Perspectives
Apr 16, 2021 - Vaccine Hesitancy Is a 21st-Century Phenomenon
Since the 1940s, vaccination campaigns have been held to increasingly high, and difficult to meet, standards.
Apr 15, 2021 - From Jazz Clubs to Barbershops and Museums
When Pixar decided to make their first animated film with a Black lead, they turned to historians and other consultants to get it right.
Apr 14, 2021 - History Podcasting Laid Bare
How three historians worked with major outlets in the podcasting world to bring the salacious history of the Chippendales male...
Apr 13, 2021 - Absence and Presence
Although historians have produced remarkable work while working remotely, AHA president Jacqueline Jones argues that it is dangerous to conclude...
Apr 12, 2021 - Grant of the Week: The HistoryMakers Innovations in Pedagogy & Teaching Fellowships
The HistoryMakers is is now accepting applications for its 2021 Innovations in Pedagogy & Teaching Fellowships.
Apr 09, 2021 - AHA Member Spotlight: Warwick Anderson
Warwick Anderson is a professor at the University of Sydney. He lives in Sydney, NSW, Australia, and has been a member since 1998.
Apr 08, 2021 - The Business of Applied History
The transition from academic to brand historian offered several intellectual and professional benefits to two historians at Heritage Werks.
Apr 07, 2021 - Making the Best of the Worst-Case Scenario
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine managed to close, reopen, close again, and build new digital offerings that expanded its audience.
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Apr 14, 2021 - AHA Members Receive NEH Grants for Humanities Projects (April 2021)
Congratulations to the 13 AHA members who have been named as recipients of the National Endowment for the Humanities’ newest round of grants to…
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Apr 13, 2021 - AHA Members Named 2021 ACLS Fellows (April 2021)
Congratulations to AHA members Utathya Chattopadhyaya (Univ. of California, Santa Barbara) and Rachel Nolan (Boston Univ.), who have been named 2021…
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Apr 09, 2021 - AHA Member Featured on Dallas News Program (April 2021)
AHA member S. Deborah Kang discussed historical and contemporary immigration policy on To The Point on CBS 11 Dallas. Kang is the Anne Stark and…
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Apr 09, 2021 - AHA Member Named Dean at Oakland University (April 2021)
AHA member Elaine K. Carey has been named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Oakland University. Carey currently serves as founding dean of…
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Apr 09, 2021 - AHA Members Named 2021 Guggenheim Fellows (April 2021)
Congratulations to the eight AHA members who have been named Guggenheim Fellows for 2021: Simon Doubleday (Hofstra Univ.), Emily Greble (Vanderbilt…
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Apr 08, 2021 - AHA Member Appointed NCCU Provost, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (April 2021)
Congratulations to AHA member David H. Jackson Jr., who has been appointed provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at North Carolina Central…
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