The entire AHA benefited from the continued commitment and hard work of the members of the Committee on Women Historians (CWH). In 1995 these were Eleanor Alexander of Brown University; Iris Berger of...

The room was crowded with anxious grad students who had come to take part in the mock interviews. Mock they might be, but in an era of scarce job opportunities the students could not help thinking abo...

The following information is provided to facilitate hotel reservations for those who need special physical, sight, or hearing accessibility. The hotel selected should be informed about special needs w...

It is fitting, producer Ken Burns explains in the promotional brochure for his new series, that his pursuit of America's past should now take him west. For Burns, "the history of the West," like that ...

Try to imagine life without music. No rock 'n' roll, no blues, no country, no classical, no rap, no jazz, no folk. No way! Music does not just entertain or refresh us, it also helps to establish who w...

The new academic year signals the initiation of a range of AHA activities, which will be taken up on a new scale and with a new intensity. Readers of Perspectives will find out more in the coming mont...

The contentious public debates over the interpretation of history that have made headlines during the past few years recently inspired me to reflect on my own experience with some of the issues that h...

Editor's Note: Robert Blackey's term as editor of the Teaching Innovations column concluded with the end of the 1995-96 academic year. Articles solicited by Blackey will, however, be published through...

Editor's Note: This article, which first appeared in the May 1996 issue of the OAH Newsletter, is reprinted with permission from the Organization of American Historians. If there is sufficient interes...

The policy board of the National History Education Network (NHEN) is pleased to announce that Loretta Lobes is the new director of NHEN. The board was impressed with Lobes's training, her ability to o...