Volume 51 | Issue 6

September 2013

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History's Relevance

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Staff

Allen Mikaelian, editor
Jennifer Reut, associate editor
Christian Hale, production manager and layout
Liz Townsend, coordinator, job center and professional data
Vanessa Varin, associate editor, web and social media
Kelly Elmore, marketing manager

Featured Articles

September 1, 2013

Career Paths

A Historian on the Hill

From the AHA

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September 1, 2013

From the Executive Director

Disagreement, Debate, Discussion

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September 1, 2013

AHA Activities

AHA Welcomes Three New Staff Members

September 1, 2013

News

2013 Aerospace and Jameson Fellowships Awarded

September 1, 2013

AHA Activities

The AHA-Mellon Career Diversity Project: Recent Accomplishments and Next Steps

September 1, 2013

AHA Activities

Action Items by the AHA Council 2013

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September 1, 2013

AHA Activities

Donors to the Association, July 1, 2012–June 30, 2013

Other Articles

September 1, 2013

News

A Flurry of Activity on Capitol Hill

September 1, 2013

News

History’s Relevance

September 1, 2013

Statement on Policies Regarding the Embargoing of Completed History PhD Dissertations

September 1, 2013

Statement on Online Dissertation Policies: Frequently Asked Questions

September 1, 2013

News

AHA Supports Visas for Cuban Scholars to Attend LASA Conference

September 1, 2013

News

The AHA Supports Russian Scholars

September 1, 2013

AHR Will Retain Equality in Submission Policies

September 1, 2013

From the President

The Next Big Thing

September 1, 2013

Lessons of Munich, Lessons of Vietnam, Lessons of History

September 1, 2013

What Counts: On Books, Articles, and Productivity

September 1, 2013

An Assignment from Our Students: An Undergraduate View of the Historical Profession

September 1, 2013

Teaching Middle Eastern History in North America: Challenges and Prospects

September 1, 2013

Letter to an Angry Parent

September 1, 2013

Dispatches from an Eventful #Summer

September 1, 2013

Retirement from the National History Center

September 1, 2013

News

Affiliated Societies, September 2013

September 1, 2013

News

Member News, September 2013

September 1, 2013

On to Washington, DC, for the 2014 Annual Meeting

September 1, 2013

Call for Proposals for the 129th Annual Meeting of the AHA

September 1, 2013

New Ideas for Creative Formats at the Annual Meeting

September 1, 2013

Letters to the Editor

On “AHA Job Ads and AAUP Censure”

September 1, 2013

Letters to the Editor

On “Emancipation, the Cold War, and Hidden Themes of History”

September 1, 2013

Letters to the Editor

On “History for Non-majors”

September 1, 2013

In Memoriam

Robert Berkhofer Jr. (1931-2012)

September 1, 2013

In Memoriam

William R. Roff (1929–2013)

September 1, 2013

In Memoriam

Robert V. Remini (1921–2013)

September 1, 2013

In Memoriam

Sabine MacCormack (1941–2012)

September 1, 2013

In Memoriam

Theodore Hamerow (1920–2013)

September 1, 2013

In Memoriam

Lenard Berlanstein (1947-2013)

September 1, 2013

From the Editor

Name That Career

September 27, 2013

History Jobs Update: September 27, 2013

September 27, 2013

Flashback Friday: The Puppy Feller

September 25, 2013

News

Historians Among 24 Scholars Recognized for MacArthur Fellowship Grants

September 25, 2013

GradPay Project Aims to Track Graduate Stipends

September 24, 2013

AHA Activities

Now Available—Edward L. Ayers on How Undergraduates See the Historical Profession

September 23, 2013

AHA Activities

Introducing AHA Communities: An Online Hub for Historians

September 23, 2013

AHA Job Opening: Associate Editor, Perspectives on History

September 20, 2013

History Jobs Update: September 20, 2013

September 20, 2013

Flashback Friday: The First Tour de France (1903)

September 19, 2013

News

Congratulations to the Fellows in the 2013 ACLS Program in East Europe Studies!

September 18, 2013

Cataloging for the Future: NARA on Archiving Federal E-mail Records

September 17, 2013

In Time for Constitution Day: A New Guide for Teaching in Civics, Economics, Geography, and History

September 17, 2013

Preregister for the 2014 AHA Annual Meeting

September 16, 2013

Letters of a Historian: C. Vann Woodward’s Correspondence

September 16, 2013

AHA Activities

New Three Year Membership Option Available

September 16, 2013

AHA Activities

Now Open in Perspectives: The Many Modes of the Productive Scholar

September 13, 2013

Flashback Friday: Truck at the Treasury

September 12, 2013

Now Accepting Applications: Editor/American Historical Review

September 11, 2013

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Chris Chulos

September 10, 2013

Historians’ Peripheral Vision: The Discussion Continues at London’s Institute for Historical Research

September 10, 2013

AHA Activities

Now Open in Perspectives: An Open Letter to an Angry Parent

September 6, 2013

Institute for Constitutional History Robert H. Smith Seminar

September 6, 2013

Flashback Friday: Truman in a Sea of Trumans

September 5, 2013

Call for Proposals for 2015 Annual Meeting

September 4, 2013

Member Spotlight, News, Perspectives Daily

AHA Member Spotlight: Bill Issel

September 4, 2013

Call for Applicants: AHA Advisory Committee on Disability Mentorship Program

September 3, 2013

AHA Activities

Perspectives on History Arriving Soon—Available Online Now

News

September 1, 2013

News

New Challenges for Library Reading Rooms

September 1, 2013

News

Historical Advisory Committee Reports on Declassification Bottlenecks

September 1, 2013

Why National History Day Matters More than Ever

September 1, 2013

News

The Mitch Daniels Controversy: Context for the AHA Statement