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March 2025 | AHA25
Attending an event as large as the AHA annual meeting for the first time can be intimidating, regardless of your career stage. Facing a few hundred sessions, thousands of historians, and two hotels to navigate, such feelings are understandable. But the conference orientation, pictured here, always seems to help put attendees’ minds at ease and jumpstart their enthusiasm for the fun weekend ahead.
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Perspectives on History is the newsmagazine of the American Historical Association and is the principal source for news and information about the discipline of history. Since 1962, Perspectives has cultivated the community of historians and promoted our work by publishing articles and commentary on all aspects of the historical discipline. The print magazine and its website showcase work by historians working in various professional settings.
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