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Purple flyer for a Zoom event titled Advocating for Yourself & Your Institution with Jason Steinhauer. Free for OHA members, $40 for non-members. Scheduled for September 30 at 2 PM CDT. OHA logo at bottom right.

Join us September 30th for A Virtual Event: Advocating for Yourself & Your Institution, A Conversation with Jason Steinhauer

September 30, 2026, 2 pm CDT Free for OHA Members, $40 for Non-Members On Zoom, Register HERE to receive the Zoom Link  ░▒▓░▒▓░▒▓ Join OHA Associate Director Steven Sielaff as he sits down for a conversation with Jason Steinhauer about the field of advocacy and its intersections with the humanities. Jason will share his perspectives

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Blue graphic reads: ORAL HISTORY REVIEW. Were hiring managing editor for the Oral History Review. Send a cover letter and resume to oha@oralhistory.org. Bold HIRING in yellow on pink background.

The Oral History Review is Hiring: Managing Editor

Term: January 2027–December 2029 How to Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume to oha@oralhistory.org Application Deadline: September 15, 2026 The Managing Editor role is a part-time, remote position that includes a $4,000 annual stipend and generally includes travel support to attend the OHA annual meeting. Job Description The managing editor is the senior

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A virtual meet up, the Northeast Interest Group, OHA

Writing and Oral History:  A session to help us create compelling written projects Questions and registration via email:  Jmonachina@berkshirecc.edu Thursday, September 10, 4-5 p.m. EST, via Zoom We sit with narrators and record their stories, often after project planning, pre-interview meetings, and sometimes while working as part of a bigger team. Then we have these extraordinary interviews,

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Oral Historian, Assistant Teaching Professor, Ball State University

Compensation: $45,000 – $55,000 Department: History Start Date: 01/01/2027 About this opportunity: The Department of History at Ball State University offers undergraduate students’ courses to fulfill their course of study for their major, minor, or core curriculum. The position of oral historian will teach classes to gather information from informants through immersive learning projects. The

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Stanford Department of African and american Studies conference cFP, Archival gap in the global imagination

Send your 300-word proposal and brief bio to daaasevents@stanford.edu Abstracts Due: September 1, 2026 Conference Date: February 18, 2027 at DAAAS, Stanford University The conference will host conversations from all disciplines in the humanities around recovering the subjective experience of historically marginalized peoples. It aims to bring together scholarship working in different areas and disciplines

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Event flyer with gold cutlery and a plate reads: Lunch & Learn: The Promise and Pitfalls of AI Transcription for Oral Historians, Tuesday, July 21, 11:30AM - 1PM CST, hosted by OHA Public Programming Committee.

The OHA Public Programming Committee Presents, Lunch & Learn: The Promise and Pitfalls of AI Transcription for Oral Historians

Tuesday, July 21: 11:30-1PM CDT Register Here: https://oha.memberclicks.net/lunchlearn2026 This “Lunch & Learn”-style online conversation will help oral historians determine whether Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based transcription services would make sense for projects they are working on.  How has AI changed the transcription process?  What issues should practitioners keep in mind?  We’ll discuss ethical considerations (including privacy issues,

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A woman stands with folded arms. Text reads: Ask An Oral Historian, Consultation Series with Fanny García. Narrator Compensation, July 16, 2026 – 12pm PT / 3pm ET. Narratives in Practice logo in the top right corner.

Ask an oral Historian, consultation series with fanny garcia

Ask an Oral Historian continues with Narratives in Practice who is re-opening the conversation on narrator compensation. It’s one of the most talked-about topics in the field, and the ethical questions the practice raises are ones most oral historians continue to work through. We’ll get into the real tensions practitioners face, what compensation actually looks

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Archivist/Program Manager Services

This is a solicitation by the Tenth Mountain Division Foundation (TMDF),Inc for professional archivist/program management services for the 10th MountainDivision Modern Research Center (MRC) located in the Charles “Minnie” Dole HeritageComplex, Fort Drum, New York. The solicitation, scope of services, and agreement areattached. Qualifications: Required: Compensation:Compensation shall be the overall agreed price paid in monthly

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Search for Host Institution and/or Executive Director: Invitation to Submit a Letter of Interest (Due 11/1)

The Oral History Association (OHA), the principal organization of practicing oral historians in the United States, is seeking a host institution and/or executive director beginning January 1, 2028 for a five (5)-year commitment.   OHA will entertain a range of organizational options when it considers institutional hosts and executive leadership. Historical societies, museums, archives, independent administrators,

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