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May 27, 2025—The SAA Council met virtually earlier this month for its spring meeting. The Council has a few announcements to share:

As part of the Consent Agenda, the following Council Interim Actions were ratified by Council (0525-II-A-CouncilInterim):

May 21, 2025—This June, SAA Education is hosting a new webcast. "Interviewing for Introverts" is designed to offer strategies for introverts to navigate the job process.

May 20, 2025—In response to the abrupt termination of Dr. Nance McGovern and the other statutory and at-large members of the US Department of State’s Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation, SAA President Derek Mosley sent the following letter to Ambassador Maria Brewer, Director of the State Department’s Foreign Service Institute:

Ambassador Maria Brewer
Director, Foreign Service Institute
U.S. Department of State
BrewerME@state.gov

Dear Ambassador Brewer:

May 19, 2025—The Society of American Archivists sent the following op-ed to The Chicago Tribune regarding the White House’s firing of the Library of Congress’s Register of Copyrights:

May 12, 2025 —The results of SAA's 2025 election are in! The following individuals have been elected to serve:

SAA’s groups are now seeking to mentor early-career members! Students and new professionals (with three or fewer years of experience in the profession) are encouraged to apply for this unique mentoring and leadership development experience.

SAA’s groups—committees, subcommittees, boards, and working groups—advise the SAA Council on various issues and aspects of the profession. Each of the early-career member positions available will provide a unique opportunity to see the inner workings of these groups and contribute to important work on behalf of SAA and the profession.

CHICAGO—The Digital Archives Specialist (DAS) Certificate program is one of two certificate programs offered by SAA. The DAS Program is designed to help archives and records professionals meet the demands of born-digital records archiving.

SAA is always looking for ways to grow and improve our course offerings. After discussions with instructors, course attendees, and DAS certificate holders, as well as evaluating the best way to optimize the certificate experience, we have added a new course requirement for the certificate under the foundational tier.