Visited Eastern State Penitentiary with American Historical Association staff @lmansley @AlexandraFL21 and Sarah Weicksel today. #AHA23 attendees: if you visit during the meeting, show your conference badge for free admission!

The AHA has released a statement opposing #HB999, "express[ing] horror...at the assumptions that lie at the heart of this bill and its blatant and frontal attack on principles of academic freedom and shared governance central to higher education in the US.”historians.org/news-and-advoc…

Come work for me PEN America! This is an exciting opportunity for someone with 2-3 years experience and the background and temperament to coordinate logistics for a group of higher ed VIPs. Happy to answer questions on this one. Please share widely! pen.org/program-coordi…

Join Soc Amer Archivists and the AHA for “History Behind the Headlines: Presidential Records Act” on April 4 at 3:30 PM ET. This event will feature moderator Dr. Peniel E. Joseph 🇭🇹🇺🇸 and panelists Nicole Hemmer, Tim Naftali, and Trudy Huskamp Peterson. #AHAOnline historians.org/news-and-advoc…

The AHA is accepting applications for a full-time researcher for our Mapping the Landscape of Secondary US History Education initiative. Review of applications will begin on April 21, 2023, and continue until the position is filled. #sschat careers.historians.org/jobs/18377940

STARTING NOW: "History Behind the Headlines: Presidential Records Act” with moderator Dr. Peniel E. Joseph 🇭🇹🇺🇸 and panelists Nicole Hemmer, Tim Naftali, and Trudy Huskamp Peterson. Watch the livestream. Soc Amer Archivists #AHAOnline historians.org/news-and-advoc… youtube.com/live/RUvMkckx6…

Ice cream for lunch today with some American Historical Association colleagues ☺️ @lmansley Leland Grigoli @AlexandraFL21 Lauren Brand @AlanaVenable

#twitterstorians: for a methods course for an MA program, what would be your rec for a book about doing public history, museum studies, etc? (I used to have a deep biblio for this course, but it's way out of date--help!) TIA!

On July 28, the AHA will host a Congressional Briefing that places the issue of immigration along the southern US border in historical context. Geraldo Cadava, Nara Milanich, and Mae Ngai will present historical perspectives on the southwestern border. historians.org/news-and-advoc…

Just finished the #AHA24 pre-convention meeting, where American Historical Association staff met with staff from both conference hotels to talk through final details before the annual meeting begins tomorrow. Happens every year, and it means we're in the final stretch.

Busy morning in the #AHA24 exhibit hall. Stop in--it's open until 6 today. American Historical Association

Coffee in the #AHA24 exhibit hall right now! Until 10:30. Hilton Union Square, Grand Ballroom. Tower 2.