Reposted by Kathleen HilliardAmerican Historical Association @historians.org · 04/04/2025The 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.orgHistorians Defend the National Endowment for the Humanities and American Public Culture - AHAThe AHA has released a statement condemning the evisceration of the National Endowment for the Humanities. 3261114
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Thanks 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. 0268
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Hey 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...legis.iowa.govIowa Legislature - Subcommittee AssignmentsInformation pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch 000
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 30/03/2025Iowans. 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.orglegis.iowa.govIowa Legislature - Subcommittee AssignmentsInformation pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch 000
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 28/02/2025To my fellow Iowans! See below. Keep an eye on HF 401 as well. 075
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 07/02/2025I'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! 061
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 06/02/2025"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." 051
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Fantastic choice. Sarah is smart, tough, creative, and has near unrivaled reach and understanding across our profession. 2216
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardLauren Brand @laurenbrand.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Now seems like an especially good time to re-share this research about history education in American public schools. 13024
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 04/02/2025This 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. 0156
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardAmerican Historical Association @historians.org · 30/01/2025"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” 🗃️historians.orgOn the K–12 Education Executive Order - AHAThe 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... 38337
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Heartbroken. 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! 162
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardEdward Cohn @edward-cohn.bsky.social · 04/01/2025Are 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. 072
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardAmerican Historical Association @historians.org · 03/01/2025Today 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 031
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 03/01/2025We'll be talking about History ed a lot over the next few years. Be informed. Get the facts here. 096
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Yep. Institutions are destroying themselves. 030
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Excited to hear Thavolia Glymph speak at #AHA25 next month. A great scholar and an even better person -- glad to have her represent the organization. 0113
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardJoe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 06/12/2024January’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! 11313
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 07/12/2024Great program on tap. Hope to see lots of #skystorians there! 020
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardWilliam G. Thomas III @wgthomas3.bsky.social · 06/12/2024This 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/ahracademic.oup.com 0104
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardHope J. Shannon @historianhope.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Hey 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 go.bsky.app/PnR7kEF 224414
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardAmerican Historical Association @historians.org · 13/11/2024The #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. 🗃️historians.orgTeaching History with Integrity | American Historical AssociationAHA initiatives providing resources and support for history educators facing intensifying controversies about the teaching of the American past. 18725
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardBrendan Gillis @bgillis.bsky.social · 25/09/2024“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...forbes.comWhat Are History Teachers Really Teaching StudentsAmerican 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. 085
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardKevin Gannon (now a Moo Deng fan account) @thetattooedprof.bsky.social · 19/09/2024This 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 36819
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 20/09/2024Please read this thread and then take some time today to read the full report. If we want to make the case for History education and supporting History teachers, this is the best place to start. 0114
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardAmerican Historical Association @historians.org · 06/05/2024The AHA has issued a statement “deplor[ing] recent decisions among college and university administrators to draw on local and state police forces to evict peaceful demonstrators.” 🗃️historians.orgAHA Issues Statement on 2024 Campus ProtestsThe AHA has issued a statement deploring recent decisions among higher education administrators to summon local and state police forces to evict peaceful demonstrators. 06135
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 15/03/2024Great news. HF 2544 did not advance out of the Iowa Senate Education Committee. Thanks to @ahahistorians.bsky.social, NCSS, ICSS, and to Iowan citizens who voiced their opposition to this dangerous bill. www.thegazette.com/state-govern...thegazette.comAs funnel week ends, Iowa lawmakers leave some significant bills behindDeadline stops some bills, reveals Iowa Republicans' varied strategies 082
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 14/03/2024"Politically motivated activists may be waging a history war, but teachers are not its warriors." Please read and share these @ahahistorians.bsky.social findings with friends, neighbors, and representatives. time.com/6917632/hist...time.comWhat History Warriors Get WrongA new survey shows that culture warriors on both sides have the wrong idea about what's happening in American classrooms 077
