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\n\t\t\tThe Value of a History Degree\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tUndergraduate Education\t<\/h4>\n\t

AHA initiatives substantiate the value of history, convene communities of practice, create resources for educators, and amplify creative and effective approaches.<\/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\"Two\n

\n\t\t\tCore Learning Outcomes in History\t<\/h5>\n\t

What do students learn in history courses? The AHA’s Tuning Project (2012-16) asked historians to clarify and demystify the core goals and the key skills pursued in our 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\"Meeting\n

\n\t\t\tHistory Gateways\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA’s History Gateways initiative explores strategies for improving introductory college-level history courses to better prepare students from all backgrounds for success in a complex society.<\/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\"AHA\n

\n\t\t\tSupporting Two-Year Colleges\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA supports two-year college history faculty and students through relevant online and in-person programming, publications, advocacy, and member benefits. Learn how our initiatives amplify the efforts of this vital constituency.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tCareers for History Majors<\/i>\t<\/h4>\n\t

With clear data and informal prose, Careers for History Majors 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

\n\t\t\tAHA Resource Library\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tResources for the Discipline\t<\/h4>\n\t

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\"A\n

\n\t\t\tStandards & Guidelines for the Discipline\t<\/h5>\n\t

As a leader for the historical discipline, the AHA supports the work of historians in all fields and professions by setting guidelines and standards for excellence in professional behavior, research, and teaching.<\/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\"Woman\n

\n\t\t\tVetted Resources\t<\/h5>\n\t

Vetted Resources compiles in a central location materials and tools that have been professionally vetted by historians, offering instructors access to high-quality materials that meet professional standards.<\/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\"sumter\"\n

\n\t\t\tAHA Historical Collections\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA has made primary sources available for research purposes, along with AHA archival reports and documents.<\/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\"alexis-brown-omeaHbEFlN4-unsplash\"\n

\n\t\t\tAcademic Department Resources\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA provides resources and hosts a variety of events and opportunities to benefit department chairs and build community, including webinars, sessions at the annual meeting, and an in-person workshop.<\/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\"A\n

\n\t\t\t#AHRSyllabus\t<\/h5>\n\t

The #AHRSyllabus is a collaborative project from the American Historical Review<\/em> designed to help teachers and students look “under the hood” at how historians in the early 21st century do the work of history.<\/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\"Career\n

\n\t\t\tProfessional & Career Resources\t<\/h5>\n\t

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\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tGuiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education<\/i>\t<\/h4>\n\t

The AHA announces the publication of Guiding Principles for Artificial Intelligence in History Education<\/em>, a disciplinary approach to AI that focuses on specific aspects of history education that might not be addressed in broader institutional policies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tHistory in Public Education\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tK-12 Education\t<\/h4>\n\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\"AHA\n

\n\t\t\tFreedom to Learn\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA’s Freedom to Learn initiative educates historians and others on how to advocate publicly for honest history education, responds directly to the bills themselves, and creates resources to help teachers directly affected by these bills think about how to maintain the integrity of their history courses.<\/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\"Assignments\n

\n\t\t\tTeaching History with Integrity\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA leads or participates in several initiatives to support history educators facing intensifying controversies about what we teach and how we teach it. Historians, including both scholars and educators, play a crucial role in public deliberations about how to engage students in truthful and rigorous inquiry in history classrooms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tAmerican Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools<\/i>\t<\/h4>\n\t

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\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tGraduate Training\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tGraduate Education\t<\/h4>\n\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\t\t\t\t\"Woman\n

\n\t\t\tGraduate Education Resources\t<\/h5>\n\t

This collection of resources is intended to help faculty and students integrate the ideas generated from the AHA’s Career Diversity for Historians initiative into graduate teaching and advising.<\/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\"AHA\n

\n\t\t\tImproving Graduate Education\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA’s Career Diversity for Historians initiative focused on better preparing graduate students and early-career historians for a range of career options, within and beyond the academy.<\/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\"AHA\n

\n\t\t\tCareer Contacts\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA’s Career Contacts program has arranged hundreds of informational interviews between current PhD students (junior contacts) and history PhDs (senior contacts) who have built careers beyond the professoriate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign Up Today\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tDoctoral Futures\t<\/h4>\n\t

The AHA, in partnership with the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the Modern Language Association (MLA), and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL), has launched Doctoral Futures. This three-year initiative (2025-28) aims to reimagine humanities PhD programs with new structures, policies, and academic cultures that will better prepare the next generation of knowledge producers. The program is made possible by a grant from The Mellon Foundation, with additional funding by the ACLS endowment.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tAHA Events\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSee All Events\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"Glasses\n
\n\t\t\tHistory Behind the Headlines\t<\/h5>\n\t

History Behind the Headlines events feature prominent historians discussing the history behind current events. Open to the public and free of charge, events in this series are generously sponsored by AHA member Jared Brubaker.<\/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\"THEP_5398\"\n

\n\t\t\tRegional Conferences on Introductory History Courses\t<\/h5>\n\t

Our regional conferences endeavor to strengthen the community of practice focused on introductory history courses, both in secondary and higher 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\"AHA\n

\n\t\t\tAHA Learn\t<\/h5>\n\t

Are you interested in the latest conversations about teaching and learning? Join us for our regular series of online programs that are free and open to the public.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tCurrent Events in Historical Context\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tHistorians Respond to Federal Actions\t<\/h4>\n\t

AHA members are providing important historical context and insight to the public on the recent actions by the federal government.<\/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\"stock\n

\n\t\t\tTracking Federal Actions Affecting History\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA is tracking information on federal actions and their impact on history and 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\"Marchers\n

\n\t\t\tThe History of Racism and Racist Violence\t<\/h5>\n\t

In response to ongoing racist violence in the United States, we have compiled a list of AHA resources on the history of racism and racist violence.<\/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\n

\n\t\t\tA Bibliography of Historians’ Responses to COVID-19\t<\/h5>\n\t

In 2020-21, the AHA compiled a professionally vetted bibliography of historians’ responses to COVID-19.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tHistory, the Past, and Public Culture: Results from a National Survey\t<\/h4>\n\t

This project aspired to take America’s historical pulse by assessing public perceptions of, and engagement with, the discipline of history and the past. The AHA partnered with Fairleigh Dickinson University to develop and implement a national survey that explored the public’s definition of the term “history,” where audiences access history, which sources of history are perceived to be reliable, and more.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tTeaching with Primary Sources\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tTeaching with Primary Sources\t<\/h4>\n\t

The AHA is proud to partner with the Library of Congress in serving the Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Mid-Atlantic\/US Territories Region. The TPS grant program furthers the Library’s mission to engage, inspire, and inform audiences across the country with a universal and enduring source of knowledge and creativity. Through the TPS Regional Program, the AHA issues subawards to a wide variety of organizations that plan to integrate the Library’s resources into educational programs.<\/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\"jon-tyson-f9I_pUgCD-s-unsplash\"\n

\n\t\t\tApply for a Grant\t<\/h5>\n\t

A broad range of education institutions and community, civic, and professional groups are eligible to apply for subgrants of up to $25,000 for projects and initiatives that expand the body of innovative strategies, tools, and resources for meaningful teaching and learning with Library of Congress materials.<\/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\"A\n

\n\t\t\tFrequently Asked Questions\t<\/h5>\n\t

Learn about who is eligible to receive a grant, what the target audience is, and more answers to frequently asked questions.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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