Committee on Minority Historians
The Committee on Minority Historians (CMH) monitors and works to increase the number of minority individuals entering and working in the field. 6 members, including one graduate student
Organization of the Committee: Committee will meet once a year in Washington and once by teleconference with CMH members serving a minimum of three years. New members will be added on a staggered yearly basis.
The Mission of the Committee: to advocate for a more inclusive profession by representing the interest and concerns of minority historians; to foster an inclusive scholarship that challenges and transforms the practice of history, both substantively and methodologically; to work with other committees within the Association and to support the Association's outreach to public history organizations and K-12 teachers.
Officers, 2008
- Muriel C. McClendon (UCLA), chair
- Swapna M. Banerjee (Univ. of Florida)
- Tiya A. Miles (Univ. of Michigan)
- Silvia Marsans-Sakly (NYU)
- Ana Rosas (Univ. of California at Irvine)
Staff
Publications and Resources
AHA Statement on Affirmative Action
Pamphlet Series: Diversity within America
Perspectives Articles of Interest
Grants, Fellowships, and Prizes of Interest to Historians
Opportunities for Research Grants and Fellowships
John Hope Franklin's Presidential Address
Thomas C. Holt's Presidential Address
Reports
Issues: Perspectives (April 2002): The Status of Women and Minorities in the History Profession
Report on the Status and
Hiring of Women and Minority Historians in Academia, Fourth Edition
Developed by the AHA's Committee on Women Historians and approved
by the Council, the guidelines in this report provide statistics
on appointments, tenure, and promotion. This edition also discusses
salary issues and the status of minority women and men. online
report
Last Updated: August 20, 2008 2:20 PM
