Call for Participants: SHEAR Second-Book Writers' Workshop. SHEAR invites applications for the #2BWW to be held in-person on July 16th at #SHEAR2026 in Philadelphia. One virtual discussion panel will be offered. Click the link to learn more and apply: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/08/s...

Here is 2024 Cohort Anthony Trujillo explaining how the SHEAR DEI Research Fellowship helped address the resource gap for conducting research. The call for applications is open and the deadline for submissions is May 1. For more information and to apply, click here: shear.org/about-us/she....

Happy to see my @shearites.bsky.social Presidential Address "The First American Republic: An Alternative Genealogy" (expanded version) out in print in the Journal of the Early Republic Spring issue. Get your copies folks! muse.jhu.edu/issue/56474?...

Here is 2023 Cohort Erica Duncan explaining how the SHEAR DEI Research Fellowship helped her conduct research in the Caribbean. The call for applications is open and the deadline for submissions is May 1. For more information and to apply, click here: shear.org/about-us/she....

In this clip for our first SHEAR Book Prize Talk with Sarah L.H. Gronningsater, 2024 Broussard First Book Prize winner, she explains that slavery wasn’t an incidental labor institution but was a key aspect of colonial New York. To hear the full interview click on this link: youtu.be/1DKyDiSiOWU?...

Thanks to a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, SHEAR is launching the SHEAR Civics Exchange initiative and seeking an outreach coordinator to serve as the point person for the project. Applications are due April 24. More information here: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/03/23/s....

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Here is 2022 Cohort Alexander Chaparro-Silva explaining how helpful the SHEAR DEI Research Fellowship was in supporting his early-stage research. The call for applications is open and the deadline for submissions is May 1. For more information and to apply, click here: shear.org/about-us/she....

Over the next few weeks, we are sharing testimonials from past recipients of the SHEAR DEI Research Fellowship. Here is 2022 Cohort Alison McCann speaking about how the fellowship and SHEAR helped support her research. The deadline for applications is May 1. Apply here: shear.org/about-us/she....

👏 Join us in celebrating Kate Tyler Wall on her 20th anniversary with the Journal of the Early Republic! 👏 Read her interview on the #JERPano, reflecting on her experience, scholarly publishing, and the future of academic journals: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/03/13/c...

Opportunity: Live and Study in Lord North’s Historic Home! Wroxton College is hosting a program, “Lord North, the American Revolution & Wroxton Abbey,” from June 21-26th with lectures and excursions. If interested, apply below before April 2nd: wroxton.college/lord-north.

Join us Wednesday March 25 at 11:00am EST on Zoom for the SHEAR Community Building Committee’s first Book Talk. This talk will feature Madelaine Drohan speaking about her new book: He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada. Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi....

Call for Applications for the SHEAR DEI Fellowships! SHEAR will offer at least 2 research fellowships to scholars examining African diasporic, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian American, and/or Pacific Island history from 1776 to 1861. Application deadline is May 1. Details here: shear.org/about-us/she....

Nominations Due Tomorrow!

Deadline Extended! SHEAR’s Nominations Committee is accepting nominations for officers. The extended deadline is next Friday (2/27). If you’re interested in nominating yourself or someone else, click the link below for more information: shear.org/about-us/off...

Today! Join us on at 1:00pm EST/10:00am PST on Zoom for our next SHEAR Tea Time. Connect with fellow SHEARites to brainstorm assignment ideas, crowdsource readings, brag about discussions/assignments or share horror stories! Registration below: butleru.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Are you the author of a 2025 book on the Early American Republic? Please nominate those titles for our SHEAR book prizes. The nominations deadline is March 1. For more information about our prizes and where to send the books, click here: shear.org/shear-book-p....

Call for Nominations: SHEAR’s Nominations Committee is now accepting nominations for officers. The deadline is next Friday February 20th. If you’re interested in nominating yourself or someone else, click the link below for more information: shear.org/about-us/off...

Join us on Thursday 2/19 at 1:00pm EST/10:00am PST on Zoom for our next SHEAR Tea Time. Connect with fellow SHEARites to brainstorm assignment ideas, crowdsource readings, brag about discussions/assignments or share horror stories! Registration below: butleru.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Did you miss our January 23rd webinar titled "Resumes for Historians," where panelists provided advice on how to translate academic skills into language employers will understand and maximize career opportunities? You can now view that conversation on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/IXkW9gmR8is?...

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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.

👏 We are delighted to welcome Lindsay Schakenbach Regele as the second of our two new co-editors for the #JERPano! 👏 Lindsay will step into the position alongside Mark Boonshoft, beginning July 2026. Read about her perspective on the role and the journal's place in her career below.

The Journal of the Early Republic is currently accepting applications for a Book Reviews Co-Editor! Serve a three-year term beginning July 2026. Review of applications begins March 10, 2026. View the #JERPano CFA on The Panorama thepanorama.shear.org/2026/01/13/c...

This webinar is designed to help humanities Ph.D.s in their search for non-academic positions in a tough market. Dr. Brooke Lansing Mai will share strategies she learned the hard way -- lessons that few of our graduate programs teach us. Join us, and pose questions you have on the registration page!

