March 3, 2020—The National Coalition for History has worked with Congresspersons John Larson (D-CT), Don Young (R-AK), and Bill Pascrell (D-NJ) to seek support for additional funding in the FY 2021 budget for the National Archives and Records Administration and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.

March 2, 2020—SAA has joined the Public Citizen Litigation Group and several historical associations in a letter to the Administrative Office of the United States Courts proposing amendment of Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) to “make clear that district courts have authority to order disclosure, in appropriate circumstances, of grand jury materials of historical significance, and…provide a temporal end point for grand jury secrecy with respect to materials that are stored as archival records at the National Archives.” Read the full letter

March 2, 2020—VOTE NOW! The 2020 SAA election ballot is now live. Fifteen candidates are running for the offices of Vice President/President-Elect, Council, and Nominating Committee. Click on the candidates’ names on the slate to read their bios and responses to questions posed by this year’s Nominating Committee.

February 26, 2020—The SAA Council seeks member comment on proposed revisions to the SAA Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. This statement establishes SAA's values, centering on diversity, equity, and our commitment to building a culture of inclusion.  

The Council began review of the statement this winter, per the established three-year review cycle; the document was last reviewed in 2016. The Council proposes revisions, as noted in the documents below, to update and improve the statement, most notably by adding “equity” more prominently.

A new blog post has been added to Off the Record, the SAA Leaders blog hosted by the SAA President. In "Tangible Outcomes from SAA'S Strategic Plan," SAA President Meredith Evans shares her President's Message article that originally appeared in the July/August 2019 issue of Archival Outlook. Read the blog post here. 

Deadline extended to May 1, 2020.

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