Forging Ahead
The process of becoming someone other than who we once were is usually slow, almost unnoticeable. But whether deliberate and long planned or sudden and unwilling, the act of retiring is one which can profoundly shift one’s identity and sense of self. This issue records the thoughts, experiences, and even a bit of advice from seven historians who have retired, or will shortly, on how to use the transition to stop, take stock, and even perhaps relax before looking to new horizons.
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Advocacy Briefs, May 2022
In March, the AHA joined other organizations in condemning the treatment of Africans fleeing Ukraine, opposing discrimination against Russian and…
Townhouse Notes
Perspectives on History’s recent thematic issues, for which staff solicited articles on a precise topic, have prompted positive responses from…
Professor Coach
As we break for summer, some of us will be heading off to conduct archival research for the first time…
Frank D. McCann Jr. (1939–2021)
Brazilianistas the world over have lost one of their giants with the spring 2021 passing of Frank D. McCann Jr.,…
AHA Member Spotlight: Jamie L.H. Goodall
Jamie L.H. Goodall is a historian at the US Army Center of Military History. She lives in Alexandria, Virginia, and…
Join Us for #AHAReads
In our busy lives, it can be difficult to find time to read for fun—or to read at all! Yet…
AHA Member Spotlight: Francena Turner
Francena Turner is an adjunct lecturer of history at Fayetteville State University and a CLIR/Mellon Fellow and postdoctoral associate for…
Equity and Advocacy
Recently, the American Historical Association hosted its first online HGSA workshop, inviting graduate students to collaborate on and exchange models…
AHA Member Spotlight: Paula S. Fass
Paula S. Fass is the Margaret Byrne Professor History Emerita at the University of California at Berkeley. She lives in…
A Year of Robust Humanities Advocacy
In early March 2022, five months after the start of Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22), Congress passed a funding package that…
AHA Member Spotlight: Dennis J. Dunn
Dennis J. Dunn is a Regents and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas State University. He lives in San Marcos,…