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Deadline for proposals is quickly approaching for 2014 OAH meeting in Atlanta
Proposals are now being accepted through February 28, 2013 for the 2014 OAH Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. The theme for the 2014 meeting is “Crossing Borders.” The United States is a product of migrations—internal and international. Along with people, goods and ideas crossed borders, reshaping the composition and character of the American nation.
OAH Releases 2012 Annual Report
The OAH is pleased to share with you its 2011-2012 OAH Annual Report. With reports from the president, executive director, executive editor, and treasurer, the annual report places at your fingertips a comprehensive view of the organization's programs and activities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012.
The OAH Announces Sponsored Memberships
Do you have current students or recent graduates who could benefit from and would enjoy membership in the Organization of American Historians? If so, you can take advantage of the OAH’s new sponsored membership category for young scholars.
2013 OAH Annual Business Meeting
The 2013 OAH Business Meeting will be held immediately preceding the OAH Awards Ceremony and Presidential Address on Saturday, April 13 at 3:30 p.m. All OAH members are encouraged to attend and participate in the governance of the organization.
OAH Explores New Publication Possibilities
OAH President Al Camarillo provides an update on the fall 2012 OAH Executive Board meeting where a task force was formed to explore new publication possibilities in a digital age.
Actions of the OAH Executive Board, Fall 2012
The OAH Executive Board took action on items placed on its November agenda. These items included: creating a sponsored membership category for students and recent college graduates; establishing a Committee of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Historians and Histories; appointing a task force to explore new publication opportunities in the digital age; and approving appointments of individuals to OAH service and award committees
The 2013 OAH Election
Individual members are encouraged to vote in the 2013 OAH Election. As outlined in the OAH Constitution, the OAH Nominating Board prepares the annual slate of candidates. Biographies for this year's candidates are available online. The election closes February 1, 2013. Using your OAH ID number, cast your vote today!
OAH Award Deadlines Extended
The deadline for applications has been extended for two OAH awards, the 2013 OAH Tachau Teacher of the Year and the 2013 Samuel and Marion Merrill Graduate Student Travel Grants. The new deadline is January 18, 2013.
Registration is now open for the
2013 OAH Annual Meeting
Join your colleagues in San Francisco, California, from April 11 to 14, 2013, for the 105th annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians. This year's theme is “Entangled Histories: Connections and Constraints in US History.”
OAH Partners with The Versatile PhD
The OAH is pleased to announce its newest benefit for members, access to premium content at The Versatile PhD (VPhD). Established in 1999, the VPhD is a Web-based resource for graduate students, ABDs, PhDs, and postdoctoral fellows interested in exploring nonacademic careers. Read more >
OAH Announces Inaugural
Teaching Seminar in China
With generous funding from the Ford Foundation, the Organization of American Historians and the American History Research Association of China (AHRAC) are cosponsoring a teaching seminar in the People's Republic of China. Northeast Normal University in Changchun will host the inaugural seminar in June 2013. The OAH International Committee seeks applications from OAH members who are established scholars interested in leading an advanced seminar focusing on American social history. The November 2 deadline for applications is quickly approaching.
JAH Call for Papers: Civil Rights Struggles
of the 1950s and 1960s
Please join the Journal of American History in its exploration of the African American freedom movement, focusing on the history, meaning, and legacies of the civil rights struggles of the 1950s and 1960s. Over the next three years, we invite scholars to submit articles that address the events of those years and illuminate new ways of thinking about the historical significance of that momentous time. Specialists in all fields of history are encouraged to submit their work for consideration.
Let the OAH send you to Japan or Germany
In cooperation with the Japanese Association for American Studies and the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, the OAH sponsors scholars-in-residence programs in Japan and Germany. We encourage you to apply to teach and research abroad through these exciting programs.
OAH establishes exchange program with China
The August issue of OAH Outlook includes a story on an OAH delegation that recently traveled to China to forge a series of exchanges between the two nations. Delegates visited Shanghai, Beijing, and other cities and met with representatives of the American History Research Association of China (AHRAC) to shape a three-year scholar exchange program. The OAH and the AHRAC presented a proposal to the Ford Foundation which, we are pleased to learn, has just been funded.
The Nominating Board announces the 2013 OAH Slate of Candidates
The OAH Nominating Board has announced the slate of candidates for the 2013 OAH election. In addition to voting for three candidates for OAH Executive Board, OAH members will vote for candidates to the OAH Nominating Board. The election opens December 3, 2012 and closes February 1, 2013.
