Perspectives
Sep 24, 2020 - A New View of Event History
A senior historian reflects on how living through this moment of crisis spurred him to rethink the notion of events...
Sep 23, 2020 - The Pith Helmet
Everything has a history, including the pith helmet.
Sep 22, 2020 - Neoliberalism’s Long Legacies
Chile and Venezuela are just two nations that may feel the effects of the 2020 US elections.
Sep 21, 2020 - Nominations Invited for AHA Offices, Terms Beginning January 2022
The executive director invites all members to submit to him recommendations for AHA offices.
Sep 18, 2020 - Why Study History?: Revisited
Two decades after writing a powerful response to the question "why study history," Peter Stearns revisits his answer.
Sep 17, 2020 - China as Equal
For the first time in centuries, Americans are looking upon China as an equal; and for the first time ever,...
Sep 16, 2020 - The Tudors Are Trending
Though the Tudors have long been popular, new projects for TV, film, the stage, and social media have kept them relevant in the 21st century.
Sep 15, 2020 - Our Colleagues
Departments and their tenure-track faculty should work to ameliorate the difficulties contingent faculty experience, especially during COVID-19.
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Sep 24, 2020 - AHA Issues Statement on the Recent "White House Conference on American History” (September 2020)
The AHA has issued a statement on last week’s “White House Conference on American History” deploring the tendentious use of history…
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Sep 18, 2020 - AHA Sends Letter in Support of Women's History Museum (September 2020)
The AHA has sent a letter to Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) expressing support of S.959, the Smithsonian Women’s…
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Sep 18, 2020 - AHA Members Named as COVID-19 Rapid-Response Grantees (September 2020)
AHA members Erika Lee (Univ. of Minnesota, Twin Cities) and Allyson Poska (Univ. of Mary Washington) received Rapid-Response Grants on Covid-19 and…
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Sep 14, 2020 - AHA Members Now Receive Discount with Historic Hotels of America (September 2020)
The AHA announces a new partnership with Historic Hotels of America to give members 10-30% off the best available rate at participating hotels through…
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Sep 09, 2020 - AHA Letter Registering Concern over Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice (September 2020)
The AHA recently sent a letter to the Québec Ministry of Culture in regards to the Séminaire de Saint-Sulpice archive and library in…
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Sep 09, 2020 - AHA Executive Director Quoted in Star Tribune (September 2020)
AHA executive director Jim Grossman was recently quoted in a Star Tribune article, “George Floyd? Donald Trump? Hero statue nominations are…
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