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Departmental Service with a Smile . . . Maybe!
Kevin Boyle | Sep 20, 2018
History department chairs face issues specific to the discipline. The AHA can help. -
How Did You Form Your Network?
Mary Beth Norton | Sep 14, 2018
Academics depend on professional networks, but forming them can be a mysterious process. -
The Business of Publishing Concerns Us All
Michael J. McGandy | Sep 4, 2018
Scholarly communication is nothing without university presses. Is there room for a broader conversation about that at the annual meeting? -
Letters of Rec
Suzanne Marchand | Sep 4, 2018
Writing (and reading) these formulaic commendations is a task with few rewards. -
Locked Out
Becky Nicolaides | Aug 6, 2018
How can historians turn out first-rate scholarship without access to commercial databases or university libraries? -
Why I Am a Historian
Lillian Guerra | Jul 2, 2018
Confronting ignorance and racism pushed me into my career. -
Townhouse Notes: Confident Writing and Expertise
Allison Miller | Apr 2, 2018
Confident historical writing often comes from faith in your own expertise. -
Why Are You a Historian?
Mary Beth Norton | Apr 2, 2018
Lately I’ve been thinking about the shape and future of the historical profession, especially in lig... -
Access to Digital Resources
James Grossman | Apr 2, 2018
Historians don’t need laboratories. For years, this truism was one way we distinguished ourselves fr... -
On the December 2017 Townhouse Notes and Writing
Caroline Bynum | Mar 9, 2018
To the editor:Thank you for your thoughtful piece on copyediting and writing (“Townhouse Notes: Writ...
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