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AHA Sends Letter to University System of Georgia Opposing Proposed Changes to the General Education Curriculum (March 2020)
AHA Signs onto Statement Encouraging Temporary Adjustments to Faculty Review and Reappointment Processes during COVID-19 Crisis (March 2020)
AHA Encourages Congress to Support NEH during COVID-19 Crisis (March 2020)
AHA Joins Lawsuit Challenging ICE Records Disposition (March 2020)
AHA Supports Release of Grand Jury Records of Historical Significance (March 2020)
AHA Expresses Concern over Deletion of Immigration Records (Feb 2020)
AHA Sends Letter to French President Emmanuel Macron with Concerns about Unclear Procedures for Declassification of Archives (Feb 2020)
Letter of Concern about Risks of NARA Policy Regarding Electronic Records
Letter of Concern about the Proposed Closure and Sale of the NARA Facility in Seattle
AHA Statement Condemning the Use of Historical Sites in Warfare
Letter to National Archives and Records Administration Regarding Alteration of Photograph
AHA Resolution Supporting Scholars off the Higher Education Tenure Track (December 2019)
AHA Pushes for Reauthorization of Title VI College Affordability Act (October 2019)
AHA Comments on Proposed NLRB Rule Change (October 2019)
AHA Defends Emeritus Professor Romila Thapar (October 2019)
AHA Signs onto Amicus Curiae Brief Providing Historical Context to the Decision to Rescind DACA
AHA Signs onto MESA letter to US Department of Education
AHA Signs onto Amicus Brief in Pitch v. United States
AHA Signs onto ASA Statement on Teaching Evaluations
AHA Statement on Domestic Terrorism, Bigotry, and History
AHA Opposes Elimination of History Department at Gordon College
AHA Expresses Support for the Right of Scholars to Sign the Academics for Peace Petition
AHA Supports Hilton, Hyatt, and Marriott Refusal to Aid in ICE Raids
AHA Expresses Concern about Access to the Guatemala Policía Nacional Archives
AHA Signs onto Letter of Support for Federal Funding of International Education and Foreign Language Program
AHA Endorses Coalition for International Education Letter for Congressional Title VI Funding
Letter of Concern over Departmental Changes at University of Tulsa
AHA Sends Letter of Concern to Stanford University
AHA Signs onto Letter Protesting Cuts to Humanities Programs in Brazil
AHA Signs onto Letter Protesting Alaskan Budget Cuts
AHA Urges Historians and Californians to Take Action (February 2019)
Letter Protesting Michigan Mayor’s Termination of Journal Editor’s Contract
AHA Maintains Support for the Separation of Hungarian Politics and Academic Inquiry
AHA Expresses Concerns about Potential Impact of Plan S on the Humanities
AHA Calls on Nicaraguan President to Release History Professor
AHA asks NARA for Careful Consideration of Department of Interior Disposition Request
AHA Calls for Immediate Release of Xiyue Wang Imprisoned in Iran
Letter of Concern about Rutgers Investigation of Faculty Member
Letter Regarding Detention of Hatoon al-Fassi
Letter from AHA Executive Director Regarding Postponed Porvenir Marker
AHA Endorses Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill
AHA Signs COSSA Letter Opposing Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
Letter from AHA Executive Director Regarding Destruction of ICE Records
Letter from AHA Executive Director Regarding Congressional Gold Medal Proposal
AHA Letter to College Board Regarding AP World History
American Academy of Arts & Sciences Language Education Statement
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Letter from the Coalition for International Education Concerning Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Funding
AHA President Expresses Concerns about Proposed Elimination of the History Major at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
AHA President Sends Letter Protesting Access Restrictions to Phillips Library
AHA Condemns Polish Law Criminalizing Public Discussion of Polish Complicity in Nazi War Crimes
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Letter Concerning Southern Illinois University Reorganization (December 2017)
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AHA Letter in Support of Central European University
AHA Statement of Protest Regarding Arkansas Howard Zinn Controversy
AHA Protests Detainment of French Historian Henry Rousso
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AHA Statement in Aftermath of 2016 Election
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Letter of Concern Regarding Mexican-American Heritage Textbook
Advocacy for Academic Freedom and Institutional Integrity in Turkey
Letter of Concern Regarding the Port of Los Angeles Archive
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AHA Signs Memo in Support of Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships
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American Scholarly Societies Joint Statement on Campus Carry Legislation
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