Action Items of the OAH Executive Board
The OAH Executive Board took action on its April agenda items, including approving the organization's budget for fiscal year 2013, establishing new travel grants and a new book prize in labor history, as well as approving appointments to the OAH Magazine of History Editorial Board and forming a new committee on disability and disability history.
2012 OAH Award and Prize Winners
The Organization of American Historians sponsors annual awards and prizes given in recognition of scholarly and professional achievements in the field of American history. Please join us in congratulating the following 2012 OAH award and prize winners. Read more >
The OAH Releases 2011 Annual Report
The OAH is pleased to share with you its 2010-2011 OAH Annual Report. With reports from the president, executive director, executive editor, and treasurer, the annual report places at your fingertips a comprehensive view of the organization’s programs and activities for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
Imperiled Promise: The State of History in the National Park Service
The OAH is pleased to announce the availability of Imperiled Promise: The State of History in the National Park Service, a new report examining the practice and presentation of American history in the National Park Service and at its sites.
Call for Submissions: 2013 OAH Willi Paul Adams Award
The Willi Paul Adams Award is given biennially by the Organization of American Historians to the author of the best book on American history published in a foreign language. The award (formerly the Foreign Language Book Prize) is named for Willi Paul Adams, who was an active member of the OAH in Germany and a tireless advocate of the internationalization of American history. The award committee invites submissions before its deadline of May 1, 2012.
2012 OAH Community College Conference
The Organization of American Historians is pleased to announce its sixth annual community college conference to be held June 14-16, 2012, at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois. This year’s community college conference will focus on Abraham Lincoln and his career in Springfield, and is tailored to meet the specific needs and challenges of community college historians. The three-day conference offers community college historians an excellent opportunity for professional development, networking, and a chance to explore Springfield's unique connection to Lincoln.
2012 OAH Election Results
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2012 OAH Election. OAH President, Albert M. Camarillo, Stanford University; OAH President-Elect, Alan M. Kraut, American University; and OAH Vice President, Patricia Nelson Limerick, University of Colorado.
Professional Organizations and Political Engagements
The Organization of American Historians recently conducted an “interchange” conversation among current and past leaders of the organization. The discussion focuses on the complex relationship between the duties, professional obligations, and avowed mission of a learned society and the personal or political ideologies of the individual members it represents. Ed Linenthal, editor of the Journal of American History, facilitated the lively online discussion.
OAH Election Closes January 31
The 2012 OAH Election closes at midnight on January 31. All OAH members are encouraged to vote. To cast your ballot, use our online voting system at: OAH.vote-now.com. (Your voter code is your OAH membership ID number.)
The Civil War at 150 Podcast
Ed Linenthal, the executive editor of the Journal of American History, talks with Allen Guelzo, Henry R. Luce Professor of the Civil War Era and director of Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College, comparing and contrasting the Civil War centennial with the ongoing sesquicentennial and the Lincoln bicentennial in 2009.
2012 OAH/NCPH Annual Meeting Program Now Online
The 2012 OAH/NCPH Annual Meeting Program has been mailed to OAH members and may also be downloaded online at http://annualmeeting.oah.org/.
January OAH Magazine of History Focuses on Black Freedom Struggle Outside the South
The theme for the January 2012 issue of the OAH Magazine of History is Beyond Dixie: The Black Freedom Struggle Outside of the South. It features an all-star lineup of scholars whose work continues to transform our understanding of this subject. They include consulting editor and contributor Patrick Jones, Thomas Sugrue, Jeanne Theoharis, Lisa Levenstein, Donna Murch, Craig Werner, Trevor Griffey, and Hasan Kwame Jeffries.
2012 OAH Annual Business Meeting
The OAH Business Meeting will be held immediately preceding the OAH Awards Ceremony and Presidential Address, Saturday April 21 at 3:30 p.m. All OAH members are encouraged to attend and participate in the governance of the organization. Proposals for action by the OAH shall be made in the form of ordinary motions or resolutions. As outlined in Article VIII, Section 3 of the OAH Constitution and Bylaws (http://www.oah.org/about/constitution.html), all such motions or resolutions must be submitted at least thirty days prior to the meeting (or March 22, 2012) to the OAH Executive Director Katherine M. Finley and the OAH Parliamentarian Jonathan Lurie. Proposals should be sent to the OAH, 112 North Bryan Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47408.
