From  July 20-21, 2020, the AHA will offer our third annual  Chairs' Workshop in Chicago. Experienced chairs will lead sessions and host collaborative breakout conversations addressing a wide range of issues specific to chairing in our discipline and across a variety of institutional contexts. We will discuss broad leadership issues; strategies for balancing workloads in teaching, research, and administration; and take up issues of curricular innovation, enrollment, and assessment. New in 2020: the AHA will offer a breakout session devoted to issues for new department chairs at the third annual Department Chairs' Workshop.

Resources for History Departments

Resources for Graduate Students

Resources for Minority Historians

Resources for Contingent Faculty

Resources for Early Career Professionals

Resources for the Historical Profession

Resources for Historical Researchers

Resources for Public Historians

Resources for Two-Year Faculty

Resources for Women Historians

Guide for Dealing with Online Harassment

Q: Does the AHA have an official position on plagiarism and professional conduct?
A: The Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct outlines the shared values of the profession.

Q: Does the AHA have guidelines on the hiring process, tenure, and promotion?
A: In addition to the general guidelines in the Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct, the Association periodically issues best practices, reports, and guidelines on hiring, tenure, and promotion that are collected on our Ethics & Standards page.

Q: What resources does the AHA have to help with a departmental review?
A: The AHA offers this article, “How to Organize an Outside Review,” to help with a departmental review.

The AHA leadership—its Council, divisions, and committees—regularly address issues of concern to the discipline. Research and reports conducted by AHA leadership can be found in this section.