A. Collections and Libraries

The collection of papers and documents since the founding of the World History Association (WHA) in 1982 is maintained at the World History Association headquarters at Northeastern University.

B. Programs

The WHA holds an annual conference, usually in the last week of June or occasionally in July. Every three years the annual conference is held outside of the United States. Conference information is included in mailings to members, in the World History Bulletin, and on the WHA website. The WHA also holds an intermittent, year-round online lecture series, Under the Baobab. Regional affiliates have their own meeting schedules and conferences; see the WHA website for links and complete details. The WHA sponsors or co-sponsors annual institutes and workshops for teachers of world history across the nation, including sessions concerning the AP world history program. In the recent year, there is a significant focus on news and information for members and friends through social media outlets.

C. Publications

The WHA's official journal is the quarterly Journal of World History and WHA also publishes the semi-annual (Spring and Fall) World History Bulletin. As the premier source for the dissemination of recent scholarship in world history, the Journal of World History serves as a forum for historical scholarship undertaken from a trans-national, trans-cultural, and trans-regional point of view. Its articles and reviews feature comparative and cross-cultural themes. The Journal of World History (E-ISSN: 1527-8050) is now available (from Vol. 7) in the Project MUSE electronic database of journals in the humanities and social sciences. Access is restricted to subscribing institutions. For more details, e-mail muse@muse.jhu.edu or visit http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/jwh.

Full-text articles are available through JSTOR. In addition, abstracts dating to Volume I (1990) can be accessed through the University of Hawai`i Press web site at www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/journals/jwh. All early volumes of Journal of World History (from three years before the current volume) are now available in the JSTOR electronic journal archive. For details, visit www.jstor.org/journals/10456007.html. Journal of World History vols. 14–19 (2003–08) are also available at the History Cooperative collection of online history scholarship at www.historycooperative.org.

The World History Bulletin functions as a WHA newsletter and as a source of articles, textbook reviews, and practical ideas for teaching world history at the secondary and college levels. Both are included with membership.

The WHA Teaching Committee supports publications concerning the teaching of world history, including the online journal World History Connected, at worldhistoryconnected.press.uiuc.edu, which particularly addresses the needs of class-room teachers.

The WHA also encourages the discussion of scholarly and pedagogical issues through H-World and through the AP World History listserv.

D. Fellowships and Awards

The WHA is committed to fostering excellence in teaching and scholarship at all levels of education. In cooperation with the Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, the WHA awards an annual World History Student Paper Prize ($500 each) for the best undergraduate and graduate papers in world history. The World Historian Student Essay Competition Prize ($500) is awarded to a student at the K–12 level. The WHA Bentley Book Prize awards $500 to the best new book on world history published in the prior year. Two awards for the WHA conferences area also available, as well as conference registration fee waivers. The World Scholar Travel Fund is to fund scholars to attend the annual conference and is primarily for those residing outside of North America. The William H. McNeill Teacher Scholarship is also awarded to fund travel and expenses for K–12 and community college instructors (two awards). The WHA Dissertation Prize awards the best dissertation submitted within the prior year. Complete details on all prizes and scholarships can be found at www.thewha.org.