August 23, 2017 NEHA Statement on Charlottesville The New England Historical Association condemns, in the strongest possible terms, white supremacy, racism, anti-Semitism, and all other acts of bigotry. We also reject the false equivalencies drawn between the actions of hate groups, and those who protested against them. While recent conversations have understandably focused on the…
Join us at our fall meeting on October 28, 2017 at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic, CT. Our Call for Papers is currently OPEN – it’s been extended to August 15. We accept proposals for individual papers or full sessions, on any historical topic, region or era.
The NEHA Executive Board endorses this May 12, 2017 statement by Evelyn Higgenbotham, president of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, and expresses its institutional commitment to these shared goals alongside our colleagues: The Association for the Study of African American Life and History decries the messages of hate and…
NEHA is pleased to announce the results from our election and business meeting at our April meeting at Salem State. 2017-2018 President: Troy Paddock, Southern CT State University 2017-2018 Vice President: Erik Jensen, Salem State University Treasurer: Sean Perrone, Saint Anselm College Elected to the Executive Board: James P. Hanlan, WPI Linda Upham-Bornstein, Plymouth State…
We are pleased to introduce a new feature: thanks to a partnership with Wild Apricot, now you can join/renew NEHA membership online, or sign up online for conferences using our new membership and registration portal! Check it out – Spring 17 registration is now open!
Dear Colleagues, In the aftermath of an immensely successful conference at Rivier University this past October, and in anticipation of our convening at Salem State University in April, I am pleased to report that the state of NEHA as an association is healthy, vibrant, and advancing. Although you may expect to learn more fully about…
It might be snowing now, but spring events are coming! NEHA is proud to be a sponsor for THATCamp New England 2017 (The Humanities and Technology Camp unconference), to be held at Boston’s Wentworth Institute of Technology on Saturday March 25. As of the morning of Feb 7th, there are under 20 slots left, so…
The New England Historical Association will co-sponsor a THATCamp, to be held on Wentworth Institute of Technology’s campus on March 25th. For those who are unfamiliar with THATCamps, they are informal (usually) 1-day digital humanities workshops (“unconferences”) that bring together humanities and technology people to learn new DH techniques. They are intended to be welcoming…
NEHA’s Executive Board voted unanimously to join the AHA in its statement against the Executive Order Restricting Entry to the United States. We support open scholarly inquiry and recognize the unnecessary burden the order placed on lawful travel by students, faculty, researchers, and others. The American Historical Association January 30, 2017 statement reads, in part:…
Salem State welcomes NEHA on Saturday, April 22, 2017 for the organization’s 98th meeting. There will be two scholarly sessions in the morning at 8:30 and 10:30 and one in the afternoon at 1:45, with a lunch and business meeting between. At this conference, NEHA is also hosting a regional meeting of History department chairs…