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The American Historical Association is unique among history organizations with the breadth and depth of our advocacy efforts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t The AHA is committed to honest history-in the classroom, in public memory, and through the many programs through which the federal government supports research.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t The ACLS, AHA, and MLA\u00a0have filed a lawsuit in federal district court, seeking to reverse the recent actions to devastate the National Endowment for the Humanities.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\tRecent AHA Actions<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t AHA Files Amicus Brief in Support of Foreign Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n AHA Submits Public Comment on Patriotic Education Priorities<\/a><\/p>\n AHA Sends Letter to Rutgers University Addressing Threats Made to History Faculty Members<\/a><\/p>\n Action Alert: Submit Comments on Proposed Patriotic Education Funding Priority<\/a><\/p>\n Action Alert: Submit Comments to Oppose Visa Restrictions for Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n AHA Sends Letter Objecting to Firing of Texas State University Professor<\/a><\/p>\n Action Alert Supporting Funding for International Education<\/a><\/p>\n AHA Executive Director Featured in Media Coverage of Smithsonian Review Announcement<\/a><\/p>\n Update: Historians Defend the Smithsonian<\/a><\/p>\n Action Alert: Support Title VI and Fulbright-Hays Funding<\/a><\/p>\n AHA Statement on Military Libraries, Censorship, and History<\/a><\/p>\n ACLS, AHA, & MLA File Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Dismantling of National Endowment for the Humanities<\/a><\/p>\n American Historical Association Condemns Targeting of Foreign Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n Historians Defend the National Endowment for the Humanities and American Public Culture<\/a><\/p>\n American Historical Association Condemns Indiscriminate Cuts to the Federal Government<\/a><\/p>\n Action Alert: Defend the Institute for Museum and Library Services<\/a><\/p>\n AHA-OAH Joint Statement on Federal Censorship of American History<\/a><\/p>\n AHA Letter to White House Regarding Dismissal of US Archivist<\/a><\/p>\n AHA-OAH Statement on Executive Order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAHA Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tExpand<\/i><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t FAQs Regarding the Lawsuit Opposing the Dismantling of the NEH<\/a><\/p>\n Historians Respond to Federal Actions<\/a><\/p>\n Resources for Foreign Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n Resources for Federal Historians<\/a><\/p>\n Supporting Historians Under Threat<\/a><\/p>\n Tracking Federal Actions Affecting History<\/a><\/p>\n Access the AHA’s advocacy guides for information about supporting history at the federal level, advocating for international education, submitting comments to the Federal Register. and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t This guide is intended to provide resources for historians working in a range of different environments to support themselves and colleagues if faced with threats, punitive restrictions, and harassment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t For decades, federal educational and cultural exchange (ECE) programs-including the Fulbright, Title VI, and Fulbright-Hays-have provided invaluable opportunities for students, scholars, and educators in history and other disciplines.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t Over the next few months, the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) will make decisions with profound implications for the future of history and social studies instruction in Texas public schools.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n History informs our understanding of everything, and historians’ voices, research, and scholarship are essential in conversations about current events.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t The AHA supports the historians who work for the National Park Service and the hundreds of parks and national historic sites they preserve and interpret. Read our series on the historical work of NPS.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t The AHA leads or participates in several initiatives to provide resources and support for history educators facing intensifying controversies about the teaching of the American past.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t The AHA’s Freedom to Learn initiative educates historians and others on how to advocate publicly for honest history education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n With clear data and informal prose, Careers for History Majors<\/em> equips readers with data, practical advice, specific strategies, and answers to common questions about the study of history and its value for individuals, their workplaces, and their communities. The booklet’s contributors include alumni working in a wide range of fields and occupations as well as professional historians. Together, they show how today’s college students can prepare themselves to use historical thinking to tackle tomorrow’s problems.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n Stay up to date with the latest AHA activity supporting history and historical thinking in public life. Check out our latest advocacy statements and letters, member news, press releases, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView All News\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFor the Press\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n Thank you for joining us at the 2026 AHA annual meeting in Chicago. We hope you established new connections, renewed existing ones, and learned from and with your colleagues about intriguing developments in our discipline. We hope to see you next year in New Orleans! Proposals for AHA27 are due February 15.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n Each year, the American Historical Association awards several research grants with the aim of advancing the study and exploration of history in a variety of subject areas. See details about the eligibility and application process for each grant on our website. The deadline for research grant applications is February 15.<\/strong> Open to AHA members only.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n The AHA brings together historians from all specializations and all work contexts, embracing the breadth and variety of activity in history today.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t The AHA’s\u00a0Community Action and Resource Exchange (CARE)\u00a0program brings historians together to discuss shared professional issues and concerns, exchange ideas, and collaborate on strategies and solutions that strengthen the discipline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t As the leading professional association for historians in the United States, the AHA serves as a hub for information on jobs, careers, and employment in the historical discipline. The AHA provides guidance, information, and job listings for historians in all stages of their careers.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess the Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t Whether you’re looking to find a job or to advertise a position, the AHA Career Center is the go-to hub for connecting with history professionals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n The AHA’s Resource Library includes hundreds of resources developed or vetted by the AHA and our partners. Our resources range from classroom syllabi, to archival documents from the Civil War, to standards and guidelines for the discipline, and much more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess the Resources\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t The AHA strives to ensure that every K-12 student has access to high quality history instruction. We create resources for the classroom, advise on state and federal policy, and advocate for the vital importance of history in public education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t Teaching and learning are at the foundation of the AHA’s mission to promote historical thinking in public life. What do students learn in undergraduate history courses? How and why are history majors so successful in a variety of careers?<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t Many historians will pursue graduate training at some stage in their career. To meet the needs of both students and graduate programs, the AHA creates resources, provides platforms, and convenes conversations about student success from application to completion.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n The AHA’s 2024 report shares findings from the most comprehensive study of secondary US history education undertaken in the 21st century. The report provides empirical evidence and rigorous analysis to inform current debates over how history is taught in our schools.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n The American Historical Review<\/em> is the flagship journal of the AHA and the journal of record for the historical discipline in the United States, bringing together scholarship from every major field of historical study.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t History in Focus<\/em>\u00a0is a podcast by the\u00a0American Historical Review<\/em>. Go behind the scenes with the world’s leading history journal as we explore the who, what, how, and why of doing history in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tListen Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t The\u00a0AHR\u00a0History Lab is a new, experimental space in the middle of the journal featuring collective projects that seek to reimagine how we approach historical practice in terms of content, form, and method.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t The #AHRSyllabus is a collaborative project designed to help teachers and students look “under the hood” at how historians do the work of history. Each contribution features a practical hands-on teaching module that foregrounds innovative uses of historical method in the classroom.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n Perspectives on History is the newsmagazine of the AHA and is the principal source for news and information about the discipline of history. Since 1962, Perspectives has promoted our work by publishing articles and commentary on all aspects of the historical discipline.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Latest Articles\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n The American Historical Association provides leadership for the discipline and promotes the critical role of historical thinking in public life. As the largest membership association of historians in the world, the AHA serves historians in a wide variety of professions, and represents every historical era and geographical area.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t The AHA brings together historians from all specializations and all work contexts, embracing the breadth and variety of activity in history today.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t Promote your publications, products, and services to historians by advertising in one of the AHA’s publications, exhibiting at our annual meeting, or renting the AHA’s mailing list for your own direct-mail campaigns.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t![\"_T1A0615\"](\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/T1A0615.jpg\" "\\"_T1A0615\\"")
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\n\t\t\tAmerican Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools<\/i>\t<\/h4>\n\t
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