AHA in the News: 2019 Archive

  • Scientia Interviews AHA Executive Director

    Mar 14, 2019 - 

    In an exclusive interview with Scientia, AHA executive director Jim Grossman discusses the work of the Association and the organization's broader goal to serve more than just those in the history discipline. Grossman highlights the relevance of historical thinking in everyday public life and the valuable insight gained from examining our surroundings with a critical and curious lens.

  • Rosenfeld Discusses Democracy, Fact-Checking, and Fake News

    Jan 31, 2019 - 

    The New Yorker published an interview with Sophie Rosenfeld, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and AHA vice president, Research, who discusses the relationship between American democracy and the idea of truth in the era of social media and "fake news." Rosenfeld examines the way in which notions of truth have been contested in American history and emphasizes the continued importance of asking what is true and "How do you know what's true?"