March 16, 2020—A new blog post has been added to Off the Record, the SAA Leaders blog hosted by the SAA President. In "Making Room for Everyone," SAA President Meredith Evans shares her President's Message article that originally appeared in the March/April 2020 issue of Archival Outlook. Read the blog post here. 

March 11, 2020—During its March 6 conference call, the SAA Council:

March 10, 2020—As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) begins to have an increased impact on our communities, we're taking steps to keep SAA staff safe and healthy. On Wednesday, March 11, the entire staff will work remotely to test our systems and capacity for preparedness. We expect no disruption in the level of service provided.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: MARCH 30, 2020

March 10, 2020—LYRASIS has been hired by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) to develop a Small and Diverse Archival Organization Needs Assessment Survey. Thank you for your interest in the project—your support is critical to understanding the needs of small archives and supporting the field!

A new blog post has been added to Off the Record, the SAA Leaders blog hosted by the SAA President. In "The Five-Ton Elephant: How Student Loans Are Crushing Our Profession," SAA Vice President/President-Elect Rachel Vagts shares her experience and concerns about how student loans are affecting archivists. Read the blog post here. 

Stacie M. Williams, director of the Center for Digital Scholarship at the University of Chicago, was appointed Publications Editor of the Society of American Archivists (SAA) and will begin her three-year term on April 1, 2020. The appointment was made by the SAA Council following a five-month search.

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