Professional Life

  • What Use Is a Book?

    Carla Gardina Pestana | Apr 19, 2023

    In a digital age, what is the relationship between information and the medium that conveys it?
  • After Funding Wins for the Humanities in FY 23, What Comes Next?

    Alexandra Klein | Apr 17, 2023

    The National Humanities Alliance continues to advocate for increased funding for the humanities from the federal government.
  • Maintaining Standards

    Brendan Gillis and Julia Brookins | Apr 13, 2023

    The AHA has recently taken action in a number of states to protect the integrity of social studies standards.
  • History at a Crossroads

    James Grossman and Anne Hyde | Apr 12, 2023

    Executive director James Grossman shares a recent op-ed he and vice president Anne Hyde wrote on legislative attempts to interfere...
  • AHA Statement Opposing Florida HB 999

    AHA Staff | Mar 30, 2023

    The AHA Council approved this statement on March 3, 2023.
  • Working While Foreign

    Yanqiu Zheng | Mar 21, 2023

    Finding a job in the professoriate is hard enough, but there are additional complications for those who are not permanent US residents.
  • Held

    Lauren MacIvor Thompson | Mar 16, 2023

    Public discussions often fail to acknowledge the nuance of abortion’s history, a fact made painfully clear in last year's US Supreme Court decision.
  • Professional Crafts

    Clay Risen | Mar 15, 2023

    Too many journalists misunderstand the uses of history, and historians bear some responsibility.
  • Journalists and Historians

    Edward Muir | Mar 14, 2023

    Historians cannot ignore the impact of journalism on their craft.
  • Townhouse Notes

    L. Renato Grigoli | Mar 13, 2023

    Journalists don’t often get the best press from historians, and not without reason. The study and pr...

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