The members of the American Historical Association have elected Georgetown University Professor John McNeill as the next AHA president, in results announced last week. In his candidate statement, Prof. McNeill declared his readiness to assume the responsibilities of the office: "My years as a vice-president taught me that AHA presidents rarely get to choose their agenda, but must react, sometimes overnight, to unforeseen issues. The AHA staff is experienced and skilled, but given the challenges ahead will benefit from all help AHA presidents can offer. If elected, I will treat the presidency as my full-time job. I owe much to the historical profession. It deserves at least that much in return." Prof. McNeill was formerly president of the American Society for Environmental History from 2011-13, and one of three AHA vice presidents from 2012-15.
Prof. McNeill's monographs include The Mountains of the Mediterranean World (Cambridge University Press, 1992), Something New Under the Sun (Norton, 2000), The Human Web, co-authored with his father and former AHA President William H. McNeill (Norton, 2003), Mosquito Empires (Cambridge University Press, 2010), and most recently The Great Acceleration: An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945, with Peter Engelke (Harvard University Press, 2016).
Prof. McNeill's monographs include The Mountains of the Mediterranean World (Cambridge University Press, 1992), Something New Under the Sun (Norton, 2000), The Human Web, co-authored with his father and former AHA President William H. McNeill (Norton, 2003), Mosquito Empires (Cambridge University Press, 2010), and most recently The Great Acceleration: An Environmental History of the Anthropocene since 1945, with Peter Engelke (Harvard University Press, 2016).
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