SAA Mentors Needed

The Society of American Archivists' Mentoring Program is currently seeking additional mentoring volunteers! The Mentoring Program connects participants with shared interests in various aspects of the archival profession into 6-month mentoring partnerships. The goal is to cultivate career development and communication between members with areas of expertise and members who want to build their knowledge within those areas.

Volunteer for SAA Foundation Committees!

February 14, 2023: Looking for ways to be more involved? Interested in the programs, grants, and awards the SAA Foundation provides?  Volunteer now for a position on an SAA Foundation committee!

The SAA Foundation is seeking volunteers to serve one-year appointments (August 2023 to August 2024) on the following committees: 

SAA Council Approves FY 2023 Budget, Creates Archival Repatriation Committee

May 26, 2022At its May 18-20, 2022, hybrid meeting, the SAA Council:

Read the May/June 2022 Issue of Archival Outlook

Read the latest issue of Archival Outlook! In the May/June 2022 issue, Randi Beem uses maps to build primary source literacy skills, Leslie M. Van Veen McRoberts shares the emotional impact of packing the papers of LGBTQ+ anthropologist Stephen O. Murray, and Sinéad Bligh discusses the collaborative process of making an artist’s archives accessible.

SAA Joins the Learn From History Coalition

May 6, 2022—The Society of American Archivists has joined Learn from History—a coalition of organizations that stand for fact-based and accurate history education across the United States. Learn from History supports educators, students, and concerned Americans who seek a better society in the face of censorship, book banning, and increasing amounts of legislation designed to omit troubling events from our history.

SAA Council February 2022 Meeting Minutes Available Now

May 5, 2022—Minutes from the February 16, 18, 2022, Council virtual meeting are available here

For highlights from the November 2021 meeting, see this news item

New Blog Post: “Got Archives? Advocating for Government Records, Counting Archivists, and Touring Archives”

May 5, 2022—A new blog post has been added to Off the Record, the SAA Leaders blog hosted by the SAA President. In " Got Archives?

SAA Publications and American Archivist Peer Review Forum

If you’ve ever wanted to contribute to the behind-the-scenes publication of an SAA book or American Archivist article as a peer reviewer, attend the Peer Review Forum on May 19 at 12:00 p.m. CT!

SAA Council Approves Strategic Plan for FY 2023-2025

April 28, 2022—The SAA Council has approved the Strategic Plan and Actions and Timelines dashboard for fiscal years 2023-2025.

See the Strategic Plan FY 23-25 here and review the new Actions and Timelines dashboard here.