The Berkshire Conference of Women Historians has released a statement on protecting academic freedom and due process. You can read the full statement on our blog, linked here: berksconference.org/2025/be...

Job Alert! The UC Berkeley Department of History is hiring a full-time tenure-track Assistant Professor. You can find out more about the role and the required qualifications at the link below. More: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF0...

The Berks is teaming up with Ms. Magazine to host two incredible events at their Los Angeles office! Use the QR codes to register. Both events will be livestreamed so there's no need to miss out on this amazing learning opportunity!

Calling all Berks members! Our friends over at the Western Association of Women Historians are looking for proposals and papers for their 2026 conference! Learn more over on the WAWH's website: wawh.org/2026-conference We'll see you there!

Contact your members of Congress during the current recess and urge them to protect National Park Service funding, staffing, and its mission to interpret all of our history. You can find the full joint statement and complete calls to action here: www.oah.org/2025/08/07/trus...

Your eyes are not deceiving you, The Berks website has a whole new look! It's now device-adaptive and has a more accessible and cleaner look to it. Check it out at berksconference.org!

Have our socials felt more active lately? That’s thanks to @hadeeljeanne.com, our new Social Media and Communications Specialist! Hadeel is an graduate student at UMass studying the history of girlhood and material culture. We’re thrilled to have her on the team!

Please circulate: The Department of History at Texas State University invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor of environmental history with a focus on water in human history (regional and period specialization open). jobs.hr.txstate.edu/postings/53043 #envhist

Calling all past attendees! We're looking for photos from our previous Berks events to add to our archive. Please send them over to us at [email protected]

Call for Papers, please share! “Power Couples? Collaborations at work and at home, c.1750-1914” workshop to be held at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany 11-13 May 2026. Deadline for expression of interest 1 Sep 2025. Please see more info in the attached & email me if any questions.

Exciting news for researchers and educators! The 'Ms.' archives will soon be searchable and available through ProQuest! You can read more about this development here: msmagazine.com/2025/06/25/m...

We are updating our website and email platforms and need images from our members. If you have a photo(s) from past Berks events you are willing to share, please send the file and description to [email protected]

Announcing the 2025 Article Prize Winners! The prize for "Article in Any Field of History" is awarded to Dr. Hannah Waits and her article: "Missionary Positions: How American Evangelicals Learned to Love Global AIDS Work, 1985-2005," in the American Quarterly

We are pleased to share the results of the recent Board of Trustees election, concluded during our annual business meeting at the Little Berks. (1/5)

We are so pleased to welcome Stephanie Rytilahti as our new Executive Administrator! If you are attending the Little Berks at the end of the month, you will get to meet her in person. Stephanie comes highly recommended and with years of experience managing professional organizations and programs.

Tomorrow is the last day to reserve your hotel room at the discounted rate! Reserve your room and register for this year's Little Berks here: berksconference.org/little-berks...

The final days to register for the Little Berks 2025 are upon us! Read more, sign up and book your hotel room at berksconference.org/little-berks...

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We are hiring an executive administrator. Please share. berksconference.org/about/execut...

We are deeply saddened to announce that the 2026 Big Berks has been cancelled due to a lack of location. This was an extremely hard decision to make and please know that we explored many options. The biggest difficulty right now in finding a new venue is time.

Do you need a place to discuss the current climate on college campuses and how best to support your students and colleagues? Join us at the Little Berks May 29-June 1 berksconference.org/little-berks...

Tomorrow, on March 11, moderator Sarah Weicksel & panelists Emma Humphries, Edward Ayers, Katharina Matro, & David Blight will discuss the AHA's American Lesson Plan & how teachers are preparing to use the 250th anniversary of the US to engage students in civics & a deeper understanding of our past.

Today is the last day to submit your proposal!

Tomorrow is the final day to submit your proposals for the 2026 Big Berks! berks.confex.com/berks/2026/c...

Join us at the kitchen table for discussions of radical answers. Submit a proposal to the Big Berks or join us this May at the Little Berks berks.confex.com/berks/2026/c...

Friday is the day! Submit your panels and paper proposals for the 2026 Berks! berks.confex.com/berks/2026/c...

I was a 2011 NEA fellow, which funded my project on Phillis Wheatley Peters, which eventually became The Age of Phillis. That project could never have been funded under these new rules.

The CFP for the Big Berks is open through February 28th! Submit your proposal ASAP. berksconference.org/2026-big-ber...

Want to come to the next Little Berks? It will be in Evanston, Illinois May 30-June 1, 2025! Read about the program and reserve your room now. berksconference.org/little-berks...