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Creating and Preserving Cultural Heritage in the Arab World
A car bomb exploded outside the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo on January 24, 2014. The Egyptian Heritage Rescue…
Recording Divergent Histories of Homelessness
In the United States, over half a million people were homeless in 2013, the US Department of Housing and Urban…
Precocious Professionalism: An Academic Epidemic?
The job crisis facing young American PhDs today has an analogue in at least one earlier historical period with which…
The Congressional History Caucus: A Home for History on the Hill
Since last summer, the National Coalition for History (NCH) has worked with the offices of Congressmen John Larson (D-CT) and Tom…
Tuning History in Utah
In February 2011, as the Utah state legislature debated funding for higher education, a Senate leader rose to denounce what…
Affiliated Societies, April 2014
Society for Military History 2014 Awards The Society for Military History announces its 2014 awards and prizes. The Samuel Eliot…
Tweeps Discover the Past
On the 50th anniversary of JFK’s assassination last November, several news and media organizations (including NPR, CBS News, and History)…
Farewell to the NHC
It’s nearly midnight, and the deadline looms for my last National History Center column for Perspectives. On Friday, February 28,…
The Revolution Takes a Turn
Hollywood has not done well by historians of the revolutionary era—and yes, I speak of The Patriot. In that 2000…
An Invitation to Secondary School Teachers
To the Editor: As an avid reader of this fine periodical, I am continuously impressed with the research, ideas, and…
On “Transforming the Preparation of Historians”
To the Editor: In the February 2014 issue of Perspectives on History was a Viewpoints article called “Transforming the Preparation…
James Lockhart (1933-2014)
Historian of Early Latin America James Lockhart was a major scholar of early Latin American history. He earned his PhD…
It’s Complicated
Carolyn Eastman’s article in this issue about Turn, the Revolutionary War drama premiering on AMC this month, brings to mind…
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Announces Its 2014 Class of New Members
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced its 2014 class of new members, which includes leaders in the sciences,…
AHA Member Spotlight: Katherine Aaslestad
Katherine Aaslestad is a professor of history at West Virginia University. She lives in Morgantown, West Virginia, and has…
AHA Job Opportunity: Editorial Assistant
The invites applications for editorial assistant in the Publications Department. This role involves working on all aspects of the AHA’s…
Flashback Friday: Tallest Job in the World
Each week we scour the web for interesting and historic documents that catch our eye, make us think or simply make…
In the April Perspectives: Teaching with a Tea Set
In her essay in the current issue of Perspectives on History, “Teaching with a Tea Set: Using Objects in the…
Spring Cleaning: 5 Tips for Being a More Organized Historian
Whether you are working from home, a windowless office, a local café, or the confines of a library carrel, uncluttering…
Historians Named Among Winners of Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellows
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation recently announced the winners of their ninetieth annual competition for fellowships. A group of 178…
Icon of the Crucifixion at the Getty Villa
In the May 2014 issue of Perspectives on History, we cover a major exhibition of Byzantine art that traveled to…
Flashback Friday: Eggcellent White House Easter
Each week we scour the web for interesting and historic documents that catch our eye, make us think or simply make…
AHA Response to Heartbleed Bug
You may have heard about the vulnerability in OpenSSL that has been in the news in recent days (often referred…
AHA Member Spotlight: Andrea Felber Seligman
Andrea Felber Seligman is an African history PhD candidate and instructor. She lives in Chicago, Illinois, and has been…
Historian Among Winners of 2014 Pulitzer Prize
Historian Alan Taylor is among the list of the 2014 Pulitzer Prize winners in the category of History. Taylor was…
The Historic Haggadah on the AHA’s Pinterest Page
In the beginning of spring, the Jewish holiday of Passover is celebrated with wine, food, and a book called the…
Bonus Flashback Friday: Cherry Blossom Throwback
Each week we scour the web for interesting and historic documents that catch our eye, make us think or simply make…
Historians Among the List of ACLS Fellowship Winners
The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) recently announced the 2013-14 ACLS Fellowship winners. A total of 65 fellowships were…
Flashback Friday: Mickey Rooney Entertains the Troops
Each week we scour the web for interesting and historic documents that catch our eye, make us think or simply make…
AHA Letter about Proposed National Museum of Women’s History
Legislation authorizing a proposed National Museum of Women’s History has advanced through two House committees. The AHA has expressed concern…
AHA Member Spotlight: Gary L. Kieffner
Gary Kieffner is an assistant professor of ethics and governance in the department of history, Fiji National University, Nasinu…
Nominations Invited for the American Historical Association’s Equity Awards
The American Historical Association seeks nominations for its Equity Awards, which recognize individuals and institutions that have demonstrated an exceptional…
Big Changes in Store for the Future Management of Government Records
On November 28, 2011, President Obama signed the Presidential Memorandum – Managing Government Records. In sum, this directive requires “to…
AHA Letter to David Ferriero on Proposed New NHPRC Grant Programs
The National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) is the arm of the National Archives that disperses grant funds to…
Flashback Friday: Payday on the Levee
Each week we scour the web for interesting and historic documents that catch our eye, make us think or simply make…
News and Views in April’s Perspectives on History
In the April Perspectives on History: precocious professionalism, Redcoats on your TV, teaching with a tea set, a national treasure…
NEH Funding Under Attack (Again)
Few readers of this blog need to be convinced of the value of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).…
AHA Member Spotlight: William M. Ferraro
William M. Ferraro is a historian and documentary editor. He lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, and has been an AHA…
AHA Members among the List of NEH Grant Winners
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced last week $18.2 million in grants for 208 humanities projects. These projects…
The Constitution in the Classroom: A “Teach-In”
Presented by the New-York Historical Society, the Institute for Constitutional History, New York University, and the American Historical Association. Saturday,…