The Art of Mentoring
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AHA’s Community-College Project Receives NEH Grant
"Bridging Cultures" Project Will Help Develop Transoceanic Contexts for Teaching of American History The AHA is launching a three-year program…
In Case You Missed It, January 2012
AHA Today From the Archives Wiki: Secret Coffee Spots of Rome Will Hanley, assistant professor at Florida State University, describes…
Small Signs of Improvement in Academic Job Market for Historians
Editor's Note: For wider context on these annual snapshot figures, be sure to read "The Ecology of the Academic Job…
Institute for Constitutional History Invites Applications for Two Seminars
The Institute for Constitutional History (ICH), the nation's premier center dedicated to the exploration of the historical development of the…
The Art of Mentoring: Introduction
At the 2011 AHA annual meeting in Boston, the Graduate and Early Career Committee (GECC) sponsored a conference session entitled…
You’re the Advisor Now! Mentoring Graduate Student and Advanced Undergraduate Research
It's the first day of classes at your new job. You've been in town for a couple of weeks, and…
Pathways toward the Past: Mentoring for an Expansive, Inclusive, and Shared Sense of History
Being one of two Chicana historians at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), I take the responsibility for mentoring undergraduate…
What Do I Do and Where Do I Go From Here? Mentoring at an Open-Door Institution
This essay focuses particularly on the mentoring problems and opportunities inherent in two-year, open-door institutions, where the diversity, economic concerns,…
Bridge Mentoring: How to Advise While Being Advised, Mentor While Being Mentored
Some of us have become generational "bridges"—we raise our children while caring for aging parents. A few are professional bridges—hired…
The Public Practice of History in and for a Digital Age
History, like the world itself, is changing in ways that none of us yet fully understands. Some of the changes…
Federal Records at Risk? White House Seeks Remedial Action on Government Records after Self-Assessment by Agencies
Preservation—and accessibility—of government records is essential to the efficient functioning of government agencies and to a citizenry that seeks to…
News Briefs, January 2012
NEH Awards $21 Million in New Grants On December 1, 2011, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced $21…
The National History Center Today: Some Questions and Answers
1. It is now about 10 years since the creation of the National History Center. How would you sum up…
Choice Magazine’s List of “Top 25 Outstanding Academic Books of 2011” Includes Five Books by AHA Members
Editor's Note: The purpose of this column, which is published in Perspectives on Historyas space permits, is to recognize and…
Member News, January 2012
Editor's Note: The purpose of this column, which is published in Perspectives on History as space permits, is to recognize…
‘Abd-Al-‘Aziz ‘Abd-Allah Batran (1941–2011)
Historian of Africa Aziz Batran, professor of African history in the history department at Howard University, passed away unexpectedly on…
Norbert J. Gossman (1924–2011)
Historian of Radicalism in Modern Britain Norbert J. Gossman died on Tuesday, June 21 in a hospital near his home…
Oscar Handlin (1915–2011)
Preeminent Historian of the American Experience Oscar Handlin died at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on September 20, 2011, a…
Bruce C. Nelson (1951–2011)
Historian of the Working Class Bruce C. Nelson, a noted historian of late-19th-century working-classes, died of cancer on August 23,…
Norman W. Smith (1930–2011)
Historian of American Economics and Commerce Norman W. Smith, who had served in the history department at Rhode Island College…
Paul J. Vanderwood (1929–2011)
Historian of Modern Mexico Paul Vanderwood, a distinguished and influential historian of 19th- and 20th-century Mexico, died of cancer in…
Citizen Archivist Dashboard from the National Archives
The National Archives launched its Citizen Archivist Dashboard last year on December 23, 2011. This well-designed interactive site encourages visitors…
Annual Meeting Product Sale
The AHA was pleased to receive so much positive feedback about the logo for the 126th annual meeting. If you’re…
Call for Proposals: 127th AHA Annual Meeting
AHA members are invited to submit proposals for the AHA’s 127th annual meeting, which will be held January 3–6, 2013,…
Transdisciplinary Study Sheds New Light on History of the Mayan People
A codex-style Mayan jar from the Mirador Basin in southern Campeche, Mexico, now in the Kislak Collection of the Library…
Council Decisions, January 2012
The following action items were approved at the two Council meetings, January 5 and 8, 2012, at the 126th annual…
Videos from the 126th Annual Meeting
Various events and sessions from the 126th annual meeting this past January 5-8, 2012 in Chicago, have been blogged and…