Join us Friday 1/23 at 12:00pm EST on Zoom for a webinar on Resumes for Humanists. In this webinar, we will share tips on how to translate your academic skills into a resume that employers will understand. To register for this event, click here: vcu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

👏 Please Join us in welcoming Mark Boonshoft, one of the new co-editors of the #JERPano! 👏 Mark is set to take the helm alongside Lindsay Schakenbach Regele this July. Discover his perspective on the role and the JER's place in his career below.

Job Opportunity: The University of Northern Iowa's Department of History is seeking applications for a three-year term Assistant Professor of Instruction in US History, with a research specialty in either the Revolutionary or Civil War eras: careers.historians.org/jobs/2185640...

A Fund Raising Challenge from Immediate Past-President Manisha Sinha (@profmsinha.bsky.social): shear.org/membership/a...! Please consider giving to the SHEAR250 Capital Campaign (shear.app.neoncrm.com/campaigns/sh...). Your donations will help us build our endowment and fund our initiatives.

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Reminder: this is the last weekend to get your #SHEAR2026 CFP proposals submitted. The deadline is December 15.

The #JERPano is pleased to announce our newest team of Co-editors to begin this July. Please join us in congratulating Lindsay Schakenbach Regele and Mark Boonschoft in their new roles!

You might find this forum helpful. When @econroykrutz.bsky.social and I set up the second-book writers’ workshop for @shearites.bsky.social, this was a standing room only panel. Good luck with the good work! earlyamericanists.com/2017/08/21/r...

#SHEAR2026 CFP deadline extended! The proposal deadline for #SHEAR2026 has been extended and proposals are now due December 15. For more information, including a way to connect with other SHEARites looking for panelists, visit: shear.org/annual-meeti...

Join us on Thursday 12/18 at 1:00pm EST/10:00am PST on Zoom for our next SHEAR Tea Time. Connect with fellow SHEARites to discuss Ken Burns’ The American Revolution, which premieres tonight on PBS! Registration in graphic and below: butleru.zoom.us/meeting/regi....

Fellow @shearites.bsky.social historian @jmbeatty.bsky.social’s article “Rethinking the Gender of Politics” is out in the latest issue of @thejerpano.bsky.social

Did you miss our recent livestream: Ask Me Anything about the SHEAR CFP with SHEAR President Carolyn Eastman? It can now be viewed on our YouTube channel and at the link below. Reminder the #SHEAR2026 CFP deadline is December 1! www.youtube.com/live/TjP2Y0R...

Ask me questions! Get excited for next summer's SHEAR!

For the finale of our #GRWS series, President Carolyn Eastman will be hosting an Ask Me Anything livestream on Friday November 7 at 1:00pm EST on our YouTube channel. Join us and ask any questions you may have about the #SHEAR2026 Call for Papers. www.youtube.com/live/TjP2Y0R...

Are you wondering what you can do to make your #SHEAR2026 proposal stand out? For our last #GRWS video, Shayna Murphy packs her bag for #SHEAR2026 while offering some tips to make your proposal stand out to the Program Committee.

Anyone want to put together a @shearites.bsky.social panel on politics in the 1850s? Or religion, parties, and abolition more generally? I think I want to do a paper on Theodore Parker and the Know Nothings.

Are you struggling to find other people for your #SHEAR2026 panel proposal? Here is a teaser for Program Committee Co-Chair @noraslonimsky.bsky.social’s full video offering advice, which can be found on our Facebook/Instagram pages. #GRWS

Join us on Tuesday 10/28 at 3:30EDT/12:30PDT on Zoom for our first SHEAR Tea Time, organized by the SHEAR Community Building Committee. Connect with fellow SHEARites and discuss "what is an underrated book in our field that more people should know about?" Register via the QR code/link below.

The latest character in the SHEAR cinematic universe is program committee member Kevin Waite. Kevin, following up on Rachel Walker’s amazing advice, adds additional tips for getting the most out of presenting at #SHEAR2026. #GRWS

Program committee member Rachel Walker is outside of the American Philosophical Society to tease her full video on submitting a panel proposal for #SHEAR2026. Head over to our Instagram to get all the details. #GRWS

Are you feeling Eel at ease about what you should include in your CV and Diversity Statement for #SHEAR2026? Program Committee Co-Chair Mark Boonshoft is here to give you tips on luring in the Program Committee. Check this space weekly for more tips and tricks for a successful proposal. #GRWS

It is time to enter the “MANOSHEAR” with Program Committee Co-Chair @benwright.bsky.social to read and get jacked for the #SHEAR2026 Call for Papers. And don’t forget to join us every Wednesday for even more in-depth tips on best practices for putting together a successful proposal. #GRWS

Are you struggling with your proposals for #SHEAR2026 and looking for tips on how to make those proposals stand out? President @carolyneastman.bsky.social introduces our new weekly video series: Getting Ready with SHEAR - #GRWS. Join us weekly for a new video sharing tips for a successful proposal.