The American Historical Association is the largest professional organization serving historians in all fields and all professions. http://historians.org/joinhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlvzuvnath2dToday is the last day to submit nominations for the AHA’s awards and prizes! The AHA recognizes outstanding historical work, including exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring, film, and digital projects and resources. Help us recognize the work shaping the discipline. https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes15 May 2026 19:10 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvzuvnath2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlvs67i2en2yLooking for classroom resources for courses in African American history? Check out these videos from The Future of the African American Past, a landmark 2016 conference co-hosted by the AHA & the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture that brought together 60+ scholars. 🗃️ https://www.historians.org/resource/the-future-of-the-african-american-past/15 May 2026 16:52 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvs67i2en2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlvor3nqzm2mThe AHA Events Calendar shares upcoming events, including conferences, webinars, and virtual events. Anyone may submit events of interest to historians to the calendar. Learn more: https://www.historians.org/events/aha-events-calendar/15 May 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvor3nqzm2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mltopxltpz2cThis week, AHA staff celebrated marketing coordinator Rebecca West earning her MA in history from George Mason University and AHR managing editor Sarah Muncy's birthday with cake in the office. Congratulations, Rebecca, and happy birthday, Sarah!14 May 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltopxltpz2chttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlthvpcpbo26Presidential records are essential for accountability and historical research. AHA members Timothy Naftali and Matthew Connelly submitted declarations supporting the AHA’s lawsuit defending the constitutionality of the Presidential Records Act. Read more: https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2026/04/30/2-columbia-professors-submit-declarations-in-lawsuit-defending-constitutionality-of-presidential-records-act/14 May 2026 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlthvpcpbo26https://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mltaqtrwjn2dThe AHA offers resources for educators and students on the importance of studying history and the value of a history degree, and reflections on why learning about the past helps us understand the present. https://www.historians.org/why-history-matters/why-study-history/14 May 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mltaqtrwjn2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlr6wejywz26How would you describe a Confederate soldier on his way home from the battlefront at the end of the war? Disheveled, tired, wearing dirty tattered rags? In #AHAPerspectives, AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel describes the enduring Civil War myth of the ragged rebel. https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/the-ragged-rebel/13 May 2026 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr6wejywz26https://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlr2qbqqyv23Make a nomination for the AHA Equity Award. This award recognizes groups and institutions that have achieved excellence in recruiting and retaining underrepresented racial and ethnic groups into the historical discipline. Nominations due May 15. https://www.historians.org/award-grant/equity-award/13 May 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlr2qbqqyv23https://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlqkwas4dl2dHistorians provide critical context for today’s public health debates. In this AHA program, historians shared perspectives on vaccines directly with elected officials and congressional staff, exploring public trust, federal policy, and the histories of smallpox, polio, and measles vaccines. Watch: https://www.historians.org/resource/history-of-vaccines/13 May 2026 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlqkwas4dl2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlonts2fne2tWhat does collaboration make possible in humanities research? AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel joined a convening hosted by the American Council of Learned Societies and the New York Public Library focused on collaborative scholarship in the humanities and social sciences. https://www.acls.org/news/building-a-supportive-landscape-for-collaborative-research-in-the-humanities/12 May 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlonts2fne2thttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlogaqel4k2dJoin us in congratulating AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel, elected to the 2026 cohort of the American Antiquarian Society. Founded in 1812, AAS is a research library and learned society that elects members for distinguished achievement in academic and public life. https://www.americanantiquarian.org/about/members/recent12 May 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlogaqel4k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlodxc3smr23The Long Overdue Project at #AHAPerspectives aims to publish obituaries for historians of color whose passing the AHA did not mark. Learn more about the project, read the tributes, and contact us if you'd like to contribute: https://www.historians.org/long-overdue12 May 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlodxc3smr23https://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlo7b5seza2rIn Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Professor