Actions of the OAH Executive Board
The OAH Executive Board took action on several of its November agenda items, including hearing reports from the task forces assigned to examine the annual meeting and membership, reviewing a proposed plagiarism policy, discussing disability issues, and approving appointments of individuals to OAH service and award committees.
The OAH recognized by the Indiana Society of Association Executives
The Indiana Association of Association Executives held its annual Star Awards banquet on December 8. The Organization of American Historians received first-place awards in two association categories: the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program was recognized as the best non-dues revenue program, and our new membership newsletter, OAH Outlook, was recognized as the best association newsletter or bulletin.
OAH Mourns the Passing of David Montgomery
The Organization of American Historians notes with sadness the passing of OAH Past President David Montgomery, Farnam Professor of History emeritus at Yale University, on December 2, 2011. Montgomery was 84 years of age.
Registration Now Open for the
2012 OAH/NCPH Annual Meeting
Join your colleagues in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from April 18 to 21, 2012, for the 104th annual meeting of the Organization of American Historians, a joint meeting with the National Council on Public History (NCPH). With more than 150 panels, events, and special sessions on teaching skills, digital history, and the Civil War, the meeting promises to be exciting.
The OAH Joins in Support of House Resolution 3071
The Organization of American Historians has joined the National Coalition for History in supporting House Resolution 3071, which amends the Presidential Records Act to establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of presidential records. The OAH supports the proposed legislation which significantly reduces the possibilities of closing presidential records while keeping them as accessible as possible. For more information, please visit www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-3071.
2011 OAH Treasurer’s Report
Jay S. Goodgold presents the report of the OAH Treasurer for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011.
The OAH Executive Board Issues Statement on Institutional Review Boards
In its letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, the executive board of the Organization of American Historians (OAH) unanimously agrees that the work of historians, especially oral historians, should be exempt from the purview of institutional review boards (IRBs).
Tune in to an OAH Podcast
Did you know that the OAH has three podcast series available for downloading anytime? Listen to the September episode of the Journal of American History Podcast on how borderlands history has gone from a “regional sideshow to a main attraction.” The OAH Distinguished Lectures Podcasts feature both audio and video of lectures by leading historians. To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War the OAH’s Civil War at 150 project features a growing list of podcast conversations available for download.
Call for Poster Sessions for 2012 OAH/NCPH Annual Meeting
The poster session is a format for history and public history presentations that use visual evidence. Poster sessions are an alternative medium for presenters eager to share their work through one-on-one discussion and can be especially useful for works in progress They may also be particularly appropriate for presentations where visual or material evidence is a central component of the project. The deadline for applications is November 1. For more information, please visit ncph.org/cms/wp-content/uploads/2012_Call_for_Posters.pdf.
The Nominating Board announces the 2012 OAH Slate of Candidates
The OAH Nominating Board has announced the slate of candidates for the 2012 OAH election. In addition to voting for three candidates for OAH Executive Board, OAH members will vote for candidates to the OAH Nominating Board. The election opens December 1, 2011 and closes February 1, 2012.
OAH Announces New Public History Manager
The Organization of American Historians is pleased to welcome Aidan J. Smith as its Public History Manager. Before arriving at the OAH in August 2009 as assistant editor of the Journal of American History, Smith served as reference librarian at the Southern Historical Collection Manuscripts Department at the Wilson Library housed on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Smith will begin September 1, 2011.
Welcome New OAH Distinguished Lecturers
The Organization of American Historians is pleased to welcome forty-seven outstanding historians who have joined the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program for 2011-2012. Visit the Web site for a complete list of this year’s incoming lecturers. If you are looking for a great speaker for your next campus event, workshop, or seminar, the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program is the best way to identify and contact leading historians who can share their expertise with your audience.
The Civil War at 150: An OAH Commemorative Project
During the sesquicentennial of the Civil War (2011-2015), the OAH is committed to bringing the best current thinking on this complex era to a wide audience. Our commemoration efforts began in March at the OAH Annual Meeting in Houston and continue with the current issue of the OAH Magazine of History, which focuses on the origins of the Civil War. Read more >
We also invite you to visit our “Civil War at 150” Web site where you can listen to a series of podcasts and explore additional resources as we examine the history of the war from its beginnings through its aftermath. Read more >
House Introduces Bill to Eliminate TAH Grants
On May 13, 2011, the House of Representatives introduced legislation to eliminate the U.S. Department of Education's Teaching American History (TAH) grants program. The bill (H.R. 1891), the “Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act,” would terminate forty-three K-12 federal education programs that the House Republican leadership contends are wasteful, ineffective, and duplicative. The OAH joins the National Coalition for History (NCH) in strongly resisting this legislation. Please check back for information on how to contact your representative to register your opposition. For details of the bill, visit the NCH website.
