Professor Olivarius Welcomed to the OAH Lectureship Program

The Organization of American Historians is proud to announce this year’s appointment of 17 U.S. historians to the OAH Lectureship Program. They join a renowned roster of speakers who share their expertise and scholarly research with a variety of audiences across the country.

OAH Lecturers promote understanding and appreciation of all aspects of American history from the 1600s through the present. This year’s group features speakers who specialize in U. S. history topics including: Borderlands, Capitalism, Civil War and Reconstruction, Colonial, Constitutional/Legal, Family, Film, Gilded Age and Progressive Era, Immigration, LGBTQ+, Medicine, Music, New York, Politics, Pre-1700, Presidential, Public History and Memory, Public Health and Disease, Race, Revolutionary Era, Sexuality, Slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Transnational/Comparative, Visual and Performing Arts, Women, and the histories of African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino/a, and Native Americans.

“We are excited to welcome these outstanding historians to our cohort of OAH lecturers,” says OAH Executive Director Beth English. “Through their rigorous scholarship and insights, they bring honest, evidence-based history to the public, providing critical context for today’s most pressing national and global issues and advancing OAH’s mission to promote excellence in history and foster open, informed discussion of the past.”

Participants of OAH’s speakers program agree to donate lecture fees to the organization during their three-year renewable terms, providing a valuable volunteer service that helps fund the organization. OAH lecturers can be scheduled for in-person or virtual events such as keynote addresses, book talks, conferences, historical commemorations, professional development workshops, and community events.

The OAH Lectureship Program was established in 1981 by former OAH President Gerda Lerner.