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Join us for a virtual seminar with the winner of FOUR Western History Association awards for the article,“Who Is Dr. Bauer? Indigenous Internment and Intimate Violence in Wartime Alaska, 1941-44” which explores the violation of Aleut women interred by the US Armed Forces during World War II.  Drawing on Oral History, Tribal History, and Federal Archives, Guise weaves a story of sordid abuse and courageous resistance from a heretofore little…
Join us as our faculty provide a historical context on current crises in the news and answer questions on the history of events. History Behind the Headlines is not an academic debate or political event, but a talk of historical events which often help inform our understanding of todays news. "History Behind the Headlines: The Gaza War and the Future of Palestine” Free and open to the public. An FYO event. Pizza will be served. Note: if all…
If you have ever heard an historian talk about the range of career outcomes available to History majors, you’ve probably heard the words “Wall Street” and “Fortune 500 Companies.” While most of your professors are well aware that this career path is open to you, very few of us can offer good, practical advice about how exactly you can leverage your History major into a career on Wall Street.  Fortunately, we know of one person who CAN offer…
Register for the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Homecoming Tailgate, Join Dean Anna Stenport on the New College Lawn for Flying Biscuit Cafe, beverages, and pre-game fun! Invitations were emailed to Franklin College alumni. Click here to go to the event registration page. Questions? Contact Haley Avery at havery@uga.edu. Phone (706) 542-2206. Game: Georgia vs. Missouri, 
This month's History Lecture at the Oconee County Library features UGA Ph.D. student Maya Brooks presenting a talk that explores the lives of Harriet Jacobs and Katherine Johnson and the ways in which their experiences as Black women in America were both similar and different.  Jacobs was born enslaved and her narrative explores her struggle to not only free herself but her children as well. Johnson, best known for her work at…
Join us for a presentation by Dr. Allen Wells, Bowdoin College, on his research and new book Latin America’s Democratic Crusade: The Transnational Struggle Against Dictatorship, 1920s–1960s (Yale University Press, 2023). Allen Wells is Roger Howell, Jr. Professor Emeritus of History at Bowdoin College. His scholarship has focused on modern Mexican history, especially Yucatán, the history of commodities, and U.S.-Latin American relations, and he…
Fall 2023 Final Exams are Dec. 7 - 13.  Schedule: https://reg.uga.edu/general-information/calendars/final-exam-schedule/ Final Exam Policy: A final examination schedule is published each semester by the Office of the Vice President for Instruction, and a preliminary copy is available on the Office of the Registrar web site. No time and date departures from the examination schedule should occur without prior approval of the dean of the…
From: All Faculty, Staff and StudentsSent: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 2:55 PMTo: ARCHNEWSSubject: Fall and Spring Commencement Dates TO:                Faculty, Staff, and Students   FROM:          S. Jack Hu, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost          …
Author Colson Whitehead will visit UGA and Athens for the department of history’s Ferdinand Phinizy Lecture, which will be included in the university's Spotlight on the Arts festival. In addition to his public talk in the UGA Chapel, Whitehead will visit with classes at UGA and at Cedar Shoals High School in Athens. Whitehead is the number-one New York Times bestselling author of 11 books of fiction and nonfiction, including the Pulitzer Prize-…
Join us Tuesday Oct. 3rd at 12:45 p.m., for a presentation from our Internship and Career Coordinator for the Humanities Christine Lasek-White. Christine will talk about all things job and internship related--what history majors bring to the hiring table, how to look for/assess/and apply for jobs and internships, and other career resources you have at your disposal here at UGA.  And if that’s not enough fun for you, there will also be…

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