We begin this week with coverage on AHA Executive Director Jim Grossman’s latest Perspectives on History article, “Plan C.” Then, submit your nominations for this year’s Cliopatria Awards and learn where America’s Best Restroom is located (hint: it’s in the same city that’s hosting the AHA’s 126th annual meeting). Read on to learn about the new web-book, Writing History in the Digital Age; a story about a letter written on...

The poster sessions at the AHA annual meeting have evolved from a small beginning in 2006 to a far more prominent set of four Saturday sessions that will be featured in the Atrium of the Marriott Ward...

Sarah Walsh is a postdoctoral research associate at the University of Sydney. She lives in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and has been a member since 2012.  Sarah Walsh is a postdoctoral research...

History in Action, one of the pilot programs under the AHA’s Career Diversity for Historians initiative, is primarily organized and driven by graduate student ideas and efforts. Previous posts in this series have chronicled our annual History in Action conference, which has brought together historians, policy and education experts, and research institutions for two years running, and our Clinic Course, designed to bring historians from a variety of career paths into...

It’s almost meeting time! Starting tomorrow, historians from around the world will gather in Washington, DC, to share research, trade teaching techniques, and discuss wide-ranging developments in the ...

We as historians know that a knowledge of history matters. All of us can cite instances, both in our personal lives and in the public arena, when an ignorance of the past or its willful neglect has ca...

Last week’s “What We’re Reading” compiled an number of articles and posts on the inauguration of President Barack Obama, and he’s wasted no time since taking the oath of office (twice). Read about his revoking of Executive Order 13233, new transparency policies, and take another look at his inauguration address. Then, we link to quite a range of digital history related items, including a recent...

At an Open Forum hosted by the AHA’s Graduate and Early Career Committee (GECC), this was Karen Wilson’s message for graduate students concerned about their job prospects: We don’t have any control over jobs or job markets. But we do have control over our preparation for whatever job market we choose, so take charge of your own professional development and your career. Panelists at the AHA GECC open forum. GECC...

A recent article in the New York Times on “traditional history courses” has created a bit of a stir in the blogosphere. We start off this post by linking to the article and some responses. Then, check out Michele Lamont’s view of the field of history, read about a new college for history only, and listen to a layman’s approach to historic preservation. And finally,...

Are you warm and toasty on this December 25th? George Washington sure wasn’t when crossing a half-frozen Delaware River today over 200 years ago. What else happened on this day in history? We link to the Library of Congress’ American Memory site for more. Then, in the news, archiving Bush administration e-mails may be delayed, due to technical and legal issues. We’re also reading about...