Kathleen Hilliard
@kmhilliard.bsky.social
Historian. Teacher. In, but not of Ames, Iowa. Views my own.
Let's gooooo!
@acls1919.bsky.social, the AHA, & @modernlanguage.bsky.social filed a lawsuit in federal district court today, seeking to reverse the recent actions of the NEH to devastate the agency, including the elimination of grant programs, staff, and entire divisions and programs. 🗃️
American Council of Learned Societies, American Historical Association, and Modern Language Association File Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Dismantling of National Endowment for the Humanities - AHA
Lawsuit aims to reinstate NEH grant programs, divisions, and staff. For Immediate Release / May 1, 2025 (New York, NY) — The American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the American Historical Assoc...
www.historians.org
May 3, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Let's gooooo!
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The AHA has released a statement condemning the evisceration of the National Endowment for the Humanities. “This frontal attack on the nation’s public culture is unpatriotic, anti-American, and unjustified.” 🗃️
Historians Defend the National Endowment for the Humanities and American Public Culture - AHA
The AHA has released a statement condemning the evisceration of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
www.historians.org
April 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The AHA has released a statement condemning the evisceration of the National Endowment for the Humanities. “This frontal attack on the nation’s public culture is unpatriotic, anti-American, and unjustified.” 🗃️
Thanks for this. We've been trying to convey this message to our colleagues in my STEM-oriented institution for years. It's been like banging our heads against the wall. There was no help, no solidarity. Utterly demoralizing. We stand with them now, & *hope* we can rely on them in the future.
"It has come for science because it was never just about the Humanities, but about how we assess American progress through infrastructures of new knowledge and its application." scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/04/02/t...
The Humanities as Canary: Understanding this Crisis Now - The Scholarly Kitchen
The Humanities have always been the canary in the coal mine of the full knowledge industry. What information can help us understand this crisis and its implications?
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
April 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Thanks for this. We've been trying to convey this message to our colleagues in my STEM-oriented institution for years. It's been like banging our heads against the wall. There was no help, no solidarity. Utterly demoralizing. We stand with them now, & *hope* we can rely on them in the future.
Hey Iowans - HF 401 [university gen ed requirements w/ restrictions on course content] is up for debate in subcommittee tomorrow. Submit comments here. www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/s...
Iowa Legislature - Subcommittee Assignments
Information pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch
www.legis.iowa.gov
April 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Hey Iowans - HF 401 [university gen ed requirements w/ restrictions on course content] is up for debate in subcommittee tomorrow. Submit comments here. www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/s...
Iowans. Scary news abt. the Smithsonian, but don't forget more immediate attacks on history at the state level. Keep an eye on subcom. assignments that will be scheduled this week. HF 269 up tomorrow (Mon). See sched. and submit comments here: www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/s... @historians.org
Iowa Legislature - Subcommittee Assignments
Information pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch
www.legis.iowa.gov
March 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Iowans. Scary news abt. the Smithsonian, but don't forget more immediate attacks on history at the state level. Keep an eye on subcom. assignments that will be scheduled this week. HF 269 up tomorrow (Mon). See sched. and submit comments here: www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/s... @historians.org
To my fellow Iowans! See below. Keep an eye on HF 401 as well.
The AHA urges Iowans to contact your state legislators to oppose Iowa House File 402 & its companion bill Senate File 322, which strip Iowa educators of most decisions about what college students should learn about US history. Please read our action alert for more info about this troubling bill. 🗃️
Action Alert: Iowa HF 402 / SF 322
The American Historical Association registers strong concerns about Iowa House File 402 and its companion bill Senate File 322, which is now under consideration by a Senate education subcommittee.
www.historians.org
February 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
To my fellow Iowans! See below. Keep an eye on HF 401 as well.
I've been to versions of this conference in Texas and Utah. Lots of discussion and workshopping - a fun, informative, and engaged couple of days. Please consider attending!
Our inaugural Virginia Conference on Introductory History Courses is coming to Richmond, March 28 and 29! Join us for thought-provoking discussions and engaging sessions. 🗃️
Virginia Conference on Introductory History Courses – AHA
The American Historical Association will hold the inaugural Virginia Conference on Introductory History Courses on Friday, March 28 and Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the Virginia Museum of History and ...
www.historians.org
February 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I've been to versions of this conference in Texas and Utah. Lots of discussion and workshopping - a fun, informative, and engaged couple of days. Please consider attending!
"We reject the premise that it is anti-American or subversive to learn the full history of the United States w/its rich and dramatic contradictions, challenges, and conflicts alongside its achievements, innovations, and opportunities."
The AHA & the @oah.org have released a joint statement on the presidential executive order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling.” “We reject the premise that it is ‘anti-American’ or ‘subversive’ to learn the full history of the United States.” 🗃️
AHA–OAH Statement on Executive Order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling”
The American Historical Association and the Organization of American Historians (OAH) have released a joint statement on the presidential executive order “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooli...
www.historians.org
February 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
"We reject the premise that it is anti-American or subversive to learn the full history of the United States w/its rich and dramatic contradictions, challenges, and conflicts alongside its achievements, innovations, and opportunities."
