The National History Center (NHC) actively contributes to the American Historical Association (AHA) Annual Meetings, hosting panels that delve into significant historical themes and their relevance to contemporary issues. Below is an overview of the panels from recent years.

2019 Annual Meeting

  • Continuing Relevance of the Enlightenment Exploring how Enlightenment ideas influence modern governance and society.
  • Historical Perspectives on Public-Private Partnerships Examining collaborations between government and private sectors throughout history.
  • Teaching with the History and Policy Education Program Highlighting strategies for integrating policy and history into education.
  • Historical Perspectives on US Housing Policy Analyzing the evolution of housing policies in the United States.
  • Agitators for Citizenship in Antebellum America Redefining African American citizenship movements in pre-Civil War America.
  • Americans in the World Investigating transnational histories of everyday Americans living abroad.
  • The Height of US Immigration Restriction Reconsidered Reevaluating the peak period of restrictive immigration laws.

2017 Annual Meeting

  • Lived Decolonizations Understanding local experiences of colonial transitions.
  • History Communication in the Classroom Innovating undergraduate and graduate history curricula through communication.
  • Federal Government Historians Exploring historical perspectives in governance and policymaking.
  • Roundtable on Rachel Laudan’s Cuisine and Empire Discussing the impact of food history on global empires.
  • Human Rights and US Foreign Policy Analyzing human rights policy during the late Cold War.
  • Historians as Expert Witnesses Insights into historians’ roles in legal and public policy arenas.
  • French Decolonization in Global Perspective Placing France’s decolonization within a global context.
  • Historians in the Policy Arena Bridging the gap between historical research and contemporary policymaking.
  • Teaching with Mock Policy Briefing Programs Demonstrating how mock briefings engage students in policy history.
  • Founding Women Digital Documentary Editing Project A deep dive into women’s contributions to history through digital resources.
  • UNESCO, Decolonization, and Collaboration (1945–65) Revisiting international cultural and scientific exchanges post-WWII.

2016 Annual Meeting

  • Global Histories of National Development Investigating development models in Africa, Latin America, and South Asia.
  • History Communicators Highlighting the role of historians as public communicators.
  • History Meets Public Policy A roundtable on how history informs pressing contemporary issues.
  • Technologies of Rule Across the British Empire Exploring how technologies influenced imperial governance.
  • Philanthropy Past and Present Discussing the evolving role of philanthropy in addressing societal needs.
  • Decolonization of Cultural Institutions Examining cultural shifts as empires dissolved.
  • The Intellectual Legacy of C.A. Bayly Reflecting on the contributions of historian C.A. Bayly to global history.

2015 Annual Meeting

  • Internationalism and Empire New approaches to understanding international relations and imperial dynamics.
  • Regions and Geographies of Decolonization A closer look at regional variations in decolonization.
  • Passing the Voting Rights Act (1965) Analyzing the historical context and impact of the Voting Rights Act.
  • Labor and the Workplace in NYC Connecting historical and contemporary perspectives on labor in New York City.
  • Engaging the Public Through Food History Insights into public engagement via culinary traditions, featuring The Cult of Cassoulet.
  • New Directions in Asian American Immigration Exploring emerging research on Asian American migration history.