"Doing History in the 21st Century"—this was the rubric used by the AHA in its planning discussions in 1995-96. How will we teach history using new technologies? Will these enable us to connect teachi...

The 113th Annual Meeting of the American Historical Association will be held January 7–10, 1999, in Washington, D.C., at the Marriott Wardman Park (formerly Sheraton Washington) and the Omni Shoreham ...

Senate Hearing on World Intellectual Property Treaties On September 10 Senator Chuck Hagel (R-Nebr.) chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the World Intellectual Property Organizat...

In late July 1998, Steven Spielberg landed on the American public with his World War II film Saving Private Ryan, which won the war of critics, veterans, scholars, historians, and the general moviegoi...

A few months ago students throughout Germany went on the barricades to protest the conditions at their universities.* While some objected to the introduction of tuition, others complained about the qu...

Can you find the most crucial materials you want to use in teaching and research in digitized form? Is your research library acquiring the materials you think are most important? When preservation mea...

In September this column focused on programmatic and professional collaborations built by a historians' umbrella organization to expand its reach. When the key issues are shaped by history research an...

It may be a commonplace to say that interpretations of historical events often tell us as much about the historian's own era as about the age that is supposedly being described, but it is at best only...

Under the bylaws pursuant to Article VIII, Sections 2, 3, and 4 of the AHA constitution, the executive director invites all members of the Association to submit to her, on or before January 15, 1999, ...

Editor's Note: The purpose of this occasional column is to recognize and honor the accomplishments of AHA members. Submissions are welcome. To submit an entry, write to Cecelia J. Dadian, Senior Edito...