Minutes of the 2011 OAH Annual Business Meeting
Read brief reports from the OAH President, OAH Treasurer, OAH Executive Director, OAH Executive Editor, and OAH Nominating Board chair, at the 2011 annual business meeting of the Organization of American Historians in Houston, Texas.
Jay S. Goodgold Appointed OAH Treasurer
On April 15, 2011 the OAH Executive Board voted unanimously to approve the five-year appointment of Jay S. Goodgold as the next treasurer of the Organization of American Historians. Read more >
OAH Reaches out to its Members in Japan
OAH President Alice Kessler-Harris, the R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of American History at Columbia University, and OAH Executive Director Katherine Finley, contacted OAH members in Japan offering assistance after the devastation caused by the recent natural disaster in their country. Read more >
Action items from the Spring 2011 OAH Executive Board Meeting
At its spring 2011 meeting held on March 17 at the Hilton Houston-Americas in Houston, Texas, the OAH Executive Board took action on various items on its agenda.
Action items from the Fall 2010 OAH Executive Board Meeting
At its fall 2010 meeting at the Hilton Washington in Washington, D.C., on November 13-14, the OAH Executive Board took the following actions:
An Open Letter to OAH Members in Wisconsin
In an open letter to Wisconsin members, OAH Past President David Hollinger, the Preston Hotchkis Professor of American History at the University of California, Berkeley, shares his thoughts on the collective bargaining situation in Wisconsin and its impact on the 2012 OAH/NCPH Annual Meeting in Milwaukee. Read more >
OAH Executive Board Approves Standards for Part-Time, Adjunct, and Contingent Faculty
At its 2011 annual meeting, the OAH Executive Board approved five standards and best practices for how colleges, universities, and other institutions of higher education should employ and utilize nontenured and non-tenure-track history faculty. Read more >
OAH Speaks out on Academic Freedom
The Executive Committee of the Organization of American Historians issued a statement on March 30, 2011, supporting academic freedom and deploring the recent efforts of Wisconsin politicians to intimidate OAH member and professor William Cronon. Read more >
Save Teaching American History Grants
Contact Your United States Senator Now!
The Organization of American Historians is asking you to email letters to your U.S. Senators as soon as possible regarding saving the Teaching American History (TAH) Grant Program and Civic Education funding (through competitive grants). Legislation is currently being drafted in the Senate that would fund federal programs for the rest of this fiscal year, FY2011. Read more >
OAH Launches Online Career Center
The OAH is pleased to announce the opening of the OAH Career Center, a new benefit for OAH members. Individuals wishing to make professional career connections may browse available jobs, or use advanced search tools to target positions by keyword, location, and other criteria. To get started, visit: For more information, please visit careers.oah.org/.
OAH Seeks New Treasurer
Applications and nominations are now welcome for the office of Treasurer of the OAH. The late Robert Griffith, who served admirably in the post, was forced by illness to resign effective January 1, 2011. Jay Goodgold is serving as Interim Treasurer until a new Treasurer can be found. Read more >
Minutes: 2010 OAH Business Meeting
The OAH President presides at the annual business meeting of the Organization of American Historians, which takes place each spring during the annual convention. In addition to hearing reports from the president, executive director, treasurer, executive editor, and nominating board, the membership welcomes to office the newly-elected officers and board members. Read the minutes from the meeting at For more information, please visit www.oah.org/about/papers/reports/.
2011 OAH Election Results
We are pleased to announce the results of the 2011 OAH Election. This year’s ballot also included a referendum on proposed changes to the OAH Constitution which passed by an overwhelming margin. Total ballots cast in the 2011 OAH Election: 1,718 (21.8%). Please join us in congratulating our new officers and board members whose terms begin after the 2011 OAH Business Meeting in Houston, Texas, Saturday March 19. View Results >
Publishing Begins with Oxford University Press
January 2011 marks the beginning of the OAH's publishing partnership with Oxford University Press. In addition to publishing the Journal of American History and the OAH Magazine of History each quarter, Oxford University Press will assume the online hosting of both titles from the History Cooperative. Follow this link to access the December 2010 issue of the Journal of American History online: For more information, please visit www.journalofamericanhistory.org/issues/972/.
