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The Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations est. 1967 #SHAFR2026 - The Ohio State University - June 25-27, 2026
The grad student writing group will meet on THURSDAYS in August, starting today!
The deadline for William Appleman Williams Emerging Scholar Research Grant; Hogan Foreign Language Fellowship; and Graduate Dissertation Research Grants is October 15. Visit www.shafr.org/awards for more details.
SHAFR is a signatory to a letter sent to the Department of Defense strongly opposing its proposal to exempt controlled unclassified information (CUI) from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
The CFA for the 2027 Summer Institute is live on the website! www.shafr.org/index.php?op...
Attn: grad students Looking for accountability and community? Join our Graduate Student Summer Write-In meeting for two hours each Wednesday
Didn't we just leave Columbus? 👀 The CFP for #SHAFR2027 in Arlington, VA is live — and it's a big one: our 60th anniversary! Co-chairs Lauren Turek & Steve Tuffnell want your panels, papers, and roundtables. Details on our website. www.shafr.org/shafr2027
The July Dispatch is out now! Celebrate our 2026 award winners and get a sneak peek of #SHAFR2027 mailchi.mp/shafr.org/sh...
Have you entered the raffle?? Drawing is tomorrow afternoon! Thanks to @cornellupress.bsky.social and @uncpress.bsky.social for our prizes!
Packed house for the plenary!! The United States in the World at 250: Global Perspectives #SHAFR2026
The #SHAFR2026 registration desk opens in 60 hours! www.shafr.org/shafr2026
The 2026 SHAFR Summer Institute is underway! 16 junior scholars, 5 days, and a steady supply of buckeyes!
It's the last week to order a commemorative #SHAFR2026 t-shirt! Get yours today. members.shafr.org/shafr-2026-t...
A hat trick for former SHAFR president Andrew Preston. ⚽🏆🏆🏆 His award-winning book Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security has now picked up a third major honor: the 2026 Book Prize from the Society for History in the Federal Government. Congratulations Andrew!
Dominating the 2026 prize circuit (politely, of course)— Andrew Preston’s Total Defense has also picked up the @livingnewdeal.bsky.social New Deal Book Award! Congratulations Andrew!! 🥂🙌 🎉 #SHAFR tinyurl.com/3xm45mae
SHAFR is now accepting nominations for the 2026 election! Click here for more information: tinyurl.com/3ewsc89u
The Graduate Student Writing Group is soliciting submissions for its next workshop on April 19!
Join the Grad Student Committee 3/31 for a virtual roundtable, "I Defended...Now What?" Register here: bit.ly/SHAFRdefended
SHAFR has requested an investigation following news coverage that 20 CIA reports may be deleted from agency databases. As permanent federal records, their removal could threaten transparency and set a dangerous precedent for historical documentation. Protecting the historical record matters.
The Clinton Library offers research fellowships to grad students AND recent graduates. Application deadline is March 6. Read more here: forms.clinton-foundation.org/view.php?id=... #SHAFR #ClintonLibrary #research
The 1st SHAFR UK-Ireland network in-person workshop, held earlier this month at @raioxford.bsky.social, was a resounding success! If you want to learn more & take part in the regular online seminar, visit the www.shafr.org/uk-ireland-n... PhD students & early career academics particularly welcome!
Our friends at the #TrumanLibrary Institute are accepting applications for Research Grants (due Apr. 1) and Dissertation Year Fellowships of $25,000 (due Feb. 1). www.trumanlibraryinstitute.org/research-gra...
SHAFR is pleased to announce the launch of the William Burr Prize in Nuclear History with @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social Deadline is April 1 More info: www.shafr.org/burr-prize