Aug. 28, 2025. ASECS Members have signed a public letter to Bucknell University President Bravman and Provost Sternberg regarding the shuttering of Bucknell University Press. Read the full letter here; members may add their signatures here.
The Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society celebrates four decades as an affiliate society of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies by holding its annual conference with ASECS in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 9-11, 2026. ECSSS will sponsor its own panels at the ASECS meeting. Papers are invited on any aspect of eighteenth-century Scottish history, thought, and culture, but we would particularly encourage proposals for papers and panels relating to the 250th anniversaries of relevant events that occurred in 1776, such as the role of Scots in the American Revolution (especially in regard to Philadelphia), the publication of… Read More »CfP for Eighteenth-Century Scottish Studies Society
Register Now for ACLS Digital Justice Grants Program Webinars The ACLS Digital Justice Grants Program is pleased to offer its Fall 2025 webinar series for prospective applicants. Featuring a mix of topic specific sessions and general office hours, these webinars provide a forum for prospective applicants to ask questions and/or request verbal feedback about the relevant components of their applications from both ACLS staff and former reviewers. In so doing, the webinars aim to unveil some of the “hidden curriculum” that constitutes academic grant writing. We especially welcome applicants new to grant writing and/or who lack… Read More »Digital Justice Grants ACLS
Call for Papers Revolution, Revelation, Reconciliation / Revolución, Revelación, Reconciliación International Nineteenth Century Studies Association (INCSA) Biennial Conference: July 21-24, 2026 | National Union Building | Washington, DC The International Nineteenth Century Studies Association (INCSA)—in collaboration with the Nineteenth Century Studies Association (NCSA), Interdisciplinary Nineteenth Century Studies (INCS), and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History–invites proposals for its second biennial conference. We welcome submissions for individual papers, panels, posters, roundtable discussions, digital humanities projects, and performances exploring the nineteenth century from interdisciplinary, international, and intertemporal perspectives. For the full CFP (conference information and theme,… Read More »CfP International Nineteenth-Century Studies Association
AAUP, Middle East Studies Association, Knight Institute Sue Over Trump Policy of Arresting and Threatening to Deport Students and Faculty for Lawful Speech Policy has created “climate of fear and repression” on campuses around the country, groups say Read more: https://mesana.org/news/2025/03/25/mesa-aaup-and-knight-institute-file-lawsuit-over-trump-policy-of-arresting-and-threatening-deportation-for-lawful-speech
ACLS, AHA, and MLA File Lawsuit Alleging Illegal Dismantling of National Endowment for the Humanities Lawsuit aims to reinstate NEH grant programs, divisions, and staff Learn more: https://www.acls.org/news/acls-aha-and-mla-file-lawsuit-alleging-illegal-dismantling-of-national-endowment-for-the-humanities/ Donate to one of the organizations to support the legal fees: MLA, AHA, ACLS
