Friends, can I ask you to spread the word that we have a THREE-YEAR postdoc in American history at Cambridge up for grabs - ANY field, but applications are due March 1 so don't delay - apply, apply, apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69790/u...

On this day in 1907, Republican US Representative Charles Curtis of Kansas became a US Senator. An enrolled member of the Kaw Nation, he was first Native American to serve in Congress (and both houses at that!). He was later Vice President (1929-33) under Herbert Hoover. Image: Library of Congress.

Looking for classroom resources for courses in African American history? Check out these videos from The Future of the African American Past, a landmark 2016 conference co-hosted by the AHA & the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture that brought together 60+ scholars. 🗃️

To turn off that awful new “Liquid Glass” feature in the latest iOS update: Settings-> Accessibility-> Display & Text Size -> Reduce Transparency

Call for Applications: 2026-27 Predoctoral Fellows, History of the Civil War Era This is a limited-term fellowship for advanced graduate students who are in the writing stage of their dissertation. Review of app materials will begin March 1. Learn more: richardscenter.la.psu.edu/fellowships/...

Ok, skystorians: are there good surveys of slavery in the ancient/classical Mediterranean? I'm presuming there's something better out there than the opening chapters of Blackburn and D. B. Davis's books.

Nominations are now open for the @nursingclio.bsky.social Prize for Best Journal Article, an award for the best peer-reviewed academic journal article on the intersection of gender and medical histories in English. Self-nominations are encouraged! 🗃️

Announcement: The @shearites.bsky.social Robyn Lily Davis Dissertation Prize Starting with the July 2026 award, the winner will receive $1,000! For the 2026 competition, please submit a CV, the dissertation’s table of contents, the introduction, and a sample chapter by January 30, 2026.

Civil rights activist Claudette Colvin dies at 86 19thnews.org/2026/01/civi... via @19thnews.org

The life and legacy of historian and author Dr. John Hope Franklin www.kut.org/life-arts/20...

Since it is the 250th anniversary of Common Sense's publication, it is a great time to revisit J. M. Opal's fascinating piece in Commonplace that puts Paine and his famous work in the context of South Asia and the wider British Empire. Definitely worth a read: 🗃️ commonplace.online/article/comm...

Last week I very belatedly sent an appreciative email to a creator whose show I loved at the Fringe last fall Got a nice reply this evening Did you like and/or assign something someone wrote? Or did your students like someone's work? TELL THEM! It will always make them happy.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting — which helped fund NPR, PBS and many local radio and TV stations — is officially shutting down, months after Congress passed spending cuts that stripped the organization of more than $1 billion in funding.

I'm wondering if anyone knows of books/articles on society/society & politics in late 18th century/French Revolutionary Ratisbon/Regensburg (in French or English). I'm not having much luck finding anything. All suggestions welcome. #skystorians #c18th 🗃️

HMU: What's the best article or chapter you've read in the last five years that involves women and charters in pre-Conquest England? #medievalsky

How I’m walking out of 2025…

EDSITEment - a project National Endowment for the Humanities with 30 years of development and over 1,000 lesson plans and resources for K-16 students that attracted 2.5 million visitors per year - appears to have been archived and is no longer accessible. This is what the #NEH has become.

The History department at the University of Toronto is searching in the field of Ukrainian history. networks.h-net.org/group/discus...

🗃️ My History Department is hiring for a tenure track position in Native American history. See link for details! jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

Amazon is making money off AI copies of books - and putting the onus on authors to prove they’ve been plagiarised. Honestly, just stop buying books from Amazon. Get them from an actual bookshop or order them from a reputable book supplier like bookshop.org www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Attention scholars: to mark the 20th anniversary of Patrick Wolfe's "Settler Colonialism and the Elimination of the Native," SETTLER COLONIAL STUDIES is soliciting reflections/ critiques for a special issue on Wolfe and his influence. Details below. Please circulate widely!

In an interview, Ken Burns and Sarah Botstein, two of the directors of the new PBS documentary, share how lesser-known individuals, the perspectives of Indigenous and enslaved people, and more.

The Clements Center for Southwest Studies invites fellowship applications for the 2026-2027 academic year. For more info and to apply: www.smu.edu/dedman/resea... If you're interested of have questions, feel free to contact me directly.

