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New Historical Society Formed
Editor's Note: This report is based on published documents and e-mail responses to questions sent out to various historians. A…
Hospitable to the Big Inquiries
I'll try to respond to your inquiries, but in general rather than sequentially. I am an agnostic about the value…
Improving the AHR
I realize that dissatisfaction with the American Historical Review is one source of discontent among historians that has spawned groups…
Stay in the Conversation
We have read with interest accounts of the formation of the Historical Society which offer as one rationale the frustration…
Highly Politicized and Agenda-Driven
Thank you for your inquiry about my reaction to the launching of the Historical Society, about which I have been…
Washington Women Historians Meet
In May the Washington Women Historians held their annual "Works in Progress" Conference at Howard University, Washington, D.C. This year's…
Virginia History Teacher Named Teacher of the Year
Philip Bigler, a history teacher at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Fairfax County, Virginia, was honored…
With Appreciation
Elsewhere in this issue of Perspectives readers will find Council’s announcement of our search for Sandy Freitag’s successor as executive…
Facing the Future: Collaborations and Partnerships
Over the last four years, one of the themes sounded frequently in this column has been the added capacity gained…
NCC Advocacy Update, September 1998
Humanities on the Hill In Maya coalition of nine humanities organizations, spearheaded by the Federation of State Humanities Councils, hosted…
Call for Papers: The 2000 Annual Meeting of the AHA
Editor's Note: For guidelines and helpful suggestions regarding submission of proposals, see Patrick Manning's "Preparing Your Proposal for the Year…
Theme for the 114th Meeting
The Year 2000 Program Committee invites panels on "History for the Twenty-First Century: Continuity and Change." The advent of a…
Preparing Your Proposal for the Year 2000 Annual Meeting
Editor's Note: This article was originally written by Patrick Manning, who drew upon his experience as a member of the…
1997 Program Committee Guidelines
The purpose of the Program Committee shall be to develop a program for the annual meeting that will promote excellence…
After National Standards, What Next for History in the Schools?
Everywhere there is talk of crisis in the nation's schools and of uncertainty over the fate of public education. Of…
News from Affiliated Societies, September 1998
Editor’s Note: We print below items received from two of the more than 100 societies affiliated to the AHA. We…
The Trials and Tribulations of Applying to Graduate School
Column Editor's Note: The article below passes along advice from those who survived the transition from undergraduate to graduate school.…
We All Stand to Gain If NARA Gets Budget Breakthrough
By the time you read this, the Congress of the United States may have approved a much needed boost in…