AHA

AHA member Ada Ferrer’s (Princeton Univ.) newly published book, Keeper of My Kin: Memoir of an Immigrant Daughter, was reviewed…

AHA president-elect Lonnie G. Bunch III (Smithsonian Inst.) was featured in the New York Times as he prepared to unveil…

The AHA expresses concern about the recently announced Florida Advanced Courses and Tests (FACT) US History course framework, which “imposes…

AHA member Nick Estes (Univ. of Minnesota) is one of several leading Indigenous scholars featured in the forthcoming narrative podcast,…

Around the country, the upcoming 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is creating valuable opportunities for…

A Message from the Executive Committee of the AHA Council Elections for next year’s AHA Council open on June 1,…

Your voice matters—take action now. The American Historical Association urges historians, researchers, educators, and advocates for preservation of and access…

The AHA has submitted a comment to the Federal Register in response to the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) proposed…

Injunction Opens Quoting Orwell: “Who controls the past controls the future; who controls the present controls the past.” WASHINGTON, DC…

Following the first hearing in the AHA’s lawsuit over the Presidential Records Act (PRA), AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel appeared…

The Columbia Spectator reports that two Columbia University professors, AHA members Timothy Naftali and Matthew Connelly, submitted declarations in support…

AHA director of teaching and learning Brendan Gillis was interviewed for an article about new AI-generated “history influencers” producing video…

On April 9, AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel participated in a convening hosted by the American Council of Learned Societies…

Washington, D.C. – Today, American Oversight and the American Historical Association issued the following statements as they challenge the Trump administration’s effort…

On March 26, the Oklahoma State Board of Education (SBOE) approved 2026 academic standards for social studies with last-minute changes…

The AHA has sent a letter to members of the Oklahoma State Legislature urging them to return the newly revised…

Statements From American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, and Modern Language Association on the Ruling FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…

Congratulations to AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel, who has been elected to the American Antiquarian Society as part of its…

Congratulations to AHA member and former AHA Council vice president Sophia Rosenfeld (Univ. of Pennsylvania), who has been elected to…

Congratulations to the eight members of the AHA who have been elected to the 2026 class of the American Academy…