The 126th Annual Meeting: A Retrospective
The photo on the cover shows the panel at the Graduate and Early Career Committee Open Forum, which took place on Friday, January 6, 2012. From left to right: Laura Isabel Serna (Univ. of Southern California), Laura Rominger Porter (Univ. of Notre Dame), Aeleah Soine (St. Mary’s Coll. of California), and Aaron Marrs (U.S. Dept. of State). Photo by Marc Monaghan (www. marcmonaghan.com).
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From the AHA
What’s in the February 2012 AHR?
The February 2012 issue of the American Historical Review will soon appear both in members’ mailboxes and online. It opens…
The AHR Announces a Prize Competition for the Best Digital Article
The mission of the American Historical Review is to promote historical scholarship in all its dimensions, including methodological. In past…
Call for Submissions for the AHR Prize for the Best Digital Article
The American Historical Review seeks to promote the regular production of works in online digital format that are original works…
Scholarly Authority in a Wikified World
Like most scholars, I was skeptical about Wikipedia when Jimmy Wales first launched the site back in 2001. The notion…
Making the Case in Challenging Times: Struggling against the Current to Preserve History Programs
As Congress returned to town this week, it was greeted by a new Washington Post poll showing that 84 percent…
History and the Games People Play: Teaching Past Politics through Contemporary Sports Encounters
The World Cup soccer competition of 2009 between Egypt and Algeria was held not only on the playing field but…
Maritime History Today
Although Maritime history is in many respects a new field, it has deep roots in older scholarship. The International Commission…
“Getting It Right” at Chicago: The NHC Facilitates Interaction between Historians and Journalists
At the AHA’s 126th annual meeting in Chicago, the National History Center launched a new partnership between journalists and historians,…
National History Center’s Board Restructured
The January 2012 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the National History Center brought changes to the Center to…
Richard E. Greenleaf (1930–2011)
Historian of the Mexican Inquisition Richard E. Greenleaf, eminent scholar of the Mexican Inquisition and former director of the Stone…
Paula E. Hyman (1946–2011)
Scholar of modern Jewish history and feminist activist Paula E. Hyman, the Lucy Moses Professor of Modern Jewish History at…
David Montgomery (1927–2011)
Leading figure in “New Labor History” David Montgomery, the leading figure in the "New Labor History," who drew on his…
Melvin Shefftz (1929–2011)
Historian of modern Britain Melvin Shefftz, who retired as associate professor of history at Binghamton University, died on July 14,…
How to Write a History of Information – Audio of the 126th Annual Meeting Plenary Session
At the Opening of the 126th Annual Meeting last month, reported on here, Anthony Grafton and Ann M. Blair chaired…
Fulbright-Hays: 2012 Group Projects Abroad Program
The Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad Program for 2012, part of the larger Fulbright-Hays Programs, is accepting applications until April 23,…
AHA Member Spotlight: Joseph F. Patrouch
AHA members are involved in all fields of history, with wide-ranging specializations, interests, and areas of employment. To recognize our…
Apply to be a Part of the History Tuning Project
Last week we announced that the AHA is initiating a History Tuning Project, supported by a grant from Lumina Foundation,…
Professional Organizations and Political Engagements: An OAH Discussion
In advance of its upcoming annual meeting, the Organization of American Historians held an online forum on “Professional Organizations and…
Celebrating Presidents’ Day
Last year on Presidents’ Day we explored the holiday’s beginnings: starting in 1880 as a celebration of George Washington’s Birthday,…
Please Note: AHA Website Briefly Offline This Saturday, February 18, 2012
The AHA website will be offline Saturday morning, February 18, 2012, from 4 a.m. to 7 a.m. for scheduled maintenance.…
2012 AHA Election Slate
The Nominating Committee for 2012–13, chaired by Page Herrlinger (Bowdoin College), met in Washington, D.C. on January 28–29 and offers…
The History of Vaccines
The History of Vaccines website is a project of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia that has been recognized by…
Valentine’s Day for History Lovers
Happy Valentine’s Day! Dear readers, please accept our Valentine’s gift to you: a collection of Valentine’s Day and history-related links.…
2011 National Humanities Medals Winners Include AHA Members
This past Friday the National Endowment for the Humanities announced the winners of the 2011 National Humanities Medals, which recognize…
History Faculty Begin Nationwide Tuning Project
What Should History Degree-Holders Understand and Be Able to Do? Washington, D.C.– The American Historical Association (AHA) is initiating a…
History Hashtags
It’s easy to get lost in the millions of messages users send through Twitter each day. Luckily, hashtags (a combination…
New Leadership at the National Humanities Alliance
The National Humanities Alliance (NHA), a coalition of associations (including the AHA) that advocates for the advancement of humanities education,…
Perspectives on History – February 2012
The February 2012 issue of Perspectives online is now available. Some articles are gated, but can be accessed by AHA…