Whither the Future of the History Textbook
Two printed materials arrive predictably on Ann West’s front porch: theBoston Globe and theYellow Pages. West, a panelist at the…
Jobs in the History Profession: Two Sessions at the 126th Annual Meeting
Of the nearly 5,000 attendees at this year’s annual meeting were some ostensibly similar historians who’d come to Chicago for…
Best History Blogging, Tweeting, and Podcasting: Winners of the 2011 Cliopatria Awards
The Cliopatria blog at HNN recognizes the best history blogging on the web through its annual Cliopatria Awards (given out…
Job Searches Hold Steady – 126th Annual Meeting
Over 160 search committees conducted interviews at the AHA’s 126th annual meeting this January, holding steady from last year and…
Tweeting the 126th Annual Meeting
Following the AHA’s 126th annual meeting this year on Twitter, through over 4,500 tweets, was fascinating. Attendees, as well as…
Petition to the White House to Digitize All Public Government Info
The AHA suggests to our members that they consider signing the following online petition: Start A National Effort To Digitize…
James M. McPherson: A Life in American History
One measure of the affection felt throughout the profession for historian James M. McPherson might be the number of students,…
TeachingHistory.org Workshop Highlights Teaching with Innovative Tools
Every now and then (and especially after the NAEP reports) there is much lamentation about the sad state of history…
Historians and the Obama Narrative
Dianne Pinderhughes delivered her inaugural address as president of the American Political Science Association on the same evening that Barack…
Goodbye Chicago! The 126th Annual Meeting Concludes
The AHA’s 126th annual meeting has come to a close. Thank you to everyone who participated in the meeting; presenting,…
Sunday Overview – 126th Annual Meeting
It is the last day of the AHA’s 126th annual meeting, but there are plenty of sessions and events going…
An Undergraduate’s Perspective of the 126th Annual Meeting: “Historians and the Obama Narrative”
Editor’s Note: Scott Nielson, a senior undergraduate student at BYU, is blogging for the AHA about his experiences attending the…
The 2012 General Meeting – Presidential Address and Awards
Incoming AHA President William Cronon called last night’s General Meeting at the 126th annual meeting to order with a welcome…
An Undergraduate’s Perspective of the 126th Annual Meeting: Day Two
Editor’s Note: Scott Nielson, a senior undergraduate student at BYU, is blogging for the AHA about his experiences attending the…
Geeks Bearing Gifts: New Tools for the Humanities
Transdisciplinary Collaboration Is Key to Keeping the Past Alive We saw the future, and it works, was the message of…
Turning Your Dissertation into a Book
“Make every word tell,” advised panelist and Loyola University professor Tim Gilfoyle, quoting Strunk & White at yesterday’s AHA session…
Saturday Overview – 126th Annual Meeting
Attend the AHA Business Meeting today from 4:45–6:00 p.m. in the Sheraton, Chicago Ballroom X at the 126th annual meeting…
Digital Humanities: A Hands-On Workshop
Small groups quickly formed around the presenters at the Digital Humanities: A Hands-On Workshop at the 126th annual meeting this…
An Undergraduate’s Perspective of the 126th Annual Meeting: Day One
Editor’s Note: The AHA welcomes Scott Nielson, who will be sharing his perspective as an undergraduate attending the annual meeting…
U.S. State Archives and Government Information Secrecy: Access and Historical Research
Since at least the Reagan administration, Social Security has been likened to the “third rail” in American politics: the issue…
Opening of the 126th Annual Meeting: A History of Information
Last evening’s Opening of the 126th Annual Meeting featured the plenary session “How to Write a History of Information: A…
Friday Overview – 126th Annual Meeting
Today’s main event at the 126th annual meeting is the General Meeting (8:30–10:30 p.m., Sheraton, Chicago Ballroom VI), featuring Anthony…
Restaurants in Chicago – 126th Annual Meeting
Chicago is known for its pizza, but has an amazing selection of restaurants featuring other cuisines as well. Annual meeting…
Welcome to the 126th Annual Meeting
Dear Colleagues, Welcome to Chicago and the 126th annual meeting of the American Historical Association. Some of us have already…
Thursday Overview – 126th Annual Meeting
Today is the first day of the American Historical Association’s 126th annual meeting, being held this year in Chicago. Whether…
Looking Forward to the 126th Annual Meeting in Chicago
The AHA’s 126th annual meeting takes place in Chicago this Thursday, January 5 through Sunday, January 8, 2012. Today we’ve…
Perspectives on History – January 2012
The January 2012 issue of Perspectives online is now available. Some articles are gated, but can be accessed by AHA…
Small Signs of Improvement in Academic History Jobs
In advance of the annual meeting, we are publishing the annual job report a day earlier than the rest of…