Fantastic choice. Sarah is smart, tough, creative, and has near unrivaled reach and understanding across our profession.
The AHA announces the appointment of Sarah Weicksel as its next executive director. Weicksel brings extensive experience in historical research, public history, and teaching. The AHA looks forward to her leadership in guiding the discipline toward a vibrant and expansive future. 🗃️
Dr. Sarah Weicksel Named Executive Director of the American Historical Association - AHA
The American Historical Association (AHA) announces the appointment of Sarah Weicksel as its next executive director. Her appointment follows an extensive national search. She will succeed James Gross...
www.historians.org
February 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Fantastic choice. Sarah is smart, tough, creative, and has near unrivaled reach and understanding across our profession.
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Now seems like an especially good time to re-share this research about history education in American public schools.
Read a summary of the AHA's report from the most comprehensive study of secondary US history education undertaken in the 21st century. The report provides empirical evidence and rigorous analysis to inform current debates over how history is taught in our schools. 🗃️
What Are American Students Learning about US History? - AHA
Since 2020, a contentious debate over history education has generated outrage, wild claims, and a growing sense of alarm in homes and communities across the country. State legislators, school board me...
www.historians.org
January 30, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Now seems like an especially good time to re-share this research about history education in American public schools.
This video has been circulating for a couple years, but it bears rewatching. If you haven't seen it, please take a couple minutes. It's worth it.
Growing up in Germany, Katharina Matro “was confronted with my country’s history without mercy. It’s made me a more informed citizen, a more politically aware citizen, a more critical thinker.” 🗃️
Teaching with Integrity: Confronting a Nation's Past
YouTube video by American Historical Association
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February 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
This video has been circulating for a couple years, but it bears rewatching. If you haven't seen it, please take a couple minutes. It's worth it.
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"The AHA's carefully researched American Lesson Plan thoroughly refutes the executive order’s cynical & unsubstantiated depiction of the landscape of American education." Read Exec director @jgrossman.bsky.social's commentary on the “Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling” 🗃️
On the K–12 Education Executive Order - AHA
The January 29 “Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling” rests on—and even promotes—a misleading caricature of history education in the United States. This shaky premise underg...
www.historians.org
January 30, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"The AHA's carefully researched American Lesson Plan thoroughly refutes the executive order’s cynical & unsubstantiated depiction of the landscape of American education." Read Exec director @jgrossman.bsky.social's commentary on the “Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling” 🗃️
Heartbroken. Peter was the first historian I met--and really talked to--at my very first Southern. I had read his work and was astonished that he would even speak to me!
In memoriam: Peter Kolchin
Some nice remembrances here from former colleagues and students 🗃️
Some nice remembrances here from former colleagues and students 🗃️
In Memoriam: Peter Kolchin | UDaily
Community remembers distinguished historian, expert on American slavery, Civil War, Reconstruction
www.udel.edu
January 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Heartbroken. Peter was the first historian I met--and really talked to--at my very first Southern. I had read his work and was astonished that he would even speak to me!
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Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about what it's like to work at a small liberal arts college? Come to this #AHA25 session first thing on Saturday morning! It will be a chance to chat informally with SLAC faculty about what the job is like at a liberal arts school.
January 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about what it's like to work at a small liberal arts college? Come to this #AHA25 session first thing on Saturday morning! It will be a chance to chat informally with SLAC faculty about what the job is like at a liberal arts school.
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Today at 11:30 AM: The AHA cordially invites K–12 educators to get to know their colleagues before the meeting begins and share ideas with members of the Teaching Division and AHA staff. #AHA25
January 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Today at 11:30 AM: The AHA cordially invites K–12 educators to get to know their colleagues before the meeting begins and share ideas with members of the Teaching Division and AHA staff. #AHA25
We'll be talking about History ed a lot over the next few years. Be informed. Get the facts here.
What do high school teachers actually teach about US history? After 2 years of sustained study of instructional materials, state standards, & classroom teachers, the AHA has answers. Join David W. Blight, @bgillis.bsky.social, @drwhit.bsky.social, George J. Sanchez, & Brenda J. Santos at #AHA25.
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January 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
We'll be talking about History ed a lot over the next few years. Be informed. Get the facts here.
Yep. Institutions are destroying themselves.
In @axios.com, I talk with Erica Pandey about the "epidemic of pre-compliance and over-compliance" with DEI restrictions "that’s really hurting students." www.axios.com/2024/12/07/c...
Colleges dismantle DEI
The changes precede a potential crackdown under Trump.
www.axios.com
December 7, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Yep. Institutions are destroying themselves.
Excited to hear Thavolia Glymph speak at #AHA25 next month. A great scholar and an even better person -- glad to have her represent the organization.
