August 21, 2019—Recent articles in the Federation of American Scientists’ Secrecy News, TechXplore.com, and The Conversation.com address from historians’ perspective a federal directive that the National Archives and Records Administration stop accepting paper records by December 31, 2022.

August 15, 2019—At our August 1 meeting in Austin, the SAA Council voted unanimously to cancel a scheduled American Archivist brown bag lunch session focused on a pre-print of an article entitled “To Everything There Is a Season,” by Frank Boles. The rationale for the cancellation is provided here.

August 4, 2019—At its August 1 meeting, the SAA Council took the following actions:

August 2, 2019—The Council of the Society of American Archivists, at its August 1 meeting, voted to cancel a scheduled American Archivist brown bag lunch session focused on the article “To Everything There is a Season” by Frank Boles.

July 29, 2019—The SAA Council periodically presents special awards to recognize special contributions to the Society and the archives profession. Read on to learn more about each of this year's recipients and follow the hyperlinks to read the full text of each award.

July 29, 2019—Congratulations and welcome to the following SAA students and new professionals who have been selected to serve as early-career members on SAA appointed groups for the 2019-2020 term!

Committee on Education
Jennifer Wachtel, University of Maryland

Committee on Ethics and Professional Conduct
Jessica Rayman, University of Alabama