Teaching the Thrill of Historical Thinking – AHAwww.historians.org In developing SourceNotes, two historians have found a way to teach historical research collaboratively.
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Teaching the Thrill of Historical Thinking – AHAwww.historians.org In developing SourceNotes, two historians have found a way to teach historical research collaboratively.
History Behind the Headlines: The Role of the Bible in the Founding of the United States and Religious Mandates in Public Schools – AHAwww.historians.org Join us on Friday, July 26, at 12 p.m. ET, for an online event discussing how, recently, state authorities in Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida have made significant claims about the relationshi...
AHA Reads - AHAwww.historians.org In our busy lives, it can be difficult to find time to read for fun—or to read at all! Yet one of the most enjoyable parts of our work as historians is reading scholarship about the past and discussin...
AHA Signs On to CIE Letter Recommending Strong Funding for Title VI Programs in FY25www.historians.org The AHA has signed on to a letter from the Coalition for International Education (CIE) recommending strong funding for HEA-Title VI International Education and Foreign Language Studies programs in FY ...
AHR Current Issue - AHAwww.historians.org Current Issue June 2024 Vol 129 | Issue 2 Check out the AHR's June issue, with articles that rethink approaches to global, environmental, and intellectual history, History Lab pieces that focus on dig...
2024 AHA Online Teacher Institute: Native Peoples and the Architecture of US Historywww.historians.org This institute will focus on how teachers at any level can center the perspectives and experiences of Native peoples throughout the entirety of US history.
When the Big Screen Isn’t Big Enough – AHAwww.historians.org There’s a lot more to the story of the atomic bombs than Oppenheimer showed.
2024 AHA Online Teacher Institute: Material Culture in World Historywww.historians.org This institute will focus on material culture as a lens through which to explore the connections across continents, oceans, and regions that are central to the project of world history.
AHA Statement on Oklahoma Mandate for Religious Content in Public Schoolswww.historians.org The AHA has issued a statement condemning the recent order from Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters requiring “all Oklahoma schools ... to incorporate the Bible, which inc...
Violence in Political History: The Challenges of Teaching about the Politics of Power and Resistance – AHAwww.historians.org There have been few major transitions in political history that have not involved violence. Riots, rebellions, and revolutions all contain (and perhaps even require) elements of political violence.
History Behind the Headlines: Presidential Records Actyoutu.be The Society of American Archivists and the AHA hosted an online roundtable about the current controversies surrounding presidential records, moderated by Peniel E. Joseph (Univ. of Texas at Austin) . Why is the FBI raiding residences of former presidents and vice presidents? Does any of this matter to anyone other than archivists and historians? This event will explore the implications of these controversies, including how they might affect the preservation and accessibility of presidential records for future generations. Panelists include Nicole Hemmer (Vanderbilt Univ.), Timothy Naftali (New York Univ.), and Trudy Huskamp Peterson (former acting archivist of the United States).
The Federal Government & Academic Freedom in Higher Educationwww.historians.org This briefing offered historical perspectives on federal regulation of media, especially pertaining to social media.
Josh Gibson Topples Ty Cobb? – AHAwww.historians.org Adding Negro Leagues statistics to the major league record books was a long time coming and reflects wider recognition of the Negro Leagues and the evolution of research in baseball history.
AHA Statement on Oklahoma Mandate for Religious Content in Public Schoolswww.historians.org The AHA has issued a statement condemning the recent order from Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters requiring “all Oklahoma schools ... to incorporate the Bible, which inc...
Josh Gibson Topples Ty Cobb? – AHAwww.historians.org Adding Negro Leagues statistics to the major league record books was a long time coming and reflects wider recognition of the Negro Leagues and the evolution of research in baseball history.
Are These Truths Self Evident? – AHAwww.historians.org In 10 weeks, Richard Tomczak took first-year students from novices in colonial history to signing their own Olive Branch Petition.
Are These Truths Self Evident? – AHAwww.historians.org In 10 weeks, Richard Tomczak took first-year students from novices in colonial history to signing their own Olive Branch Petition.
AHA Sends Letters to Tarleton State University Leadership Concerning Non-Renewal of Historian’s Contractwww.historians.org The AHA has sent letters to leaders at Tarleton State University expressing “deep concern” about the decision not to renew the contract of historian Ted Roberts.
“A Record of Everything” – AHAwww.historians.org A recent AHA Online webinar explored the role Wikipedia can play in tackling many of the challenges facing humanities education today and how educators can integrate this activity into their teaching.
Which History in Obergefell v. Hodges? – AHAwww.historians.org History really matters in Obergefell v. Hodges [et al.], the US Supreme Court case that has brought equal marriage rights to same-sex couples in every state.
AHR Current Issue - AHAwww.historians.org Current Issue June 2024 Vol 129 | Issue 2 Check out the AHR's June issue, with articles that rethink approaches to global, environmental, and intellectual history, History Lab pieces that focus on dig...
Presidential Debates in Historical Perspective – AHAwww.historians.org In preparation for the first 2020 presidential debates on September 29, this panel offered a historical examination of debates for the nation's highest office and connects these historical precedents ...
Action Alert Opposing Ohio SB 83www.historians.org SB 83 is being considered by the Ohio House of Representatives after narrowly passing the Senate. The AHA encourages constituents to reach out to their elected representatives to urge them to vote aga...
Frightened – AHAwww.historians.org After more than 50 years as a historian, Linda K. Kerber worries about the future of legal protections in the United States.
Action Alert Opposing Ohio SB 83www.historians.org SB 83 is being considered by the Ohio House of Representatives after narrowly passing the Senate. The AHA encourages constituents to reach out to their elected representatives to urge them to vote aga...
What Is Trans History? – AHAwww.historians.org Twenty years ago, trans history was a marginal field of study. Today, it's vibrant and full of potential. But what is trans history, what are its objects of study, and what are the interventions it's ...