In her AHA presidential address on January 4 at #AHA25, Thavolia Glymph will pay “homage to the spectacular visibility to be found in ‘paper tracings.’” Learn more about her address in #AHAPerspectives. 🗃️
Abstract of the Presidential Address at the 2025 Annual Meeting – AHA
Thavolia Glymph will deliver her presidential address on Saturday, January 4, 2025.
www.historians.org
December 7, 2024 at 1:02 AM
Excited to hear Thavolia Glymph speak at #AHA25 next month. A great scholar and an even better person -- glad to have her represent the organization.
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January’s @historians.org’s annual meeting in NYC is free for NY K-12 public school teachers!
Take advantage of the FREE registration, four days of PD and up to 29 CTLE hours! For more see below!
Take advantage of the FREE registration, four days of PD and up to 29 CTLE hours! For more see below!
The AHA annual meeting offers dozens of professional development opportunities for educators. Use this guide, organized by event type, to navigate the full spread of teaching and learning events taking place at #AHA25. 🗃️
AHA25 Teaching & Learning Guide
Free Registration for New York City Public K-12 Teachers Current K-12 teachers at public schools in New York City are eligible to receive free annual meeting registration. Email annualmeeting@historia...
www.historians.org
December 6, 2024 at 2:36 AM
January’s @historians.org’s annual meeting in NYC is free for NY K-12 public school teachers!
Take advantage of the FREE registration, four days of PD and up to 29 CTLE hours! For more see below!
Take advantage of the FREE registration, four days of PD and up to 29 CTLE hours! For more see below!
Great program on tap. Hope to see lots of #skystorians there!
Important deadlines for #skystorians attending the @historians.org annual meeting #AHA25:
*Housing: 12/12 is the last day to book in the AHA room block.
*Registration: 12/15 is the last day to register at the preregistration rate. Rates increase the next day.
historians.org/annual-meeting
*Housing: 12/12 is the last day to book in the AHA room block.
*Registration: 12/15 is the last day to register at the preregistration rate. Rates increase the next day.
historians.org/annual-meeting
December 7, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Great program on tap. Hope to see lots of #skystorians there!
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This first Special Issue of the American Historical Association is a remarkable achievement--12 major pieces, 350 pages, on "Histories of Resilience." Huge congrats to the AHR @historians.org editorial staff and the scholars and authors for this: academic.oup.com/ahr
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December 6, 2024 at 4:46 PM
This first Special Issue of the American Historical Association is a remarkable achievement--12 major pieces, 350 pages, on "Histories of Resilience." Huge congrats to the AHR @historians.org editorial staff and the scholars and authors for this: academic.oup.com/ahr
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Hey historians, if you're planning to attend the @historians.org annual meeting in NYC, let me know if you want to be added to the #AHA25 attendee & exhibitor starter pack. #skystorians
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November 22, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Hey historians, if you're planning to attend the @historians.org annual meeting in NYC, let me know if you want to be added to the #AHA25 attendee & exhibitor starter pack. #skystorians
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The #FreedomToLearn our nation’s history is under siege. The AHA combats bills restricting history education and provides resources and support for educators advocating for #HonestHistory. Learn more about our Teaching History with Integrity initiatives. 🗃️
Teaching History with Integrity | American Historical Association
AHA initiatives providing resources and support for history educators facing intensifying controversies about the teaching of the American past.
www.historians.org
November 13, 2024 at 9:39 PM
The #FreedomToLearn our nation’s history is under siege. The AHA combats bills restricting history education and provides resources and support for educators advocating for #HonestHistory. Learn more about our Teaching History with Integrity initiatives. 🗃️
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“Critics of public schools have accused them of teaching students to hate America…. But a new study from the American Historical Association suggests that such criticisms are overblown, even unwarranted.”
@ahahistorians.bsky.social American Lesson Plan in Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
@ahahistorians.bsky.social American Lesson Plan in Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
What Are History Teachers Really Teaching Students
American high school history classrooms, it turns out, are not run by Marxist radicals intent on indoctrination, but by professionals who are serious about both teaching and history.
www.forbes.com
September 25, 2024 at 9:10 PM
“Critics of public schools have accused them of teaching students to hate America…. But a new study from the American Historical Association suggests that such criticisms are overblown, even unwarranted.”
@ahahistorians.bsky.social American Lesson Plan in Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
@ahahistorians.bsky.social American Lesson Plan in Forbes: www.forbes.com/sites/peterg...
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This is important, and needs to be taken seriously by anyone who cares about history education. I'm glad the @ahahistorians.bsky.social put in the time, effort, and resources to create such a comprehensive study that incorporates not just data and curricula, but the voices of actual history teachers
Today, the AHA published a major report with findings from the most comprehensive study of secondary US history education undertaken in the 21st century. The AHA did not find indoctrination, politicization, or classroom malpractice. (1/10) www.historians.org/teaching-lea... 🗃️
American Lesson Plan | American Historical Association
American Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools reports on insights gathered during a two-year exploration of secondary US history education.
www.historians.org
September 19, 2024 at 5:02 PM
This is important, and needs to be taken seriously by anyone who cares about history education. I'm glad the @ahahistorians.bsky.social put in the time, effort, and resources to create such a comprehensive study that incorporates not just data and curricula, but the voices of actual history teachers