OAH Treasurer Steps Down
Robert Griffith has resigned as OAH Treasurer for reasons of health, effective January 1. OAH President David Hollinger has appointed Jay Goodgold as interim OAH Treasurer. Goodgold will serve until a search for a new Treasurer has been conducted. In announcing this transition, Hollinger expressed his gratitude to Griffith for his dedicated service as Treasurer and expert supervision of the OAH’s finances during his tenure. “Bob has been an exemplary Board member in every way,” said Hollinger, “and a Treasurer of rare wisdom and technical acuity.”
Printed Program Hits the Streets
The 2011 OAH Annual Meeting Program was mailed to all current members of the organization at the end of December. In addition to the printed program, you may download a copy online at: For more information, please visit annualmeeting.oah.org/.
In Houston, Diversity Is on the Menu
Houston, the host for OAH’s 2011 annual meeting, is a city of neighborhoods–a big city with a small-town feel. Kathleen A. Brosnan, University of Houston, takes us on a culinary tour of the city and shares with us Robb Walsh’s “Top Ten H-Town Ethnic Eateries.” Read more at: For more information, please visit annualmeeting.oah.org/about/houston_2011/diversity_is_on_the_menu.html.
January OAH Magazine of History Focuses on Colonial America
The January 2011 issue of the OAH Magazine of History, the first to be published with Oxford University Press, focuses on teaching the history of colonial America. It includes articles by the issue’s consulting editor Karin Wulf, Juliana Barr, Christopher Hodson and Brett Rushforth, and James Horn, as well as teaching strategies by Erik Seeman, William White, and Matt Moore. Editor Carl Weinberg’s column and Seeman’s article on teaching the history of death in colonial North America are also featured online. Follow this link to view the table of contents, selected articles, and supplementary documents: For more information, please visit www.oah.org/publications/moh/issues/251/.
2010 OAH Treasurer’s Report
OAH Treasurer Robert Griffith discusses the fiscal year that ended on June 30, 2010.
Online Balloting Opens for the 2011 OAH Election
The online balloting system for the OAH 2011 Election is now open. Members will receive an e-mail containing voting instructions and a direct link (with an embedded access code) to the system. The election closes on February 1, 2011. In addition to the slate of candidates for OAH offices, the 2011 ballot contains a question regarding changes to the OAH Constitution. The proposed changes, recommended by the OAH Executive Board, are meant to either clarify sections of the OAH Constitution or to meet best practices in nonprofit governance. For more information about the ballot including proposed changes to the Constitution, click here.
Register Now for the 2011 OAH Annual Meeting
Registration is now open for the 2011 OAH Annual Meeting in Houston, March 17 to 20! Members can save as much as $50 now by taking advantage of "early bird" registration rates. Read more >
2011 OAH Election: Meet the Candidates
Each fall, individual members of the Organization of American Historians cast their ballots in the annual OAH election using the slate of candidates prepared by the OAH Nominating Board. Each candidate is asked to prepare a biographical outline, including five of their most important publications, grants, fellowships, honors and awards, along with a brief personal statement. Read more >
OAH/NCPH 2012 Call for Papers
The OAH and the National Council on Public History are pleased to announce a call for papers for the 2012 OAH/NCPH Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Proposals on the theme “Frontiers of Capitalism and Democracy” will be accepted starting October 1, 2010. For more information, please visit www.oah.org/programs/meetings/call_for_proposals/.
“Come Together”: Part-Time/Contingent Faculty in History
At the April 2010 OAH Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., members of the OAH Committee on Part-Time and Adjunct Employment assessed the growing role of part-time and contingent faculty in history by hosting a session entitled “Come Together”: Part-Time/Contingent Faculty in History. Read more >
OAH Endorses Recommendations for a Well-Rounded Education
The Organization of American Historians endorsed recommendations for how the federal government can better support core subjects beyond reading and math. Read more >
Thank you!
Please join us in thanking the individuals who gave OAH Lectures during the first half of 2010 and the institutions that hosted them. View complete list >
OAH Awards and Prizes
Each year the OAH sponsors or cosponsors awards, prizes, and grants given in recognition of scholarly and professional achievements in the field of American history. Many awards have an October 1 deadline. View a complete list of OAH Awards and Prizes >
New Membership Dues Structure Adopted
In conjunction with the recently adopted strategic plan, the Executive Board of the Organization of American Historians has enacted a simplified dues structure for individual members. Read more >
Deadline for JAH Special Issue Approaches
The deadline for receipt of submission for the JAH Special Issue on North American borderlands history is September 10, 2010. For more information, please visit The Journal of American History.
