From the AHA
Records Retention
As historians, we think of archives as belonging to our collective selves. Documents, images, and ephemera, carefully described, placed inside…
Advocacy Briefs
As funding and resources are cut for historians across the country and world, the AHA continues to advocate for the…
Townhouse Notes
I took physical education (PE) by correspondence in high school. This is typically good for a laugh at parties or…
We Are Only Human
During my early years of teaching, I offered a course in 19th-century American history. One semester, I decided to give…
Overview and Updates
Virtual AHA is a series of online opportunities to bring together communities of historians, build professional relationships, discuss scholarship, and engage…
Terrence M. Cole (1953–2020)
Terrence Cole, professor emeritus of history and Arctic and northern studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), died on…
Paul W. Schroeder (1927–2020)
Paul W. Schroeder, professor emeritus of European history at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, passed away in State College,…
A Tale of Two Catholic Presidents
On the morning of his inauguration, President Joe Biden attended Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, where…
AHA Member Spotlight: Warwick Anderson
Warwick Anderson is a professor at the University of Sydney. He lives in Sydney, NSW, Australia, and has been a…
AHA Member Spotlight: Natsuko Matsumori
Natsuko Matsumori is an associate professor of history of political thought at the University of Shizuoka. She lives in Kyoto…
The Pandemic Has Forced Our Reading Onscreen
In the before times, if you’d asked me if any equipment was necessary for reading, I’d have said a comfy…
AHA Member Spotlight: Kent A. McConnell
Kent A. McConnell is the History Department chair at Phillips Exeter Academy. He lives in Durham, New Hampshire, and has…