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NEHA Spring Conference – Registration Open

Registration is now open for the Spring NEHA conference, April 23, 2016 at Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. Many thanks to our VP / Program Chair, Don Wyatt, for putting together a terrific program! To register, download & mail the form by 4/8/16 to: Martin Menke, Executive Secretary New England Historical Association c/o Department of History Rivier University 420 South Main Street Nashua, NH 03060 Or print and bring with you with a check or cash for same-day registration (though luncheon tickets not guaranteed unless…

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NEHA Member Survey

For all NEHA members (new, and not so new…) Reminder: NEHA dues are for each calendar year, so please send 2016 dues if you haven’t already. Also, we invite you to take a moment to complete a brief membership survey. Help us update our records, and we welcome your feedback on the organization and how it can better meet your needs.

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NEHA Endorses Policy Recommendations Re: Oral History and HHS Research

At its October 2015 meeting, the NEHA Executive Board unanimously voted to endorse the statement of the National Coalition for History in support of the position advocated by the Oral History Association, the American Historical Association and other professional organizations of historians regarding proposed revisions to the Federal Policy for Protection of Human Subjects in research that involves oral history. Their statement submitted during the public comment period, to which NEHA is now a signatory, reads as follows: Public Statement on Oral History and Human…

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#neha15 Fall Meeting Details, Oct 23-24

Welcome to Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven for our fall conference. And a Happy 50th Birthday to NEHA! Here are some final reminders and details for this weekend. Friday October 23 Plan to join us for a special NEHA 50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION at SCSU’s “Southern on the Green” Conference Center, 900 Chapel Street 10th floor, New Haven, CT Schedule: 4:30 – 6:00 pm: Reception and cash bar 6:00 – 7:00 pm: Roundtable discussion featuring past presidents of NEHA 7:00 pm on: Dinner on…

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NEHA Plans 50th Gala for its 2015 Fall Conference

NEHA proudly announces its fall meeting, celebrating its 50th anniversary. The conference will be held at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut, on Friday and Saturday, October 23-24, 2015. There will be a 50th celebration reception and past-presidents roundtable on Friday evening, and a full day of conference sessions plus breakfast and lunch on Saturday. Please make your arrangements soon to join us there! Conference information at a glance: Download a Registration Form (mail in, or after 10/9 bring with you to the…

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CFP for Fall Meeting – NEHA Turns 50!

We are pleased to announce that the Fall 2015 meeting will be held on October 24, 2015 at Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT. The New England Historical Association embraces not only the history of our own region of New England and the United States, but is equally concerned with European and World History. In celebration of NEHA’s 50th anniversary, we particularly invite papers and panels on any subject related to the 1960s, although all topics will be considered. As always, the program…

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Successful Spring Conference & Election Results

April 18, 2015 – Thanks to all who helped make our spring conference at Worcester State such a great success! More than a hundred participants joined together on a beautiful spring Saturday, including kicking off NEHA’s 50th birthday year with a cake at the luncheon. A special thanks to outgoing NEHA President Mark Herlihy for all his hard work over the last year, and to incoming President Cliff Putney, who put the program together. Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to James P. Hanlan, Bruce Cohen,…

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Spring Conference Countdown!

As the snow melts (finally!) we are looking forward to a stellar Spring conference on Saturday, April 18, 2015 hosted by Worcester State University in Worcester, MA. This conference kicks off NEHA’s 50th Anniversary! Basic Conference Info Download Registration Form (mail by April 9) Info for Program Participants Spring 2015 NEHA News + Final Conference Program Also: during the business meeting, we will be voting on a proposed amendment to the NEHA Constitution

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NEHA Members: Proposed Amendment to NEHA Constitution

We invite all NEHA members to consider this proposed amendment to the constitution, which will be voted on at the April 18, 2015 meeting at Worcester State. Download this information as a PDF Proposal for the Revision of Article VI of the NEHA Constitution Rationale: This section of the constitution has not been revised for over forty years. In the past, the vagueness of the current language has occasionally led to disagreements between the Nominating Committee members and the members of the Executive Committee. It…

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Announcement: Rome Prize Fellowship

The American Academy in Rome is pleased to announce its 2013 Rome Prize Fellowship, which may be of interest to NEHA members. The American Academy in Rome is the oldest American overseas center for independent study and advanced research in the arts and the humanities. For one hundred years the Academy’s eleven acre center in Rome has provided an inspiring environment for those who practice the fine and liberal arts. The Rome Prize is awarded annually to about thirty candidates, each selected by a jury…

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