Ep. 202: How to Think About our Shared History When the Facts are Contested with the AHA’s Sarah Weicksel

The Key with Inside Higher Ed · Jun 25, 2026 · 55m

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, an old historical narrative of American exceptionalism is taking hold. Meanwhile, evidence-based historical research is disappearing. The federal government has shuttered museum exhibits, politicized federal funding and removed any monuments seen to disparage Americans past or present.

In this episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed's editor in chief Sara Custer speaks with Sarah Weicksel, the executive director of the American Historical Association, about the organization’s efforts to double down on…