Current Activities
As an umbrella organization for the profession, the AHA works with other major historical organizations and acts as a public advocate for the field. Within the profession, the association defines ethical behavior and best practices, particularly through its "Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct" The AHA also develops standards for good practice in teaching and history textbooks, but these have limited influence The association generally works to influence history policy through the National Coalition for History.
The association publishes The American Historical Review, a major journal of history scholarship covering all historical topics since ancient history and Perspectives on History, the monthly news magazine of the profession. In 2006 the AHA started a blog focused on the latest happenings in the broad discipline of history and the professional practice of the craft that draws on the staff, research, and activities of the AHA.
The association's annual meeting each January brings together more than 5,000 historians from around the United States to discuss the latest research, look for jobs, and discuss how to be better historians and teachers. Many affiliated historical societies hold their annual meetings simultaneously. The 2011 Annual Meeting will be held in Boston, MA January 6–9, 2011. The theme of the meeting will be History, Society, and the Sacred. The Association's web site offers extensive information on the current state of the profession, tips on history careers, and an extensive archive of historical materials(including the G.I. Roundtable series, a series of pamphlets prepared for the War Department in World War II).
The Association also administers two major fellowships, 24 book prizes, and a number of small research grants.
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