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AB History, AB Religion, MA History student Isabel Mann works hard at her courses, and harder in the community...
was founded at UGA by historians Claudio Saunt and Stephen Berry in the belief that new technologies make possible a new kind of humanities research
We already knew our Master's history student Kathryn Veale is amazing. Read the entire article about Kathryn on the UGA web site.
History students volunteered for service projects this year cleaning and restoring the grounds at local historic African American cemeteries.
Hunter Hellwig will defend his Master's thesis entitled, "Optimism Without Limit: Intellectual Life in the American Socialist Movement, 1895-1912" on Wednesday morning. The major professor is Dr. John Short. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.
Lauren Titley will defend her Master's thesis entitled, "'Property in Humans': Slaves as meubles and Inherent Difficulties" on Thursday morning. The major professor is Dr. Jennifer Palmer. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.
Student on-line history course evaluations are available April 16 - 26 at eval.franklin.uga.edu. Evaluations may be submitted during this time prior to the first day of final exams, at which time submissions will be closed. This is for history courses taught by the department of history. Students registered in large survey classes that have breakout discussion groups will have two evaluations to submit for such a class - one for the instructor and one for the teaching assistant.
Isabel Mann will defend her Master's thesis entitled, "Benedictine Missionaries and the Intersection of Religion and Race on Skidaway Island, Georgia " on Thursday afternoon. The major professor is Dr. Diane Batts Morrow. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.
Zachary Allen will defend his Master's thesis entitled, "The Freedmen's Bureau 1865: The Great Failure of Labor Contracts and Fixed Wage Rates" on Thursday afternoon. The major professor is Dr. John Inscoe. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.
Laura Nelson will defend her Master's thesis entitled, "A 'Miserable Creature' or 'Remarkable Man': Wilkes Flagg and the Ambiguity of Race in Nineteenth-Century Middle Georgia" on Tuesday morning. The major professor is Dr. Jennifer Palmer. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.
It's Graduate Student Appreciation Week! If you are a graduate studnet in history at UGA stop by on your way to class for a slice--we'll have pizza for you today!
History department reception and awards for our MA and PhD students in history. Our history graduate students, faculty, staff and their families are invited to our annual barbeque dinner and awards.
The University of Georgia Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will host our 8th Annual NAACP Image Awards Ceremony on Thursday April 12th, 2018 at 7:00 PM in the Memorial Ballroom located in Memorial Hall. This year’s theme is: “20 Years of Black Excellence”. We will recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions of our students, faculty, staff, and community members who promote social justice locally and abroad and advance the mission of the NAACP.
Can the American Congress be ethical in an age of intense partisan warfare? Dr. Julian Zelizer, Princeton University professor and CNN political analyst, will take up the topic of ethics in Congress in a lecture hosted on Thursday, April 5 at 4:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Special Collections Building. We also invite UGA students to join us for a breakfast recap with our guest speaker the following morning (April 6) at 9:00 a.m.
