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American Historical Association @historians.org · 6h

From #AHAPerspectives in 2020: "Is there a way to teach...history without either 'vilifying' individuals or glossing over the thornier parts of their legacies?" asked Alex Pinelli. "Absolutely. My students proved it...during our lesson on Columbus." 🗃️

Middle Schoolers Take on Columbus – AHA

Teacher Alex Pinelli shares how he teaches about Christopher Columbus in a private Christian middle school.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 9h

The AHA's Vetted Resources compile materials that have been professionally vetted by historians, offering instructors access to high-quality accessibility guides, pedagogy resources, and materials specific to a range of places, eras, topics, and fields that meet professional standards. 🗃️

Vetted Resources - AHA

AHA Vetted Resources These resources include accessibility guides, pedagogy resources, and materials specific to a range of places, eras, topics, and fields, all shared by fellow historians or already...

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 12h

Join us at 3pm on 10/15 for “Challenges and Opportunities Facing Small Liberal Arts College History Faculty,” a webinar co-sponsored by the AHA’s Working Group on Small Liberal Arts Colleges to discuss issues facing historians at liberal arts colleges. 🗃️

Challenges and Opportunities Facing Small Liberal Arts College History Faculty – AHA

At the present moment in time, history faculty at small liberal arts colleges—like historians everywhere—face a daunting array of challenges in the classroom, but they also continue to do exciting and...

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 1d

Join us on October 16 at 1:30 p.m. ET for "History Behind the Headlines: Government Shutdowns & the Federal Budget," to hear leading scholars discuss the history of federal appropriations, why shutdowns have become so common, & their broader historical implications. Register for free at the link. 🗃️

History Behind the Headlines: Government Shutdowns and the Federal Budget – AHA

Threats of a US government shutdown have become a staple of the federal budget process during the past few decades. In this hour-long History Behind the Headlines webinar, hear leading scholars discus...

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 1d

The AHA offers travel and childcare grants to help graduate students, early career historians, un/underemployed historians, and community college and public high school teachers attend #AHA26. Check out the full list of available grants at the link. 🗃️

Annual Meeting Funding - AHA

The AHA offers several grants and fellowships to assist graduate students and early career historians with childcare and travel costs for the annual meeting.

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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 1d

A week from today, @historians.org is holding a History Behind the Headlines webinar on the history of government shutdowns and the budget. Free and open to the public, so please share with friends, family, students, and whoever else wants to know how we got to this point in Washington. 🗃️

History Behind the Headlines: Government Shutdowns and the Federal Budget – AHA

Threats of a US government shutdown have become a staple of the federal budget process during the past few decades. In this hour-long History Behind the Headlines webinar, hear leading scholars discus...

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 2d

“A quarter century ago, I torpedoed my academic career by resigning from a tenured position with no prospect of another one,” writes David Peterson del Mar. “As I retire, I am convinced that giving up tenure made me a much more effective, if less eminent, professor.” Read more in #AHAPerspectives:

How Giving Up Tenure Made Me a Less Distinguished and More Influential Professor

Giving up tenure gave this professor more time to focus on supporting his students.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 2d

At #AHA26, historians are exploring new approaches to research, teaching, professional development, and public engagement through panels, workshops, meetups, poster sessions, networking events, and much more. The annual meeting program—featuring 460+ sessions and events—is now available online.🗃️

AHA26 Program

139th Annual Meeting January 8-11, 2026 in Chicago

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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 3d

Today at #AHAPerspectives, @deannahagman.bsky.social writes about Philadelphia's Carousel House and the history of accessible public spaces.

Making Space – AHA

Philadelphia’s Carousel House is a historical case study for the value of spaces created for and with the disability community.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 3d

“Historically, to be disabled was to be denied space,” writes Deanna Hagman. In #AHAPerspectives, she examines Philadelphia’s Carousel House, a recreation center designed for inclusion. 🗃️

Making Space – AHA

Philadelphia’s Carousel House is a historical case study for the value of spaces created for and with the disability community.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 3d

Undergraduates: submit to #AHA26's Undergraduate Poster Session by October 15. The Poster Session is an opportunity for undergraduates to share their research with peers and established scholars in a visual format. 🗃️

Presenting Undergraduate Research at the Annual Meeting - AHA

Learn how to submit a proposal to present your undergraduate thesis or research at the AHA annual meeting.