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardKathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 09/03/2024Iowans! HF 2544 has been scheduled for a senate education subcommittee meeting at 10AM on Tu, Ma 12. Pls consider submitting comments to IA gov webpage for this bill: www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/m...legis.iowa.govIowa Legislature - Meeting Public CommentsInformation pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch 111
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 09/03/2024Iowans! HF 2544 has been scheduled for a senate education subcommittee meeting at 10AM on Tu, Ma 12. Pls consider submitting comments to IA gov webpage for this bill: www.legis.iowa.gov/committees/m...legis.iowa.govIowa Legislature - Meeting Public CommentsInformation pertaining to the Iowa Legislature as well as the Executive and Judicial branch in as much as they relate to the legislative branch 111
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 29/02/2024HF 2544 made it through the House. Please read this letter from @ahahistorians.bsky.social and contact your state senator. 011
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 26/02/2024To my fellow Iowans...please read and contact your rep in Des Moines. This is dangerous stuff. 074
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardAmerican Historical Association @historians.org · 07/01/2024Many thanks to our #AHA24 participants and attendees for participating in this annual meeting. We look forward to seeing you next year at #AHA25 in New York! 🗃️historians.orgCall for ProposalsThe AHA's annual meeting is the largest yearly gathering of historians in the United States and all historians are welcome and encouraged to submit proposals. 0133
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardBrendan Gillis @bgillis.bsky.social · 05/01/2024Kicking off day two of #AHA24 with a great panel on Introductory Graduate Courses in the Age of Career Diversity with @kmhilliard.bsky.social, @benjaminepark.bsky.social, Joan Bristol and Caitlin Rosenthal. 0133
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 06/01/2024Can't emphasize enough how much nerdy fun we are having in the K-16 primary source workshop. Part 2 begins at 10:30 in Yosemite A. Please join us! #AHA24. 120
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 06/01/2024Talking Alexis de Tocqueville, associations , & primary sources w/ Lee Ann Potter at #AHA24. 020
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 05/01/2024Overflow turnout for workshop on teaching writing in the age of AI. #AHA24 062
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardBrendan Gillis @bgillis.bsky.social · 05/01/2024Full house listening to Bob Bain at the Teaching Writing Workshop: Writing in the Age of AI. #AHA24 121
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 03/01/2024I almost always choose an aisle seat, but am so happy I ended up at the window for my flight to #AHA24. 020
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardAmerican Historical Association @historians.org · 02/01/2024#AHA24’s “Teaching Writing Workshop: Teaching Writing in the Age of AI” aims to engage a panel of educators and the audience in a conversation on teaching writing in the history classroom. aha.confex.com/aha/2024/mee... 031
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardJeffrey McClurken @jmcclurken.bsky.social · 30/12/2023Coming to #AHA24 next week? Join us for 2 sessions on Digital History. Digital Projects Showcase – #111 -- aha.confex.com/aha/2024/mee... -- 1:30-3 pm, Friday, January 5, in Golden Gate 4 (Hilton Union Square) Digital Drop-in Session – #141 -- aha.confex.com/aha/2024/mee... --same place 3:30-5 pmaha.confex.comDigital Projects Showcase 0168
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardJim Ambuske @jimambuske.bsky.social · 29/12/2023Folks: Come to "Podcasting, Pedagogy, and Publics: A Roundtable on History Delivered Right to Your Ears" at #AHA2024 We've got a great line up of historian-podcasters, including @katecarp.bsky.social, Daniel J. Story, Babette Thomas, Saniya Lee Ghanoui, @jeanettepatrick.bsky.social, and me! 0134
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardAmerican Historical Association @historians.org · 27/12/2023The Committee on Gender Equity’s annual networking breakfast provides an exciting & unique opportunity to meet scholars across generations working in all fields. Tickets for the #AHA24 breakfast can be purchased in advance through the registration form or onsite. 🗃️ aha.confex.com/aha/2024/mee... 021
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardEileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 28/12/2023I won't be there; but if I were in SF for #AHA24, I'd be going to this rockin' panel of digital historians to hear about AI and History. 0125
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardDr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 28/12/2023If you're going to be at AHA in San Fran you won't want to miss our discussion of teaching premodern history in modern classrooms! I'll be talking about (lost) women's history in news media & medievalism in the context of Japan. Hope to see many of you there next week! aha.confex.com/aha/2024/mee... 11910
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 27/12/2023Please join us at #AHA24 for the 3rd annual "State of the Field for Busy Teachers," this year focusing on Pacific Rim History. Features a keynote by Fredy Gonzalez on scholarly trends, with comments by educators Liz Ramos & Victoria Gray. aha.confex.com/aha/2024/mee...aha.confex.comState of the Field for Busy Teachers: Pacific Rim History 061
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 26/12/2023Such an important point and worth repeating again and again. 000
Kathleen Hilliard @kmhilliard.bsky.social · 26/12/2023Hope we'll see lots of San Francisco teachers at #AHA24. 010
Reposted by Kathleen HilliardAmerican Historical Association @historians.org · 26/12/2023At #AHA24, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, & the Future of History brings together chair William G. Thomas, and panelists Kevin M. Gannon, Johann N. Neem, Jacqueline M. Olich, & Margaret O'Mara to contextualize recent developments in machine learning. 🗃️ aha.confex.com/aha/2024/mee... 164
