All Articles
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The Role of Advocacy in the Classroom Conference
April 1, 1995
June 2-4, 1995 Advocacy in the classroom is one of the most contentious issues facing higher education today. Consequently, the American Historical Association is pleased to cosponsor ''The Role of Ad...
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AHA Opposes Proposed Nominee for US Archivist
April 1, 1995
On February 8 the AHA issued a press release opposing the proposed nomination of John W. Carlin for U.S. Archivist. An excerpt from the press release follows. The American Historical Association regre...
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National Humanities Alliance Reports on Status of Endowments
April 1, 1995
Public Support for Endowments The National Humanities Alliance (NHA) reported in a February memorandum to its members that congressional offices have received volumes of mail and other communications ...
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Great Expectations and Survival
April 1, 1995
Editor's Note: The following article was solicited by the AHA’s Committee on Minority Historians. Minority scholars who seek tenure face a formidable challenge. They are observed from different angles...
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American Council of Learned Societies Promotes International Scholarship
April 1, 1995
Last October the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) held a special conference on the internationalization of scholarship. The conference allowed the ACLS and its member societies to discuss ...
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Report of the 1994 Committee on Women Historians
March 1, 1995
The Committee on Women Historians (CWH) benefited from the commitment and hard work of its members, Gerald Gill (Tufts Univ.), Cynthia Little (Historical Society of Pennsylvania), Iris Berger (State U...
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Association Increases Attention to Graduate Students' Needs
March 1, 1995
Graduate students now account for almost 10 percent of the Association's membership. To meet their needs, the AHA has increased its services for them and expanded their involvement in the activities a...
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Creating a Metaphor for the Past: Uniting History and Computing in the Classroom
March 1, 1995
Many historians have incorporated computers into their curricula in exciting and innovative ways. Simulations place students in the past, challenging them with the tough choices our ancestors faced.1 ...
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Publications Department Restructured for Electronic Publication
March 1, 1995
Starting with this issue of Perspectives, the Publications Department at AHA headquarters in Washington will be restructured to allow exploration of new forms of electronic publication. Robert Townsen...
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Report of the 1994 Committee on Minority Historians
March 1, 1995
The Committee on Minority Historians continues in its efforts to highlight issues of particular concern to minorities within the profession. The committee members during 1994 were Allison Blakely (How...