AHA members Carol Anderson, Orville Vernon Burton , and Alexander Keyssar, along with J. Morgan Kousser, authored an amicus curiae brief challenging Georgia’s claim that individuals and community groups cannot bring lawsuits to enforce Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

The AHA encourages its members in Maine to make their voices heard as the Maine Department of Education (DOE) nears completion of its mandated social studies standards revisions process. The DOE has asked for public comments regarding existing standards. historians.org/news-and-advoc…

From #AHAPerspectives in 2016: 'Commemoration often reveals much more about the present than it does about the past,' explained Prof. Gillian O'Brien, describing the Republic of Ireland's commemoration of the centenary of the Easter Rising. historians.org/publications-a…

In #AHAPerspectives , read a Long Overdue tribute to William Hansberry, historian of Africa at Howard University, who died in 1965. historians.org/research-and-p…

The AHA has endorsed a letter from 55 historians supporting bills to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the US Army’s first uniformed female combatants—the switchboard operators who connected calls between the front lines and Army command in WWI. historians.org/news-and-advoc…

The AHA’s Guidelines on Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship lay the foundation for expanding what constitutes historical scholarship & can be adapted to any institution in which historians work & where historical scholarship is expected. historians.org/definitions

Consultants, software developers, fundraisers, soldiers, human rights commissioners: read how history graduates say their degrees helped them in a variety of careers. historians.org/teaching-and-l…

Growing up in Germany, Dr. Katharina Matro “was confronted with my country’s history without mercy. It’s made me a more informed citizen, a more politically aware citizen, a more critical thinker.” #FreedomToLearn #HonestHistory youtube.com/watch?v=FJqhYm…

Established in 2024, the AHA's Sinclair Prize for the most outstanding historical podcast recognizes contributions to the dissemination of historical knowledge to the broader public in periodic audio form. Submit nominations by May 15. historians.org/awards-and-gra…

The AHA has a new director of finance. Read about Maria Zavarello's career and the experience she brings to the Association in #AHAPerspectives . historians.org/research-and-p…

Made from wine, soda water, fruit juice, sugar, and fruit garnishes, Barossa punch exemplifies a particular postwar British moment, Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre argues in #AHAPerspectives . historians.org/research-and-p…

Department chairs: follow the link for AHA’s recommendations for how departments can play a leadership role in improving the status of non-tenure-track faculty. historians.org/jobs-and-profe…

The AHA welcomes Maria Zavarello as the new director of finance. Read more about her in #AHAPerspectives . historians.org/research-and-p…

Interviewing hundreds of teachers and administrators across the country, the AHA’s Mapping the Landscape of Secondary US History Education team has developed an empirical picture of what goes on in classrooms. Read some initial findings in #AHAPerspectives .historians.org/research-and-p…

Read this week’s newsletter here, with links to American Historical Association and Bunk: mailchi.mp/c9a252655372/t…

AHA staff and Council members have written articles and made public appearances highlighting the challenges teachers and educators face from legislation restricting the teaching of “divisive concepts” and issues related to teaching history with integrity. historians.org/news-and-advoc…

The AHA’s John Lewis Award for History and Social Justice recognizes a historian for leadership and sustained engagement at the intersection of historical work, public culture, and social justice. Submit nominations by May 15. historians.org/awards-and-gra…

From #AHAPerspectives in 2020: The United Daughters of the Confederacy erected 'the vast majority of statues to the Confederacy.' Today, as @DrKarenLCox explains, the UDC has declined in influence, & its headquarters were set on fire by protestors in May. historians.org/publications-a…

May 15 is the deadline to submit nominations for the AHA's Eugene Asher Distinguished Teaching Award, which recognizes outstanding teaching and advocacy for history teaching at two-year, four-year, and graduate colleges and universities. historians.org/awards-and-gra…

From #AHAOnline in Aug 2023: “History Behind the Headlines: African American History and State Standards in Florida.” Edward L. Ayers, Daina Ramey Berry, Dr. Marvin Dunn, and Leslie Harris discussed how these new standards relate to broad narratives of US history. youtu.be/m5PUkqpDv8E