Perspectives
Mar 17, 2023 - AHA Member Spotlight: Meng Zhang
Meng Zhang is an assistant professor of history at Vanderbilt University. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and has been a member since 2016.
Mar 16, 2023 - Held
Public discussions often fail to acknowledge the nuance of abortion’s history, a fact made painfully clear in last year's US Supreme Court decision.
Mar 15, 2023 - Professional Crafts
Too many journalists misunderstand the uses of history, and historians bear some responsibility.
Mar 14, 2023 - Journalists and Historians
Historians cannot ignore the impact of journalism on their craft.
Mar 13, 2023 - Townhouse Notes
The buck should stop with the editor.
Mar 09, 2023 - What the Renaissance Got Wrong
Becoming a mother during the pandemic made one historian reconsider a principle that had guided her since college.
Mar 08, 2023 - 2023 AHA Nominations
The Nominating Committee offers the following candidates for offices of the AHA.
Mar 06, 2023 - Photographing the AHA Annual Meeting
A conversation with the photographer who has covered the AHA annual meeting since 2012.
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Mar 17, 2023 - AHA Members Appointed to Commission by President Biden (March 2023)
AHA members Risa Goluboff (Univ. of Virginia) and Martha Jones (Johns Hopkins Univ.) have been appointed to the Permanent Committee for the Oliver…
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Mar 17, 2023 - AHA Executive Director Featured in WFSU Public Media on HB 999 (March 2023)
AHA executive director James Grossman was featured in a WFSU Public Media radio segment and article by Valerie Crowder about the AHA’s statement…
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Mar 14, 2023 - AHA Members Awarded 2023 Bancroft Prizes (March 2023)
Congratulations to AHA members Beverly Gage (Yale Univ.) and John Wood Sweet (Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), as well as Kelly Lytle…
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Mar 14, 2023 - AHA, NCSS, and Virginia Educational Organizations Release Collaborative Strikethrough and Review of Proposed Draft Standards (March 2023)
On March 13, the AHA, the National Council for the Social Studies, and four Virginia educational organizations released a Collaborative Strikethrough…
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Mar 13, 2023 - AHA Statement Opposing Florida Higher Education Bill Featured in Media Coverage (March 2023)
The AHA’s statement opposing Florida’s House Bill 999 has been featured in media coverage of the higher education bill, which the AHA…
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Mar 13, 2023 - AHA Letter Opposing Marymount University’s Proposed Elimination of History Major Featured in Local Media (March 2023)
The AHA’s letter to Marymount University president Irma Becerra urging reconsideration of a proposal to eliminate the university’s history…
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