The AASLH Emerging History Professionals Affinity Community

The Emerging History Professionals (EHPs) Affinity Community supports, connects, and unites the newest generation of state and local history practitioners.

Our goals include providing support and professional development opportunities for emerging history professionals and creating and maintaining physical and digital spaces where EHPs can meet, discuss ideas, and network. To achieve these goals, we plan to arrange mentoring sessions between EHPs and experienced professionals, offer CV and interview advice, organize networking opportunities, schedule experiential and problem-solving sessions at the annual conferences, and encourage the building of friendships among EHPs.

Anyone in the early stages of a public history career is an Emerging History Professional. This includes graduate and undergraduate students, hobbyists, early-career professionals, and any other AASLH members who feel that they would benefit from the support offered by this affinity community.

We are a new affinity community and would love for you to get involved! We are just getting started, but you can stay in touch by following us on Twitter, subscribing to our blog’s RSS feed, or emailing us at [email protected].