All this past year, I’ve wondered whether to devote my columns to practical issues or intellectual ones—­and have often tried to combine them. This final essay tries yet again, by continuing a theme f...

Suites for the AHA's 2012 annual meeting in Chicago have sold out at the Sheraton Chicago, Chicago Marriott Downtown, Westin Chicago River North, and Courtyard Chicago Downtown/River North. A new bloc...

There was 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that much information is now created every 2 days, and the pace is increasing. —­Eric Schmidt There are f...

Imagine you are a job candidate, currently researching overseas. You count yourself fortunate to have a prearranged interview scheduled during the AHA annual meeting. You began your journey to the mee...

A new report published by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) emphasizes that civic engagement is something that must be taught, and it finds that schools...

In February 2011, as the Utah state legislature debated funding for higher education, a Senate leader rose to denounce what he saw as wasteful spending in particular programs, arguing that students in...

If you attend the annual meeting in Washington, DC, this January, and pass through the old lobby of the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, you may notice a plaque commemorating the site as the place where L...

Recently a friend asked how I manage to keep track of the various things we do at the AHA. The question helped me to see the need for keeping our membership apprised of the breadth and depth of the As...

Eighty-five years ago, Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson was presented with a Japanese telegram that had been decoded by a group of skilled cryptologists. Stimson was horrified at the moral invasion...

Please Tell Us Your Interview Location Imagine you are a job candidate, currently researching overseas. You count yourself fortunate to have a prearranged interview scheduled during the AHA annual mee...