Versatile, adaptable, and ready to step into many roles. In #AHAPerspectives, AHA director of teaching and learning Brendan Gillis argues that history majors are the utility infielders of the workforce baseball team. ποΈ
Limestone karsts in HαΊ‘ Long Bay, with water showing the red silt of the region
Limestone karsts in HαΊ‘ Long Bay. In the foreground is blue water and a shipβs railing
Experiencing a UNESCO World Heritage site via overnight cruise. Still hard to believe Iβm even here.
I apologize. Here is another plasticized one that was preserved more recently.
Encountered this taxidermied turtle yesterday at Hanoiβs Ngα»c SΖ‘n Temple in HoΓ n KiαΊΏm Lake. His derpy face brings me an equal mix of joy and horror.
This and a ton of additional material from our NEH case is available on our website historians.org/lawsuit-to-restore-the-neh
Major news: A @nytimes.com story today reports on developments in our lawsuit, filed with @modernlanguage.bsky.social and @acls1919.bsky.social, opposing the illegal dismantling of the NEH.
The article covers newly released discovery in the case.
Hereβs what discovery confirmed:
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First time going anywhere in Asia! So it will be full of mind-blowing experiences and meals.
Seemingly a terrible time for a trip of a lifetime, but here we go anyway. Leaving tomorrow to spend two weeks in Southeast Asia on a family trip. π
@bryanbanksphd.bsky.social always bring us great pedagogical pieces. Check out his latest in #AHAPerspectives.
Want to learn how to craft a compelling op-ed?
Watch βOp-Ed Writing for Historians" with @bryanbanksphd.bsky.social, @jelaniya.bsky.social, @mauracunningham.bsky.social, @franhirsch.bsky.social, @brianros1.bsky.social, & moderator @lmansley.bsky.social. #AHAOnline ποΈ
Apply to join my team by 3/16!
Be the Library of Virginia's born-digital collections coordinator, leading planning and management of electronic gov/manuscript records. We're looking for a techie archivist type who can help improve access to our born-digital wonders.
$78k-$88k in Richmond VA.
From policy advocacy to AI, innovative teaching, and preparing for the semiquincentennial, #AHA26 sparked a weekend of dynamic conversation. With 500+ sessions in Chicago, discussions were wide-ranging and forward-looking. Read the full recap in #AHAPerspectives.
Check out the handout & recording from the AHAβs Feb. 11 Congressional Briefing on vaccines. Elena Conis, David M. Oshinsky, Michael Willrich & moderator Sarah Weicksel discussed smallpox, polio, measles, public perception, and the federal role in vaccine development & distribution. ποΈ
Under the guise of traditional morality, conservative states are criminalizing women who bury or discard previable fetal remains after a miscarriage. But actually, until very recently, fetal remains were treated with little theological or cultural respect. nursingclio.org/2026/03/03/a...
Job posting: Assoc Dir for Interpretation, Learning & Public Programs @ Smithsonian Nat'l Museum of Asian Art. Closes 03/16; Salary: $143,913-$158,306. Onsite, Washington, DC.
Her first contemporary! Star Shipped
Anxious about so many, many things. But at least there's a new @catswrites.bsky.social book out today. #romancelandia
4. Read a nonfiction comic.
Liz Clarke has worked on so many great graphic histories. So when I learned that she illustrated @katemasur.bsky.social's Freedom Was in Sight! on Reconstruction in Washington, DC, I just had to read itβand I'm glad I did.
Today marks the first day of Women's History Month; yesterday was the last day of Black History Month.
Every day is for women's history and Black history and Black women's history.
Because these are not histories that are separate from histories of war and economy.
Why would a country where abortion is criminal pull the rug from under its women& public health infrastructure by making family planning resources near impossible to get? My reflection for/to the Nigerian public based on related academic research that I just completed: punchng.com/nigeria-cann...
Thanks!
VA based, meaning in Williamsburg? Or remote possible if they reside in the state?
I'm hiring! ποΈ
This is a VA-based, hybrid 3-year position for a historian working on digital projects related to religious history. We'll also be hiring a historian working on onsite programming and training related to religious history.
Feel free to reach out! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
At the Congressional Briefing on vaccines, I was so struck by David Oshinsky's stories of living through polio seasons and remembering the launch of the vaccines. (And that his mother trusted the Salk vaccine because he was Jewish like them.)
Thin Mints. Tis the season!
Two weeks ago, three prominent historians gave a Congressional Briefing on vaccines, organized by @historians.org. A must watch as Surgeon General nominee Dr. Casey Means dodges so many important questions about vaccines. @bachynski.bsky.social
Friendly reminder that weβre still accepting nominations the NC Prize for Best Journal Article!
We did this too! Though we started from the beginning and have reached season 8
My AHA colleague @drwhit.bsky.social is again covering Texas State Board of Education meetings this week as they discuss revision the state standards for social studies education. ποΈ
