I had some great workshops with students over the last several weeks. If you couldn’t join us for those, you did join but want reminders, or you're just curious, here's a summary of the most commonly recurring discussions about doing history: ghanaonthego.com/2026/07/31/d...

Doing History: Advice to students

I spent a lot of time over the last several weeks talking to students. This is important to me – I love teaching and supporting students in successfully navigating this field. I also remember…

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Dr. Seulgie Lim's interdisciplinary research on gender and politics in Senegal inspires her to explore similar political questions about other parts of the world. We want to know: What does your African social science research inspire you to explore in your off hours?

Friends this is so important. If you have been the beneficiary of one of these programs, please share your own experiences with as much concrete detail as you can manage to help us make the case. There’s tips and resources at the links below. The deadline is the 31st!

African Studies Association@asanewsonline.bsky.social · 3w ago

Take urgent action now to defend Title VI and Fulbright-Hayes Programs. Submit a public comment (even brief comments make a difference!) by Friday July 31. Read ASA's public comment on our website, and submit yours here: https://ow.ly/j0Gk50ZuOLE

Looking to use the last of your research funds before the fiscal year ends? Buy yourself & your grad student a ticket to the ASA Presidents' Luncheon to enjoy a meal with distinguished scholars Gina Dent & Angela Davis in New Orleans. Email us to buy more than one! https://ow.ly/Ll8e50Z8gNw

African Studies Association@asanewsonline.bsky.social · 2mo ago

While you're writing this summer, don' forget that @historyinafrica.bsky.social is seeking submissions that rethink and reimagine foundational methods and conceptualizations of archives/archival work in continental and diasporic contexts. https://africanstudies.org/featured-posts/hia-cfp-volume-54/

The AHA recently announced the Community Action and Resource Exchange (CARE) network, which brings historians together to discuss shared professional issues and concerns, exchange ideas, and collaborate on strategies and solutions that strengthen the discipline. Get involved today.

AHA Community Action and Resource Exchange - AHA

The AHA’s Community Action and Resource Exchange (CARE) program brings historians together to discuss shared professional issues and concerns, exchange ideas, and collaborate on strategies and solutio...

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Stephen Legg (Nottingham) has written a fantastic conference report on our “Cities and Decolonization” conference, which has just been published in the Journal of Historical Geography. doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...

Cities and decolonization: Anti-colonial struggles, urban protest, and global solidarities in the twentieth Century: Wadham College, University of Oxford, 19–20 March 2026

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Norman Aselmeyer@aselmeyer.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Conference time! From protest routes to print networks, from imperial capitals to port cities, urban spaces were not just backdrops but engines of anticolonial struggle. Join us for the "Cities and Decolonization" conference in Oxford this week. More: citiesanddecolonization.com

This was so fun! So grateful to @cjdenial.bsky.social and @kevinmcclure.bsky.social for crafting and executing a vision for this panel with me!

Cate Denial@cjdenial.bsky.social · 4mo ago

If you're going to co-lead a conversation about care in higher ed, who better to do that with than the amazing @detroittoaccra.bsky.social and @kevinmcclure.bsky.social? Thank you to everyone who came to the panel with such great questions and ideas!

This was a super helpful event that provided insights for us in considering how we communicate with students! Highly recommend!

American Historical Association@historians.org · 5mo ago

College graduates with history degrees forge successful careers in a dizzying array of fields. 🎥 Watch the recording of History Majors at Work, an online roundtable featuring professionals who turned their undergraduate history training into careers across a range of fields. 🗃️

The AHA has created an advocacy guide in support of international education. Read about the current threats to international education and learn how you can make a difference. 🗃️

Advocacy Guide for International Education - AHA

Contents Threats to International Education Today How Is Federal Policy Threatening International ECEs? Demonstrating the Value of International Education Resources for Crafting Your Argument Historia...

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And is if my last post wasn't exciting enough, I'm also presenting with @drkevinrmcclure.com and @detroittoaccra.bsky.social on "Faculty, Care, and Leadership in the Contemporary University." April 17, 4.45pm!

@katedmcc.bsky.social is now on Bluesky! Give her a follow for all great things on #highered #gened #pedagogy #assessment and much else!

