March 23, 2018—Today the Congress approved, and the President signed, a $1.3 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that will fund the federal government for the six months remaining in FY 18. Across the board, archives, history, and education programs were either level funded or received small increases—despite the President’s proposed elimination of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and other programs.

Ask the Candidates
for Vice President/President-Elect

2018 Nominating Committee Chair Stacie Williams met with the Vice President/President-Elect candidates for the 2018 SAA Election to "Ask the Candidates" key questions submitted by members. See the videos below to hear from candidates Pam Hackbart-Dean and Michelle Light! 

January 5, 2018

WHEREAS Gregory S. Hunter, PhD, CA, CRM, has furthered professional discourse through his editorship of The American Archivist from 2012 to 2017; and

WHEREAS he edited twelve issues of the journal—more than 3,400 pages of content—and contributed introductions to each issue; and

WHEREAS he encouraged and fostered first-time authors, engaging a new generation of writers in archival scholarship; and

WHEREAS his mentorship of new and returning authors expanded on the diversity of perspectives shared; and