American Historical Association

06/18/2026

This week, AHA staff Debbie Ann Doyle, director of meetings, and Jake Purcell, meeting and program specialist, were in New Orleans visiting our annual meeting hotels and meeting with local partners as planning continues for .

They even found time for a quick photo in front of a Mardi Gras mural. 🎭

Registration opens in September. Sign up for our e-newsletter so you don't miss Annual Meeting news, registration updates, and important deadlines: historians.informz.net/historians/pages/About_the_AHA

06/18/2026

Throughout June, the AHA store will feature merchandise celebrating . All proceeds from the sale of Pride Month products will go toward the AHA's LGBTQ History Research Fund, which supports new and continuing research in LGBTQ+ history.

The American Historical Association promotes historical work and the importance of historical thinking in public life.

06/17/2026

Interested in exploring careers for historians?

Sign up for the AHA’s Career Contacts program, which connects anyone with a graduate or undergraduate degree in history with historians working outside the professoriate for one-time informational interviews.

Since its establishment in 2015, this program has helped hundreds of historians explore potential career pathways. Sign up for an interview today:

Careers for Historians Interested in learning more about careers for historians? Sign up for the AHA's Career Contacts program, which connects anyone with a graduate or undergraduate degree in history...

06/17/2026

In , get a sneak peek of the June special issue of the , featuring dozens of short essays about material culture across the globe during the Age of Revolutions, with full-color images of each object.

Get a sneak peek of the June 2026 issue of the American Historical Review.

06/16/2026

Thousands of federal records related to civil rights-era crimes are being opened to the public.

The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board is helping families uncover long-hidden truths and find answers decades in the making, explains Margaret Burnham and Brenda E. Stevenson in .

A small government agency is releasing federal documents by the thousands that shed new light on racial and other forms of violence in the civil rights era—but the clock is ticking on its work.

06/16/2026

Are you a civics educator, researcher, curriculum specialist, or assessment expert?

The National Assessment Governing Board is accepting applications for the NAEP Civics Assessment Framework Development Panel. Selected panelists will help shape the framework that guides how civics knowledge and skills are assessed through the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP).

The Board seeks participants from across the country with a range of professional experiences and perspectives.

Applications close June 30 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

About Us Join the Board Seeking Civics Framework Panelists Sections: About Us Board Members Strategic Vision About the Board Join the Board Board Staff Quarterly Board Meetings Contract Opportunities Policies and Resolutions State and TUDA Task Forces State and TUDA Case Studies Seeking Civics Frame...

06/16/2026

Looking for historical context on tariffs?

The AHA’s Congressional Briefing on the history of tariffs brings together historians (Dartmouth College), Sharon Ann Murphy (Providence College), and Eric Rauchway (University of California, Davis) to examine how the federal government has implemented tariffs and how they have shaped domestic and global economies.

📺 Watch on C-SPAN: https://www.c-span.org/program/american-history-tv/history-of-tariffs/661101

📄 Download the companion handout: https://www.historians.org/resource/history-of-tariffs/

Professors Douglas Irwin (Dartmouth College), Sharon Ann Murphy (Providence College), and Eric Rauchway (University of California, Davis) discussed how the federal government historically has implemented tariffs and how they have impacted domestic and global economies. This discussion was part of th...

06/15/2026

Historians, learn how to advocate for history.

Join our free online workshop on June 26 at 12:30 p.m. ET introducing the fundamentals of federal advocacy, from communicating with policymakers to building relationships with congressional offices.

Register now.

Advocacy 101 Training Workshop AHA Online Friday, June 26, 12:30–1:30 p.m. ET Historians understand that institutions shape policy, and that policy shapes institutions. Federal decisions about funding...

06/15/2026

This Pride Month, we're revisiting a 2016 article by Kritika Agarwal on q***r migrations.

“Historically, gender identity and sexuality have had an impact not only on people’s decisions to leave home but also on how destination countries have received them.”

Read more:

Historically, gender identity and sexuality have had an impact not only on people’s decisions to leave home but also on how destination countries received them.

06/12/2026

🚨 Action Alert for Texas Residents: Texas Social Studies Standards

The Texas State Board of Education is preparing to vote on new social studies standards that will shape how more than 5.5 million students learn history and social studies.

Historians have raised concerns that the draft standards present a narrowed view of world history, contain significant omissions and distortions, and prioritize content coverage at the expense of historical thinking skills.

Public comment is open until Monday, June 15, at 5 p.m. CT.

The AHA urges historians, educators, parents, and concerned citizens in Texas in to make their voices heard:

📢 Submit public comments
📞 Contact your SBOE member
📝 Reach out to your state legislators

Every student deserves access to historically accurate, evidence-based social studies education. Public feedback can help strengthen these standards before the final vote.

If you're in Texas, take action. If you're elsewhere, help spread the word.

Learn more:

The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) is poised to vote at their June meeting on new social studies standards that will shape how more than 5.5 million students learn history and social studies in...