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AHA Equity Award
The American Historical Association adopted a statement on equity that acknowledges its commitment to diversity in the historical professional and called on institutions to recruit aggressively and hire members from groups that have been historically discriminated against.
The AHA has established two equity awards to be given annually: one for individuals and another for academic units. The award can be conferred for new initiatives and institutions that have achieved excellence in recruiting and retaining underrepresented racial and ethnic groups into the historic profession. The awards are honorary and have no monetary component. Winners will receive a certificate of recognition that honors their efforts. Individuals or institutions can nominate themselves or be nominated. The AHA’s Committee on Minority Historians will serve as the award committee that will review the nominations to make the awards.
The Application Process
Nominations should include:
1. A cover letter of not more than 1,000 words, describing the new initiative or sustained effort. Each letter of nomination for the institutional award must specify the academic unit being nominated and include the name and address of an individual in the academic unit that can be contacted.
2. A minimum of three letters supporting the nomination. These letters can be from students, former students, parents, colleagues, and others. There is no set proportion or formula on the “right” mix of letters. Individuals organizing nominations should solicit a cross selection as appropriate to address the essential elements noted above. Maximum length of letters is 500 words.
The first set of these Equity Awards will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association to be held in Boston in January 2011. Nominations will also be accepted on a rolling basis to be considered for future years.
Nominations with letters should be submitted to the AHA no later than August 1, 2010.
Nominations with letters should be sent electronically or by paper (no faxes, please) to Dr. Noralee Frankel, Assistant Director for Women, Minorities, and Teaching, American Historical Association, 400 A Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003-3889 or to her E-mail.
For more information: http://www.historians.org/prizes/equityawards.cfm
