Perspectives
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.
Nov 29, 2023 - Trouble in Texas
A political controversy couched as a leadership fight roils the Texas State Historical Association.
Nov 28, 2023 - Him Mark Lai (1925–2009)
This Long Overdue tribute honors historian Him Mark Lai, who died in 2009.
Nov 20, 2023 - Planning the Annual Meeting
How much work does it take to run the world’s largest annual gathering of historians?
Nov 17, 2023 - AHA Member Spotlight: Victoria Haskins
Victoria Haskins is a historian at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She lives in New South Wales, Australia, and has been a member since 2015.
Nov 16, 2023 - New Faces at the AHA
The AHA welcomes two new staff members: Scot McFarlane and Ben Rosenbaum.
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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…
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Nov 20, 2023 - AHA Manager of Teaching and Learning Co-Authors Article in NCSS’s Social Education Journal (November 2023)
Brendan Gillis (AHA manager of teaching and learning), Beau Dickenson (Rockingham County Public Schools), and Chris Jones (Virginia Assoc. for…
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Nov 17, 2023 - AHA Member Wins 2023 National Book Award for Nonfiction (November 2023)
Congratulations to AHA member Ned Blackhawk (Yale Univ.), who has been awarded the 2023 National Book Award for nonfiction for his book, The…
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Nov 16, 2023 - AHA Member Featured in Texas Tribune Article on DEI Efforts at Rice University (November 2023)
AHA member Alexander X. Byrd (Rice Univ.) was featured in a Texas Tribune article by Kate McGee about the work of Rice University’s diversity,…
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.
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