AHA Annual Meeting

Join us in Chicago for AHA26
Since 1884, the AHA annual meeting has been the premier gathering for historians to come together to share research and professional development, to learn about the discipline, and to network with other scholars from across the world. Our 2026 annual meeting will take place on January 8–11, 2026, in Chicago, IL.

Call for Proposals
All historians are welcome and encouraged to submit proposals for annual meeting sessions. The AHA also invites historically focused proposals from colleagues in related disciplines and from AHA affiliated societies. The Program Committee will consider all proposals that advance the study, teaching, and public presentation of history.
Institutes & Workshops
Apply Now for NEH-Funded Institutes
The AHA will hold two institutes, both funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, in summer 2025. “Africa in World History” will bring together K–12 teachers. At a second institute, historians working in higher education will divide their time between the Clinton Presidential Library and online activities to explore “Changes Across the Land: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century United States Environmental History and Policy.”

Online Teacher Institutes
The AHA hosts online professional development programs for educators, including middle and high school teachers and 2- and 4-year college faculty.

Past AHA Institutes & Workshops
The AHA has held workshops focused on online teaching, career development, advocating for historians, and more.
Symposia on Large Scale Research
In 2025, the AHA will co-host a series of three symposia on the possibilities and challenges of large-scale historical research. These symposia will explore the possibilities and challenges of large-scale historical research. The first symposium, "The Future of Research in the Age of AI," will take place on March 27–28, 2025, at the Museum of the Rockies at Montana State University in Bozeman, MT.
Congressional Briefings
History & Public Policy
The AHA’s Congressional Briefings series seeks to provide Congressional staff members, journalists, and other members of the policy community with the historical context essential to understanding contemporary issues. The sessions are strictly nonpartisan and avoid advancing particular policy prescriptions or legislative agendas.

January 29, 2025
History of the US House of Representatives

September 24, 2024
American Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools
AHA Regional Conferences
Virginia Conference on Introductory History Courses
The AHA will hold the inaugural Virginia Conference on Introductory History Courses on Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC) in Richmond. With support from New American History, VMHC, and other partners, this two-day, regional conference facilitates conversations among educators who teach introductory history courses, whether in secondary schools, community colleges, or four-year universities.

Michigan Conference on Introductory History Courses
The AHA held the inaugural Michigan Conference on Introductory History Courses on Friday, September 20 and Saturday, September 21, 2024, at the Oakland Univ. in Rochester, Michigan.

Annual Texas Conference on Introductory History Courses
Since 2015, the AHA and local partners have held a two-day conference on college-level introductory history courses.

Utah Conference on Introductory History Courses
The AHA held the inaugural Utah Conference on Introductory History Courses on Friday, October 6 and Saturday, October 7, 2023, at the South City Campus of Salt Lake Community College.
Online Events
AHA Online
AHA events bring together scholars to discuss history and current events, hash out issues of professional development at every career stage, exchange teaching resources and strategies, and develop networks of historians doing similar kinds of work.

History Behind the Headlines
History Behind the Headlines events feature prominent historians discussing the history behind current events. Open to the public and free of charge, events in this series are generously sponsored by AHA member Jared Brubaker.

AHA Learn
Open to the public and offered free of charge, AHA Learn programs endeavor to encompass the diversity and creativity of history education across the country and around the world.

Washington History Seminar
The Washington History Seminar series is held weekly on Mondays (unless otherwise noted) during the Fall and Spring academic semesters. The series is co-sponsored by the AHA and the Wilson Center’s History and Public Policy Program.
AHA Online Recordings
Watch recordings of hundreds of past AHA webinars and events on the AHA's YouTube channel.
For Department Chairs

Annual Department Chairs' Workshop
Are you facing the professional challenge of serving as department chair? The AHA offers an annual in-person Chairs' Workshop.

Online Programs for Department Chairs
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.
Upcoming Events
AHA Events Calendar
The AHA Events Calendar shares upcoming events, including conferences, webinars, and virtual events. Anyone may submit events of interest to historians to the calendar.

January 8 - 11, 2026
AHA Annual Meeting

October 4, 2025
2025 Conrad M. Hall Symposium for Virginia History

March 27 - 28, 2025
The Future of Research in the Age of AI
Upcoming Opportunities
Calls for Opportunities
The AHA’s Calls for Opportunities Calendar shares upcoming calls for papers, conference proposals, and other activities. Anyone may submit opportunities of interest to historians to the calendar.