Congratulations to the members of the AHA and other historians who have been elected to the 2026 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy, an honorary society that recognizes and celebrates the excellence of its members and an independent research center convening leaders from across disciplines, professions, and perspectives, has welcomed the following members:
Anthea M. Hartig (Smithsonian Institution)
Richard L. Kagan (Johns Hopkins Univ.)
Alison L. LaCroix (Univ. of Chicago)
Joanne Meyerowitz (Yale Univ.)
Camilla D. Townsend (Rutgers, The State Univ. of NJ)
George Chauncey (Columbia Univ.)
Derek R. Peterson (Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor)
Carol E. Quillen (National Trust for Historic Preservation)
Deborah Gray White (Rutgers, The State Univ. of NJ)
Erica R. Armstrong Dunbar (Rutgers, The State Univ. of NJ)