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On Wednesday, August 19, 2026, the American Historical Association and American Oversight, along with Freedom of the Press Foundation and…

The AHA has signed on to a statement from the American Council of Learned Societies (ALCS) in response to Secretary…

Your voice matters—take action now. The American Historical Association urges historians, researchers, and educators to help shape the future of…

Tell the Department of Education to Protect Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs The US Department of Education (ED) has proposed…

The AHA has submitted a comment to the Federal Register objecting to a proposal by the Department of Education to…

AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel spoke to the Washington Post about the recent executive order to place signage outside the…

AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel reiterated the Association’s support for the Smithsonian in news coverage of the White House Domestic…

AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel appeared on ABC News on July 21 to discuss a recent White House Domestic Policy…

On July 21, AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel submitted a statement defending the Smithsonian’s independence and professional integrity for the…

The newly proposed changes to the guidance for federal grantmaking—sweeping changes that would inject unprecedented amounts of political involvement into…

The AHA’s work is shaping national conversations about history, education, and public memory. Recent coverage includes: Defending evidence-based history: Executive…

The federal government is proposing sweeping changes to the way research grants are awarded and managed. If adopted, these changes…

The AHA submitted a comment to the Federal Register stating our opposition to a rule proposed by the Office of…

A new White House report accuses the Smithsonian of distorting American history and calls for a more simplified presentation of…

As commemorations of the United States’ 250th anniversary kicked off around the country, AHA members lent their expertise to help…

The AHA has submitted a public comment to the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) expressing serious concerns about the…

AHA senior program analyst Julia Brookins testified before the Texas State Board of Education on behalf of the AHA to…

The AHA’s mission to promote the critical role of historical thinking in public life was front and center as executive…

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…