Advocacy

Giving Tuesday 2025

November 28, 2025November 28, 2025
Advocacy, General Announcements, Member Updates

The following email went out to current and recent members Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. ASECS Giving Tuesday Campaign Dec. 2, 2025 Nov. 28, 2025 Dear ASECS members and friends, On December 2, 1969, ASECS was incorporated in the State of Illinois, and that anniversary coincides this year with Giving Tuesday: December 2, 2025! Our Giving Tuesday goals this year celebrate community. Whether $8, $18, or $180, your gift is a commitment to your community. Let’s think about what just a few dollars can do at this year’s Annual Meeting, for instance: As we approach Giving Tuesday, December… Read More »Giving Tuesday 2025

American Historical Association virtual congressional briefing on AI

October 28, 2025
Advocacy, General Announcements, Resources

Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 29, at 9:30 a.m the American Historical Association invites you to attend a Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on artificial intelligence, privacy, and security. Due to the government shutdown, this briefing will be held online. Panelists Sarah Igo (Vanderbilt Univ.), Aaron Mendon-Plasek (Purdue Univ.), and Rebecca Slayton (Cornell Univ.) will provide historical context on privacy and national security issues that have been transformed by technology and now AI. Kathryn Cramer Brownell (Purdue Univ.) will serve as moderator. The event is free and open to the public; registration is required. If you have any questions, please email Ben Rosenbaum, AHA public affairs associate, at brosenbaum@historians.org. The… Read More »American Historical Association virtual congressional briefing on AI

ACLS Statement Regarding White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”

October 6, 2025October 6, 2025
Advocacy

ACLS has released a statement today, October 6, 2025, regarding the White House “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education”. To see the full text, please follow this link

ACLS Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums

September 5, 2025September 5, 2025
Advocacy, General Announcements, Member Updates

The ASECS Board of Directors voted to sign the “ACLS Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums”.

ASECS Members Sign Letter to Bucknell University

August 28, 2025August 28, 2025
Advocacy, General Announcements, Member Feature, Member Updates

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.

AHA/Congressional Briefing on tariffs

June 9, 2025August 20, 2025
Advocacy, General Announcements

The American Historical Association (AHA) will host a Congressional Briefing offering historical perspectives on tariffs. The briefing will take place on Wednesday, June 11, at 9:00 a.m. ET in Rayburn House Office Building Room 2075. Panelists Douglas A. Irwin (Dartmouth Coll.), Sharon Ann Murphy (Providence Coll.), and Eric Rauchway (Univ. of California, Davis) will discuss how the government has implemented tariffs in the past, and how they have impacted the domestic and global economy. The briefing is open to the public. If you’re based in DC and would like to attend, we encourage you to do so. The briefing will be recorded. https://www.historians.org/events/congressional-briefings