Research | Perspectives on History

Elizabeth Balanoff (1926–2019)

Lynn Y. Weiner | Oct 23, 2019

Elizabeth "Betty" Balanoff, professor emerita of history at Roosevelt University, died after a long illness on May 28, 2019, in Chicago.

AHA Member Spotlight: Nancy L. Green

Matthew Keough | Oct 18, 2019

Nancy L. Green is directrice d'études (professor) at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. She lives...

Devon Reich | Oct 17, 2019

The AHA is proud to recognize the recipients of its J. Franklin Jameson Fellowship in American Histo...

Grant of the Week: William L. Clements Library Research Fellowships

Karen Lou | Oct 16, 2019

The William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan is now accepting applications for its Research Fellowships for the 2020 calendar year.

AHA Member Spotlight: Phillip B. Gonzales

Matthew Keough | Oct 9, 2019

Phillip B. Gonzales is a professor emeritus in sociology at the University of New Mexico. He lives in Albuquerque, New...

Karen Lou | Oct 7, 2019

The Huntington Library and Florida Atlantic University Libraries are now accepting applications for the graduate research fellowships.

AHA Member Spotlight: Cindy Ermus

Matthew Keough | Oct 4, 2019

Cindy Ermus is an assistant professor of history at the University of Texas at San Antonio. She is also co-founder...

Frances Gouda (1950–2019)

Ellen Fitzpatrick, Laura Frader, and Sonya Michel | Oct 3, 2019

Frances Gouda, an imaginative scholar of Dutch, French, and comparative history, whose remarkable facility with languages led her to advance...

David Brion Davis (1927–2019)

Jackson Lears | Oct 3, 2019

David Brion Davis, a towering figure in the study of slavery, died on April 14, 2019, in Guilford, Connecticut.

Fred L. Israel (1934–2019)

Donald A. Ritchie | Oct 3, 2019

Fred L. Israel, professor emeritus at the City College of New York (CCNY), died on June 15, 2019, in Pawlet, Vermont, at age 85.