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 3d

"Sommer offers a more inclusive and nuanced account of gender nonconformity in imperial China, capturing the complexity of gendered behavior beyond modern categories."— Gilbert Z. Chen, @historians.org

Matthew H. Sommer. The Fox Spirit, the Stone Maiden, and Other Transgender Histories from Late Imperial China

In The Fox Spirit, the Stone Maiden, and Other Transgender Histories from Late Imperial China, Matthew H. Sommer delves into a rich array of materials on g

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Columbia University Press @columbiaup.bsky.social · 4d

"Most important was the relationship with the British, whose colonial culture and authority heavily influenced the lives and commercial activities of Americans in China."— Benjamin Mountford, @historians.org buff.ly/IYFBsbJ #BookReview

Thomas M. Larkin. The China Firm: American Elites and the Making of British Colonial Society

“In February 1784, little more than a month following the end of the War of Independence, the American ship Empress of China departed New York for Canton,”

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 4d

The AHA has updated our Guide for Contending with Online Harassment, offering recs to support members who are targets of online harassment. "Historians have the right to expect that discussion of their historical work will be conducted in a civil manner, free from harassment and intimidation." 🗃️

Guide for Contending with Online Harassment - AHA

Guidelines to AHA members and historians who fear that they may become or have become targets of online harassment.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 7d

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. 🗃️

Guidelines for Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship

These guidelines lay the foundation for a broad expansion of what constitutes historical scholarship.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 7d

Registration for our free Texas Conference on Introductory History Courses, October 24–25, at the University of Texas at Dallas, is open now. Join us for thought-provoking discussions about introductory history courses and student success in Texas. 🗃️

2025 Texas Conference on Introductory History Courses

The 2025 Texas Conference on Introductory History Courses will take place Friday, October 24 and Saturday, October 25 at University of Texas at Dallas.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 8d

Registration is open for #AHA26! The conference, which will take place in Chicago on January 8-11, 2026, includes over 460 sessions and events. 🗃️

Annual Meeting - AHA

Join Us at the Annual Meeting Connect with Your Community Since 1884, the American Historical Association annual meeting has been the premier gathering for historians to come together to share researc...

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 8d

Join us at 3pm on 10/15 for “Challenges and Opportunities Facing Small Liberal Arts College History Faculty,” a webinar co-sponsored by the AHA’s Working Group on Small Liberal Arts Colleges, part of a larger effort to build community among SLAC faculty. 🗃️

Challenges and Opportunities Facing Small Liberal Arts College History Faculty – AHA

At the present moment in time, history faculty at small liberal arts colleges—like historians everywhere—face a daunting array of challenges in the classroom, but they also continue to do exciting and...

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 9d

In an LAist article describing the impact of cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities on California universities, the @acls1919.bsky.social lawsuit, joined by the AHA and the @modernlanguage.bsky.social, was cited as one of several legal challenges seeking to restore NEH grant funding. 🗃️

California colleges lost millions in humanities purge. Their projects might not recover

Local history projects are some of the biggest casualties as 19 California campuses are missing over $5.2 million in canceled federal grants.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 9d

The AHA has signed on to a letter from the Coalition for International Education (CIE) calling for the Department of Education to continue to fund Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs offering grants for international educational exchange.

AHA Signs On to Letter Defending Funding for Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Programs - AHA

The AHA has signed on to a letter from the Coalition for International Education (CIE) calling for the Department of Education to continue to fund Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs offering grants ...

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Daniel J. Story, PhD 🚴🏻‍♂️🎙️🗺️ @danieljstory.bsky.social · 9d

Today from #HistoryInFocus — We revisit one my favorite episodes, "Soil and Memory," a look at the collaboration between historian Alexis Dudden and graphic artist Kim Inthavong as they explore history, memory, and activism in Okinawa, Japan. @historians.org

Soil and Memory

Historian Alexis Dudden and graphic artist Kim Inthavong discuss their collaborative work on history, memory, and activism in Okinawa, Japan. Their piece, “Okinawa: Territory as Monument,” appears in ...

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 9d

“Knowing an organization’s history can help achieve its mission and vision.” In #AHAPerspectives, Tom Vance recounts his experiences writing three histories of local Kalamazoo organizations. 🗃️

Tapping a Strategic Resource – AHA

Organizational history is not merely an antiquarian exercise; it is also a strategic resource.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 10d

In #AHAPerspectives, Andrew Hardy writes about how he and fellow graduate students at Berkeley have created public walking tours of the university based on original historical research. 🗃️

New Campus Cartographies – AHA

Infusing historical research into walking tours has helped Andrew Hardy and his fellow graduate students remake their campus into a public history site.

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Laura Ansley @lmansley.bsky.social · 10d

I love this project, created and led by UC Berkeley history grad students, to apply their historical research in campus tours. Andrew Hardy wrote about it for #AHAPerspectives: 🗃️

New Campus Cartographies – AHA

Infusing historical research into walking tours has helped Andrew Hardy and his fellow graduate students remake their campus into a public history site.

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American Historical Association @historians.org · 10d

The AHA’s Careers for History Majors booklet provides data about the professional prospects of history majors, practical advice about jobs and employment, & essays on how studying history prepares students for a range of exciting and fulfilling career paths. Recruit and engage history majors today!🗃️

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