Perspectives
May 26, 2022 - AHA Member Spotlight: Dennis J. Dunn
Dennis J. Dunn is a Regents and University Distinguished Professor Emeritus at Texas State University. He lives in San Marcos,...
May 24, 2022 - A Year of Robust Humanities Advocacy
The National Humanities Alliance reports on the impact of increased funding for federal humanities programs, leading to robust humanities advocacy.
May 23, 2022 - Grant of the Week: Parker-Schmitt Dissertation Award
The European History Section of the Southern Historical Association is now accepting submissions for the Parker-Schmitt Dissertation Award.
May 19, 2022 - AHA Member Spotlight: Paula S. Fass
Paula S. Fass is the Margaret Byrne Professor History Emerita at the University of California at Berkeley. She lives in...
May 18, 2022 - Equity and Advocacy
HGSAs can be an opportunity for graduate students to advocate for themselves, as students discussed at a recent AHA workshop.
May 17, 2022 - The Emperor’s Right Hand
Once you go down a YouTube rabbit hole, you never know where you'll end up.
May 16, 2022 - Grant of the Week: Louise Pubols Public History Prize
The Western History Association is now accepting applications for the Louise Pubols Public History Prize.
May 12, 2022 - AHA Member Spotlight: Francena Turner
Francena Turner is an adjunct lecturer of history at Fayetteville State University and a CLIR/Mellon Fellow and postdoctoral associate for...
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May 27, 2022 - AHA President and AHA Executive Director Featured on New Books Network Podcast (May 2022)
AHA president James Sweet and AHA executive director James Grossman were featured on an episode of the New Books Network’s podcast series…
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May 27, 2022 - AHA‘s Teaching History with Integrity Initiative Featured in Washington Times Article (May 2022)
The AHA’s Teaching History with Integrity initiative was featured in a Washington Times article by Sean Salai about responses to proposed bans…
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May 27, 2022 - AHA Member Named ACLS Emerging Voices Fellow (May 2022)
Congratulations to AHA member Anna Yermakova (Harvard Univ.) and the other historians who were named as members of the 2022 cohort of the American…
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May 27, 2022 - AHA Brief Videos Send a Message to Americans as Memorial Day Approaches (May 2022)
As part of the Teaching History with Integrity initiative, the AHA has released two short videos:1. In “Historians Speak,” historians…
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May 27, 2022 - NCSS Releases Statement on Guns Violence and Our Schools (May 2022)
Our colleagues at the National Council for the Social Studies have released an eloquent statement regarding gun violence in schools. To understand…
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May 25, 2022 - AHA Member Publishes Historical Fiction Novel (May 2022)
Congratulations to AHA member Cynthia Herbert-Bruschi Adams on the publication of The Red Toque: Love and Loss in the Time of Tito (Strega Press).…
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