History Behind the Headlines is a webinar series featuring prominent historians discussing the history behind current events. Webinars in this series are generously sponsored by AHA member Jared Brubaker.

The Washington History Seminar (WHS) series is held weekly on Mondays (unless otherwise noted) during the Fall and Spring academic semesters. The series is co-sponsored by the American Historical Association and the Wilson Center's History and Public Policy Program. 

Since 2020, AHA has hosted a regular series of online webinars to support the work of history department chairs.  The webinars are small group discussions facilitated by experienced department chairs on topics related to the faculty-facing, student-facing, and administrative-facing work of chairs.  Department chairs are encouraged to attend as many webinars as are of interest.  

To commemorate the 10th anniversary of its involvement in the creation of the C3 Framework, the AHA will convene a weeklong professional development institute via Zoom for K-12 teachers of world history (including dual-enrollment courses). The five sessions in this week-long program will explore how teachers can channel one of the most pressing questions in global current events to engage students in the world history classroom.  Participants will join five two-hour sessions in Zoom over five days between July 31 and August 4.

In our busy lives, it can be difficult to find time to read for fun-or to read at all! Yet one of the most enjoyable parts of our work as historians is reading scholarship about the past and discussing that work with others. In summer 2023, the AHA presents the second annual Summer Reading Challenge. To complete the challenge, participants complete a row on the bingo card (three reading tasks) in the months of June, July, and August. These tasks encourage you to read widely-outside your field, your areas of expertise, and your personal experiences.

Teaching is an essential skill for any historian, and the AHA works hard to produce resources for those teaching at all career stages and at all levels of history. Our Teaching and Learning video resources include workshops on K-12 and undergraduate teaching, reflections from historians on globalizing their US survey courses, and sessions on issues of vital importance to history education such as learning outcomes, dual enrollment, and the transition from high school to college.

Special issues of Perspectives on History are launched with an online roundtable, where contributors get together to discuss the issues’ themes.

The AHA hosts events for K–16 educators, especially through its “History Gateways” programming. Get feedback on an assignment through one of our Virtual Assignment Charrettes, learn how other instructors are revamping their own history surveys, and review how historians adopted online teaching strategies during the pandemic.

The AHA regularly holds professional development webinars and workshops emphasizing career exploration and skill development for graduate students and early-career historians.