{"id":1825,"date":"2024-03-21T16:14:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T20:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/news-publications\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:38:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T16:38:04","slug":"news-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/news-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"News & Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tLatest News\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView All News\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tAHA Advocacy\t<\/h3>\n

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

The American Historical Association provides leadership for the discipline and promotes the critical role of historical thinking in public life. The Association defends academic freedom, develops professional standards, supports innovative scholarship and teaching, and helps to sustain and enhance the work of historians.<\/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\"IMG_8050\"\n

\n\t\t\tHistory & Public Policy\t<\/h5>\n\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\"Three\n

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

Through Teaching History with Integrity, 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\"K-16\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

\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\tAHA Booklets\t<\/h3>\n

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

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\t\t\t\t\"History\n

\n\t\t\tDesigning Introductory History Courses for Student Success<\/i>\t<\/h5>\n\t

What is the value of an introductory college course in history? What are the most effective ways to train all incoming students in core elements of historical thinking? How do we improve student success in these foundational courses? The AHA’s booklet\u00a0collects data and perspectives on what instructional faculty and other higher education decision-makers can do to put the history discipline to work for today’s students.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOrder the Booklet\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"Booklets\n

\n\t\t\tExplore our Booklets\t<\/h5>\n\t

Since the 1950s, the AHA has published booklets that address a diversity of topics to serve the needs of history students and historians in all professions. Our publications include career advice for history graduates, overviews and syntheses of current historical topics and fields, and guides to teaching and learning in history. AHA booklets are distributed by Oxford University Press.<\/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 Historical Review<\/i>\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tHistory’s Journal of Record\t<\/h4>\n\t

The AHR<\/em> has served as the journal of record for the historical discipline in the United States since 1895. It is the leading global forum for new scholarship in every major field of historical study across time and space. The AHR<\/em> publishes field transforming articles and contributions that reimagine historical practice and teaching. From traditional articles to innovative digital media, we welcome submissions that spark scholarly conversations.<\/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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccess Current Issue\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\"firmbee-com-SpVHcbuKi6E-unsplash\"\n

\n\t\t\tHow to Submit\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHR<\/em> publishes field transforming articles and contributions that reimagine historical practice and teaching. From traditional articles to innovative digital media, we welcome submissions that spark scholarly conversations.<\/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\tAHR<\/i> History Lab\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHR<\/em> History 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\"Revised\n

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

The #AHRSyllabus is a collaborative project designed to help teachers and students look “under the hood” at how historians in the early 21st century do the work of history. Each contribution to the syllabus will feature 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

\n\t\t\tPerspectives on History<\/i>\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tThe AHA’s Newsmagazine\t<\/h4>\n\t

Perspectives on History<\/em> is is the principal source for news and information about the discipline of history. Since 1962, Perspectives<\/em> 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 Now\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWrite for Us\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

\n\t\t\tHistory in Focus<\/i>\t<\/h3>\n

\n\t\t\tAbout the Podcast\t<\/h4>\n\t

History in Focus<\/em> is a podcast by the American Historical Review. 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

\n\t\t\tFor the Press\t<\/h4>\n\t

The AHA is pleased to speak with and provide resources for journalists and the media. If you are a member of the media and would like to submit a request for a referral or interview, please email\u00a0press@historians.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please provide any pertinent deadlines and we will do our best to accommodate your request. The AHA can find you a historian for any topic, and assists with dozens of inquiries each year.<\/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 Data & Reports\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\"The\n
\n\t\t\tData on the Historical Discipline\t<\/h5>\n\t

The AHA collects and shares data on topics ranging from employment, to public engagement with history, to the use of educational resources in the classroom, 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\"1962_Education_of_Historians_Cover\"\n

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

From annual reports going back to 1889 to committee reports to primary source collections, the AHA shares documents on the history of the discipline.<\/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\tPermission to Use AHA Copyrighted Material\t<\/h4>\n\t

All material published by the American Historical Association in any medium is protected by copyright. Read our policies about using and reproducing our publications.<\/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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