Perspectives
Jun 07, 2023 - AHA Member Spotlight: Allison Madar
Allison Madar is a humanities teacher at the Webb Schools. She lives in Claremont, California, and has been a member since 2012.
Jun 05, 2023 - Announcing the 2023–24 NASA Fellows
AHA awards annual NASA fellowships to early career scholars.
Jun 01, 2023 - Meet the 2023 Perspectives Daily Summer Columnists
Introducing the three graduate students who will write about music and memory, a high school’s embrace of local history, and...
May 31, 2023 - Gamifying History Instruction
Gamification of the classroom is all the rage. But which game should you choose?
May 30, 2023 - AHA Member Spotlight: Amy Hart
Amy Hart is a state historian at California State Parks. She lives in Arroyo Grande, California, and has been a member since 2022.
May 23, 2023 - AHA Member Spotlight: Meya Elizabeth Hargett
Meya Elizabeth Hargett is an associate professor and diversity faculty fellow at Bakersfield College. She lives in Bakersfield, California, and...
May 23, 2023 - Of Potato Latkes and Pedagogy
A cooking assignment helps illuminate the lives of Jewish women in the past for students.
May 16, 2023 - AHA Member Spotlight: Chang-tai Hung
Chang-tai Hung is Chair Professor of Humanities emeritus at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He lives in...
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Jun 05, 2023 - AHA Director of Research and Publications Quoted in New York Times Memorial Day Article (June 2023)
AHA director of research and publications Sarah Weicksel was quoted in a New York Times article by Livia Albeck-Ripka on the history of Memorial Day.…
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Jun 05, 2023 - AHA Testimony Featured in Ohio Capital Journal Articles (June 2023)
The AHA’s testimony opposing Ohio House Bill 103, which would create a politically appointed task force to produce state social studies…
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Jun 05, 2023 - AHA Endorses Senate Resolution Recognizing Anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (June 2023)
The AHA has endorsed a US Senate resolution “recognizing the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and honoring the lives and legacies of…
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Jun 05, 2023 - NARA Provides Update on Status of Research Rooms (June 2023)
In response to a request from the AHA and other organizations, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has provided an update on the…
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May 17, 2023 - AHA President-Elect and Members Awarded Long-Term Huntington Fellowships (May 2023)
Congratulations to AHA president-elect Thavolia Glymph (Duke Univ.) and members Hilary Buxton (Kenyon Coll.), Gordon H. Chang (Stanford Univ.), Peter…
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May 17, 2023 - AHA Members Named 2023 Newcombe Fellows (May 2023)
Congratulations to AHA members Kelsey Elizabeth Henry (Yale Univ.), Erica Lally (Georgetown Univ.), Aparajita Majumdar (Cornell Univ.), and Daniela…
Teaching History with Integrity
The AHA, its members, and other historians find ourselves on the front lines of a conflict over America’s past, confronting opponents who are actively promoting ignorance in service of misleading notions of unity. Through Teaching History with Integrity, the AHA leads or participates in several initiatives to provide resources and support for history educators facing intensifying controversies about the teaching of the American past. Historians have a crucial role to play as participants in public deliberations about how to engage students in truthful and rigorous inquiry in history classrooms.
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