Statement of Purpose: H-Net: Humanities and Social Sciences OnLine is an international consortium of scholars and teachers dedicated to developing the enormous potential of the Internet and World Wide Web in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. H-Net is committed to pioneering the use of new communication technology to facilitate the free exchange of academic ideas and scholarly resources. Among H-Net’s most important activities is its sponsorship of over 180 free, discussion networks (“lists”), which are edited by scholars worldwide (in North America, Europe, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the Pacific) making H-Net the world’s largest distributor of academic discussion networks.
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Officers
President
Jennifer McCutchen
Univ. of St. Thomas, Minn.
Email: j.mccutchen@stthomas.edu
President-elect
Julian Chambliss
Michigan State Univ.
Email: chambl91@msu.edu
Past President
Andrew Kettler
South Carolina Union
Email: SmellHistory@gmail.com
Vice President, Networks
Sheena Finnigan
Univ. of Chicago
Email: sfinnigan@uchicago.edu
Vice President, Research & Publications
Penelope Hardy
Univ. of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Email: phardy@uwlax.edu
Vice President, Strategic Partnerships & Outreach
Leigh Ann Wilson
Univ. of Massachusetts Global
Email: lawilson@umassglobal.edu
Vice President, Teaching & Learning
Brad Cartwright
Univ. of Texas at El Paso
Email: bjcartwright@utep.edu
Executive Director
Jesse Draper
H-Net
Email: draperje@mail.h-net.org
Treasurer
Ramya Swayamprakash
Grand Valley State Univ.
Email: swayampr@gvsu.edu
Secretary
Andrea Calilhanna
Univ. of Adelaide, Elder Conservatorium of Music
Email: a.calilhanna@gmail.com
Updated 4/24/26