In #AHAPerspectives, director of engagement Hope Shannon writes about the AHA’s new CARE program. "CARE reflects and supports the AHA’s broader vision for a collaborative, welcoming, and well-connected discipline." 🗃️

Better Together – AHA

Learn about the AHA’s new CARE program, which hosts working groups for historians to discuss issues of common professional interest and develop strategies to address related needs and challenges.

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Would you like to know more about the process of publishing in the American Historical Review? Hear from several recent AHR article authors about their experience publishing in the journal and ask questions about the submission and review process. #AHA26.

139th Annual Meeting (January 8-11, 2026): Publishing in the AHR: Early Career Experiences

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In #AHAPerspectives, Leigh Gardner analyzes US–Africa economic policy in the 1920s and today, finding many parallels a century apart. 🗃️

From Aid to Trade – AHA

The “new chapter” in US-Africa relations isn’t so new after all.

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The 2025 issue of Teaching History: A Journal of Methods is available now! Includes some very cool articles, reviews & an interview w/the one & only @thetattooedprof.bsky.social. Huge thanks to Reviews Editor @nataliapetrzela.bsky.social. openjournals.bsu.edu/teachinghist...

In the #AHA26 app, browse sessions grouped by topic or theme using our thematic tracks. From local history to African history, legal history to gender history, career development sessions to sessions for undergraduates, there's a track for everyone at the meeting. Download it today! 🗃️

This is so exciting!

American Historical Association@historians.org · 10mo ago

The AHA will partner with @nationalhistoryday.bsky.social for Revolutionary Ideals: Understanding 250 Years of American Principles, a virtual professional learning series for K–12 educators in April 2026. Applications will launch in January 2026, with 240 spots available for teachers nationwide. 🗃️

This week we also announced plans for a new Applied History Fellowship for postdoc historians, with @ihr.bsky.social and publisher DC Thomson bit.ly/4ofWArN Fellowships will develop historical skills for use in workplaces beyond higher education. Launch event: 2.30pm, 19 Nov, online #Skystorians

New programme of 'Applied History Fellowships': launch and introductory event - RHS

In 2025-26 the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), Royal Historical Society and DC Thomson will launch a new Applied History Fellowship partnership. Join us at this online session -- 2.30pm on Wed...

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The Institute of Historical Research's 2026 June summer school in Bloomsbury is on Sickness and Health, from London's medieval history to the present. Suitable for the History-curious over the age of 16.

IHR London Summer School 2026: Sickness and Health

From the Black Death to the Covid-19 pandemic, from medieval medicine to public health across the centuries, from hospitals to archives & collections. Join us to discover Londo...

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🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with @royalhistsoc.org & @findmypast.bsky.social. Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Applications are open for the #AHA26 Sinclair Workshop on Historical Podcasting. This session, limited to 10 attendees following an application, will focus on the development process for producing historical podcast. Apply at the link by November 15. 🗃️

This is in my research wheelhouse, but I'm not an early career scholar. Get this money young scholars!!

Friends! It’s here! The 2026 GSA conference CFP! Propose your panels or papers or workshops or film screenings or other creative forms of presentation and join us in Kumasi. There’s going to be some special opportunities for Ghana-based doctoral students/candidates and virtual (not hybrid) options!

The program for #AHA26 is available to browse! This year’s annual meeting will feature over 460 sessions and events. Join us in Chicago on January 8–11, 2026. 🗃️

History majors have lower unemployment than computer science majors. Folks with humanities graduate degrees are more sought after by corporate recruiters than those with MBAs. Study history! Get a job!

Honored to be included @historians.org and thrilled to be able to hype amazing colleagues like Trevor Getz and Jonathan Roberts who’ve been building stellar resources and support for this work for a long time.

American Historical Association@historians.org · 12mo ago

The first installment features historian Jennifer Hart on the state of the field of African History. 🗃️

Very excited about this miniseries and honored to be part of it! Thanks so much @danieljstory.bsky.social

Daniel J. Story, PhD 🚴🏻‍♂️🎙️🗺️@danieljstory.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I'm excited to kick off a new season of #HistoryInFocus with a miniseries we're calling "State of the Field for Busy Teachers." In four brief episodes, we survey the fields of African History, Native American History, LGBTQ+ History, and Graphic History. @historians.org @detroittoaccra.bsky.social

Excited for this @hofrench.bsky.social

As I start yet another new academic year in what feels like chaos, I keep remembering to ground myself in things that are real and take time to breathe and think.