Perspectives
Sep 23, 2022 - AHA Member Spotlight: James Mestaz
James Mestaz is an assistant professor at Sonoma State University. He lives in Santa Rosa, California, and has been a member since 2022.
Sep 22, 2022 - From Archival Theory to Practice
What is a community but an archive waiting to be assembled?
Sep 21, 2022 - Our Letter-Writing Culture
Some time ago, I received a familiar message from the department chair of Distinguished University: ...
Sep 20, 2022 - Cultivating History
Plants can cultivate links among geographies, periodizations, and subfields, all while providing a strong vector for classroom engagement.
Sep 19, 2022 - Nominations Invited for AHA Offices, Terms Beginning January 2024
Nominations for AHA offices are accepted through January 8, 2023.
Sep 16, 2022 - Grant of the Week: ACLS Fellowships for Untenured Scholars
The American Council of Learned Societies is now accepting fellowship applications for full-time research open to untenured scholars.
Sep 15, 2022 - Bodies of Knowledge
Museums that hold collections of human remains from the past face ethical questions today.
Sep 14, 2022 - The Sarajevo Assassination That Didn’t Happen
What is the historical significance of an event that wasn’t?
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Sep 21, 2022 - AHA Executive Director Quoted in USA Today Article on Presidential Records Act (September 2022)
AHA executive director Jim Grossman was quoted in a USA Today article by Maureen Groppe and Nick Penzenstadler about potential changes to…
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Sep 21, 2022 - AHA Supports Nomination of Shogan as Archivist of the United States (September 2022)
The AHA has sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs stating that it “enthusiastically supports”…
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Sep 19, 2022 - AHA Sends Letter to South Dakota Board of Education Opposing Social Studies Standards Revision Process (September 2022)
The AHA has sent a letter to the South Dakota Board of Education “register[ing] strong concern regarding the social standards revisions process…
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Sep 07, 2022 - AHA Special Projects Coordinator Testifies to Texas State Board of Education (September 2022)
On August 30, AHA special projects coordinator Julia Brookins provided testimony at a meeting of the Texas State Board of Education regarding proposed…
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Sep 07, 2022 - AHA’s 2022 Jobs Report Featured in Inside Higher Ed Article (August 2022)
The AHA’s recently published 2022 Jobs Report, which analyzed academic hiring in history for the 2020-21 and 2021-22 cycles, was featured in an…
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Aug 25, 2022 - AHA and OAH Amicus Curiae Brief for Haaland v. Brackeen Featured in Native News Online (August 2022)
An amicus curiae brief submitted by the American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians was featured in a Native News…
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