Today in fun news: "Don't Go It Alone! & Other Tips on How to Get Your 1st Book Pub'd," the piece I wrote w/ Alec Loganbill (fellow co-chair of the @aupresses.bsky.social Faculty Outreach Cmte) for UP Week, is part of the HigherEdJobs Best of the Month roundup: www.higheredjobs.com/Articles/art...

Have you got a new book out about Irish America? Regardless of discipline, if it came out in 2025, you can submit it to the ACIS Lawrence McCaffrey Prize for Books on Irish America! You need to fill out the form on this website and the books need to be sent by 1 January! acisweb.org/mccaffrey-pr...

Does anyone have a good sample of a letter of introduction to provide a student to use foreign archives? The AHA claims to have one but it is a broken link. We need one in Spanish, Italian, and German. C'mon, help a girl out, people!

Historian here he is right and regrettably the AHA is wrong on AI and its classroom use www.huffpost.com/entry/histor...

Excellent advice here for first-time authors 👇🏻

Here is the official announcement of the new writing book that my current husband and I have written, that will publish in March. You can get 3 chapters now if you preorder: substack.com/@annelamott/...

Google has started automatically opting you in to let it read your stuff to train AI. You need to turn this off in SEVERAL places in your settings (not just for Gmail), if you want to maintain privacy and confidentiality. www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Western historians: consider this CFP for the digital history lightning round at the 2026 WHA conference in Portland! Great format for discussing work in progress with a supportive audience. Happy to answer any questions. Respond by Wed., Dec. 3. #AmWest 🗃️

James A. Garfield, 20th POTUS, was born in Ohio on this day 194 years ago: Nov. 19, 1831. He’s enjoying a well-deserved resurgence right now with the @netflix.com series “Death by Lightning,” based on @candicemillard.bsky.social’s bestseller “Destiny of the Republic.” Image: Library of Congress.

_The American Revolution_ offers a look at how complex and violent — and also inspiring— the American founding was. Getting huge coverage, it may give folks time to digest that complexity as 2026 commences. Premieres tonight + PBS has preview clips of all episodes. www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...

The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon, Virginia welcomes applications from military historians researching broadly in Early American history. For more information, see www.mountvernon.org/library/fell.... @smh-historians.bsky.social @historians.org @royalhistsoc.org

Call for (post-PhD) historians and cultural scholars for the pod! We have a specific wishlist of scholarship we’re looking to add to the lineup: - ancient & medieval history and/or - histories of anywhere other than the US and UK, preferably outside Europe Pitches to: [email protected] 🤗🤗🤗

“There's an underlying theme here about efficiency & inefficiency,” Senchyne said...": We have to get back to a world where there's room for inefficiency that lets us grow.”

So excited to celebrate my colleagues and their fantastic research. Manhattanites, please join us!

Last chance to turn it off. On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default. To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.

A small treat once a week? THE HORROR.

More than 40 million people are about to lose SNAP benefits. If you have the means, please consider giving to your local food bank. They will need the extra funds soon. If you already give monthly, see if you can increase your gift at least for a few months.

The peer review of a book proposal is typically a step that first-time authors don't know exists, and the genre can be tricky. I've put together actual sample letters people could refer to when writing their own. Download here: go.dissertationtobook.com/author-respo... #academicbookcentral

A new exhibit at the Watkins Museum will celebrate the life of George "Nash" Walker, a Lawrence-born actor, writer and producer. A separate guided tour on Black Lawrence history will include a stop at the home Walker had built for his mother. lawrenceks.news/4oB2UtY

Job: Digital Humanities Librarian employment.ku.edu/jobs/faculty...

📣 Call for participants 📣 Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice? We’d love to hear from you for the 100th issue of HWJ! Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.

APPLICATIONS CLOSE IN TWO WEEKS! We're looking for TWO postdoctoral scholars in African American history and history of the Civil War era. Fellowships are for two years, and the anticipated start date is July 1, 2026. The deadline to apply is NOVEMBER 1! Links in the replies below.

I'm determined to be a useful member of the Digital Scholarship committee for the WHA this year, so I need help: what cool new-ish digital humanities projects related to Western US history do you know about?