online resources to support historians during the pandemic.
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.
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Feb 24, 2021 - AHA Members Selected to Join the Institute for Advanced Study (February 2021)
AHA members Emily Merchant (Univ. of California, Davis) and Keisha Blain (Univ. of Pittsburgh) were selected as members of the Institute for Advanced…
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Feb 23, 2021 - AHA Endorses Educating for American Democracy Initiative (February 2021)
The AHA has endorsed the Educating for American Democracy initiative, a multi-institution, cross-partisan initiative to create a Roadmap for…
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Feb 22, 2021 - Former AHA Executive Director Wins SHFG Award (February 2021)
Former AHA executive director Arnita Jones has been named the Society for History in the Federal Government’s 2021 Trask Award Winner. It is the…
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Feb 19, 2021 - Lawsuit by AHA and Co-Plaintiffs Successfully Halts Sale of NARA Facility in Seattle (February 2021)
The efforts of the American Historical Association (AHA) and co-plaintiffs in State of Washington et. al. v. Russell Vought et. al. have successfully…
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Feb 19, 2021 - Justice Department Strengthens Presidential Records Retention Policy in Response to AHA Lawsuit (February 2021)
As one of four plaintiffs in National Security Archive et. al. v. Donald J. Trump et. al., the American Historical Association (AHA) joins…
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Feb 18, 2021 - AHA Statement on Virtual Scholarly Exchanges in India Receives International Press Coverage (February 2021)
Several press outlets in India have covered the AHA’s statement opposing a new policy requiring advance permission to hold virtual…
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