{"id":2236,"date":"2024-03-25T12:13:37","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T16:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/news-publications\/aha-news-announcements\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T12:45:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T17:45:49","slug":"aha-news-announcements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/news-publications\/aha-news-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"AHA News &#038; Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n            <p>Search<\/p>\n            <div class=\"facetwp-facet facetwp-facet-search facetwp-type-search\" data-name=\"search\" data-type=\"search\"><\/div>\n            <p>News Topics<\/p>\n            <div class=\"facetwp-facet facetwp-facet-post_type facetwp-type-fselect\" data-name=\"post_type\" data-type=\"fselect\"><\/div>\n            <p>AHA Topics<\/p>\n            <div class=\"facetwp-facet facetwp-facet-aha_topics facetwp-type-fselect\" data-name=\"aha_topics\" data-type=\"fselect\"><\/div>\n            <p>Thematic<\/p>\n            <div class=\"facetwp-facet facetwp-facet-thematic facetwp-type-fselect\" data-name=\"thematic\" data-type=\"fselect\"><\/div>\n            <p>Geographic<\/p>\n            <div class=\"facetwp-facet facetwp-facet-geographic facetwp-type-fselect\" data-name=\"geographic\" data-type=\"fselect\"><\/div>\n            <p>Month<\/p>\n            <div class=\"facetwp-facet facetwp-facet-month facetwp-type-fselect\" data-name=\"month\" data-type=\"fselect\"><\/div>\n            <p>Year<\/p>\n            <div class=\"facetwp-facet facetwp-facet-year facetwp-type-fselect\" data-name=\"year\" data-type=\"fselect\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"facetwp-facet facetwp-facet-reset_filters facetwp-type-reset\" data-name=\"reset_filters\" data-type=\"reset\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<h4>&#8220;Only historians and trained museum professionals are qualified to conduct such a review, which is intended to ensure historical accuracy. To suggest otherwise is an affront to the professional integrity of curators, historians, educators and everyone involved in the creation of solid, evidence-based content.&#8221;<\/h4><h5><em>~Sarah Weicksel (AHA) in <\/em>The New York Times<em> on the Trump administration&#8217;s announcement of a &#8220;sweeping review&#8221; of the Smithsonian to &#8220;ensure alignment&#8221; with the administration&#8217;s goals, August 2025.<\/em><\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4>&#8220;You cannot censor your way to great schools.&#8221;<\/h4><h5><em>~Julia Brookins (AHA) before the Texas State Board of Education, August 2022<\/em><\/h5>\t\t\n\t\t\t<h4>&#8220;The NEH is vital to the American public&#8217;s engagement with the vibrant landscape of humanities education and research. We remain committed to pursuing all legal options to ensure that the work of the NEH and its staff continues to connect Americans with the history and culture that is so central to civic engagement.&#8221;<\/h4><h5><em>~Sarah Weicksel (AHA), July 2025<\/em><\/h5>\t\t\n<h3>\n\t\t\tAHA Advocacy\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/why-history-matters\/aha-advocacy\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView All Advocacy\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tAHA Advocacy\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>The American Historical Association provides leadership for the discipline, defends academic freedom, and promotes the critical role of historical thinking in public life.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/membership\/why-join-the-aha\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tYour Voice Matters\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>Federal, state, and local representatives rely on input from constituents to inform their decisionmaking. In many instances, they want to hear from you as they navigate the competing interests of different stakeholders. These guides are intended to help AHA members, and the public more broadly, advocate for history, the work of historians, and history education.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/why-history-matters\/your-voice-matters\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLearn More\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h3>\n\t\t\tAHA Announcements\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/news-publications\/aha-news-announcements\/?_post_type=aha-announcements\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView All Announcements\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n<h4>\n\t\t\tMembers Making News\t<\/h4>\n\t<p>Members Making News highlights the accomplishments of AHA members. 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