Jones tells his class, “70% of all archaeology is done in the library” and that “X never, ever marks the spot.” In #AHAPerspectives, AHA president Suzanne Marchand uses the clip to explore the work of historians and archaeologists. https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/on-history-and-archaeology/12 May 2026 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo7b5seza2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlo4jichy323The AHA has developed recommendations for department chairs to improve the status of non-tenure-track (NTT) faculty. Click the link for a list of ways chairs can play a leadership role in supporting their NTT colleagues. https://www.historians.org/resource/improving-the-status-of-non-tenure-track-faculty-recommendations-for-history-departments/12 May 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlo4jichy323https://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mllvthsgfo2uYour voice can make a difference. The AHA offers practical tips on advocating for history, including how to contact lawmakers, respond to federal regulations, and craft effective messages in support of history education and research. https://www.historians.org/why-history-matters/your-voice-matters/11 May 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllvthsgfo2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mllq54rtmo2cSubmit nominations for the AHA’s awards and prizes by May 15. The AHA recognizes outstanding historical work of many types, including exceptional books, distinguished teaching and mentoring, film, and digital projects and resources. https://www.historians.org/awards-and-grants/awards-and-prizes11 May 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllq54rtmo2chttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mleil4u5q72mLast-minute changes to Oklahoma’s social studies standards raise concerns about transparency and content integrity. The AHA urges legislators to use their authority to ensure these standards receive full and transparent review. 🗃️ https://www.historians.org/news/aha-urges-oklahoma-legislature-to-return-social-studies-standards-for-further-review/08 May 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleil4u5q72mhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mleclprdxy23Join us in congratulating AHA member and former AHA Council vice president Sophia Rosenfeld (Univ. of Pennsylvania), who has been elected to the American Philosophical Society as part of its 2026 cohort. Read more: https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/three-penn-elected-american-philosophical-society-ezekiel-emanuel-liz-magill-sophia-rosenfeld-202608 May 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mleclprdxy23https://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mle7hmm3cr2cICYMI: A federal judge ruled in favor of the AHA, @acls1919.bsky.social, & @modernlanguage.bsky.sociall in our lawsuit to restore the NEH. “This decision is a victory … for all Americans,” said AHA exec director Sarah Weicksel. "The humanities provide all of us with essential tools for our future.”08 May 2026 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mle7hmm3cr2chttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mldyuky3op2n“History is not merely a collection of dates and events; it is a rich tapestry woven by countless individuals across centuries.” In a 2024 #AHAPerspectives piece, @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social delivers end-of-year remarks to his department. 🗃️ https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/guardians-of-the-tapestry-of-time-reflections-on-the-close-of-another-academic-year-may-2024/08 May 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldyuky3op2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlcg4htemc2yA federal judge granted the motion for a summary judgment on all counts in favor of the AHA, @acls1919.bsky.social, and @modernlanguage.bsky.social in our lawsuit to restore the NEH, ruling that the mass termination of grants was “unlawful, unconstitutional, ultra vires, and without legal effect." 🗃️ https://www.historians.org/news/federal-judge-rules-to-restore-national-endowment-of-the-humanities-funding-in-historic-case/07 May 2026 23:55 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcg4htemc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlbyf5dd4k2cIn late April, AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel presented on the AHA’s work on Broadening the Definition of Historical Scholarship and the American Historical Review at the Oxford University Press Journals Summit in Oxford, UK.07 May 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbyf5dd4k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlbt6r236u2dWe’re revisiting the very first #HistoryInFocus episode, originally released in 2022. @danieljstory.bsky.social speaks with contributors to Odeuropa, a multi-modal research endeavor that seeks to excavate, and bring to back to life, the smells of Europe’s past, plus Mark Bradley on the AHR. https://www.historians.org/podcast/follow-your-nose-revisited/07 May 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbt6r236u2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/historians.org/post/3mlbodc4p2h2mAlex Levy decided to become a historian in second grade. Today, as the AHA's director of communications and public affairs, she helps lead the AHA’s advocacy work defending history education. In #AHAPerspectives, she reflects on the stakes. https://www.historians.org/perspectives-article/a-proactive-and-public-fight/07 May 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:2twe2d52fx5uhmmjt7e7qgag/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbodc4p2h2m