The SHEAR Civics Exchange is Live! This initiative helps create a space to connect the public with SHEAR members that can speak to your organization, club, or institution about the history that has shaped our institutions and civic culture. Learn more at: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/05/18/s...

Congratulations to SHEAR on launching SHEAR Civics Exchange. It’s exciting to see a project that connects scholars and communities while highlighting the value of historical thinking in public life. Wishing the initiative every success. #SHEAR #PublicHistory #EarlyAmericanHistory

SHEAR Civics Exchange is Live! This initiative connects you with SHEAR members who can speak to your organization, club, or institution about the history that has shaped our civic institutions and civic culture. Click here to learn more and find a speaker in your area or anywhere: civics.shear.org

Call for Applications: #SHEAR2026 Roommate Matching SHEAR has developed a new hotel roommate matching service to help reduce costs and connect attendees. It is open to all, and the application deadline is June 1. Click here to learn more & apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Call for Applications: SHEAR 2026 Travel Grants SHEAR has a small fund to provide travel grants to attend our annual conference with priority to those with no (or limited) institutional funding. Application deadline is May 22, 2026. Click here to learn more & apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....

It's Coming! The 47th annual meeting of SHEAR is taking place July 16th through 19th in Philadelphia this year. We cannot wait to see you. If you haven't yet checked out the program or registered for the Annual Meeting visit - share.google/I8WJ4Yw2GapR...

Deadline Extended! 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. Applications are now due May 17. Click the link to learn more and apply: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/08/s...

Registration is open for #SHEAR2026! Join us July 16-19 in Philadelphia for our 47th annual meeting. Get the details, register, explore the program, and book your hotel room at shear.org/annual-meeti....

@shearites.bsky.social has signed onto @historians.org statement strongly opposing the new Texas Tech University Course Content Guidelines that impose a “strict prohibition” on content in core & undergrad classes related to sexual orientation and gender identity, while failing to define these terms.

Deadline Extended! SHEAR is seeking an Outreach Coordinator to serve as point person for the SHEAR Civics Exchange initiative, supported by a generous grant from the Henry Luce Foundation. Applications are now due May 4. More information here: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/03/23/s....

Here is 2025 Cohort Sarah Brokenborough explaining how the SHEAR DEI Research Fellowship covered travel expenses for her early dissertation research. The call for applications is open and the deadline for submissions is May 1. To apply, click here: shear.org/about-us/she...

@econroykrutz.bsky.social and I founded the SHEAR 2BWW a decade ago to offer grassroots support to mid-career scholars. I found it very helpful in writing "Canal Dreamers," and I will miss it now that the book's done. Apply! 🗃️ #skystorians @shearites.bsky.social networks.h-net.org/group/blog/2...

Here is 2025 Cohort Edward DuBois Ragan explaining how the SHEAR DEI Research Fellowship bridged his funding gap allowing him to work with tribal citizens. The call for applications is open and the deadline for submissions is May 1. To apply, click here: shear.org/about-us/she...

Join us on Thursday 4/23 at 1:00pm EST on Zoom for our next SHEAR Tea Time. Connect with fellow SHEARites to discuss how to communicate our work to a non-academic audience and advocate our value! Registration below: butleru.zoom.us/j/4161145554.

Call for Participants: SHEAR Biography Workshop SHEAR invites applications for the SHEAR Biography Workshop to be held in-person from 9am-4pm Thursday, July 16, at #SHEAR2026 in Philadelphia. Registration deadline is May 17. Click the link to apply: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/08/s...

Here is 2024 Cohort Jamey Jesperson explaining how the SHEAR DEI Research Fellowship supported her research into Indigenous trans women’s history. The call for applications is open and the deadline for submissions is May 1. To apply, click here: shear.org/about-us/she...

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...