Historical Associations Issue Recommendations About Rewarding Public History Work for Promotion and Tenure
“Tenure, Promotion, and the Publicly Engaged Academic Historian,” a report offering best practices for evaluating public history scholarship in history departments, was adopted by the Organization of American Historians (OAH) Executive Board on April 8, the National Council on Public History (NCPH) Board of Directors on June 3, and the American Historical Association (AHA) Council on June 5, 2010. Read more >
OAH Nominating Board presents 2010 Election Slate
The OAH Nominating Board announces the slate of nominees for the 2011 OAH Election. Each fall, individual members of the Organization of American Historians cast their ballots in the annual OAH election using the slate of candidates prepared by the OAH Nominating Board. As outlined in Article V of the OAH Constitution, nominating and executive board candidates receiving the highest number of votes then serve a three-year term in office. Read more >
Hollinger announces Spring Appeal for Contributions
OAH president David Hollinger is pleased to announce the annual appeal for contributions. The OAH has clarified its direction by adopting a new Strategic Plan and has achieved fiscal integrity by improving internal operations and through generous donations from our members and institutional sponsors. Your philanthropic gift allows us to continue our mission of promoting excellence in the scholarship, teaching, and presentation of American history. Read more >
OAH passes Texas Textbook Resolution
The Organization of American Historians supports the efforts of the professionally trained educators of Texas to achieve and maintain a history curriculum that reflects the basic consensus of scholarship. Read more >
Interviews with Award Winners from the OAH Annual Meeting
The Organization American Historians sponsors or cosponsors more than twenty annual awards, prizes, fellowships, and grants, presented at the OAH Annual Meeting, to recognize scholarly and professional achievements in American history. In a series of interviews from the 2010 OAH Annual Meeting, Michael Regoli talks with a few of the winners. Read more >
Journal of American History: Textbooks and Teaching, 2011
In March 2011, the annual “Textbooks and Teaching” section of the Journal of American History will focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning, in the context of college-level history courses. Essays of 15–20 pages may be submitted for consideration no later than July 31, 2010. Read more >
JAH Printing Error—Replacement Copy in the Mail
Due to a printing error, the March 2010 Journal of American History is missing 36 pages that should have appeared immediately after the volume index on page 1285. A complete, reprinted edition of volume 96, number 4 is now in the mail. Once your replacement copy arrives, please recycle the issue you received earlier this month.
OAH signs with Oxford University Press
The Organization of American Historians is pleased to announce a new partnership with Oxford University Press for the publication and dissemination of the Journal of American History and the OAH Magazine of History. Read more >
Unveiling the OAH Distinguished Lectureship Program
The Distinguished Lectureship Program section of the OAH Web site has been redesigned and updated. Visit http://lectures.oah.org to learn about the program or to browse the wide-ranging list of leading historians who can share their expertise with any audience. For more information, please visit lectures.oah.org.
2010 OAH election results now available
The 2010 OAH election results are now available. The president is David Hollinger, the president-elect is Alice Kessler-Harris, and the vice-president is Albert Camarrillo. For a complete listing of results, click here. Read more >
2009 Treasurer’s report available online
The 2009 OAH treasurer’s report, compiled by Bob Griffith with assistance from Certified Public Accountant Michael Crouse, is now available online.
Summer 2010 Community College Workshop Series
Community college professors teach the U.S. history survey course more often than their peers at other institutions. To assist these professors, the OAH has developed a series of regional workshops to provide professional enhancement opportunities and instructional materials. Workshops in Philadelphia in June 2010 will include plenary-style panels and small group break-out sessions focused on U.S. survey curriculum development, regional resources, and pedagogy. For more information, please visit the OAH Community College Workshops website.
OAH Launches New Web Site Design
The OAH is launching a newly designed Web site, including a new home page. Development of the site is ongoing, and we expect to finish it by July 1, 2010. The new OAH.org will feature enhanced navigation, rss feeds, and one-click access to the OAH’s most popular publications and resources. Check back frequently as we make these improvements, and let us know what you think.
OAH Appoints New Executive Director
At its fall 2009 meeting, the OAH Executive Board appointed Katherine Finley as the new executive director of the Organization of American Historians. Finley holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in history and has worked for history museums and associations; she is also a seasoned nonprofit executive. Finley’s experience and talents will be useful as the OAH works toward the goals adopted in its newest strategic plan. Read more >
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