Student Spotlight: Charles Dew Charles (Charlie) Dew is a fourth-year history and advertising honors student at the University of Georgia who is exploring sports media careers. He is involved with the university’s Talking Dog advertising agency as a production specialist and covers sports for the Gwinnett Daily Post as a freelancer. He is interested in working in sports writing, production, art direction and graphic design. In addition to his two majors, Charlie is completing two certificate programs, Museum Studies, and Sports Media. Read more about Student Spotlight: Charles Dew
Athens Historical Society - Athens Film Project: “Industrial Athens Part 2" If you've followed our history news at all, you've probably discovered the Athens Historical Society's Athens Film Project. A number of UGA students, faculty, and alumni have been involved in this Athens Historical Society project, the goal being to create films on Athens history for local 11th grade U.S. Read more about Athens Historical Society - Athens Film Project: “Industrial Athens Part 2"
Alexander Bowen, W. Todd Groce Fellow Last spring, Alex Bowen was awarded the second annual W. Read more about Alexander Bowen, W. Todd Groce Fellow
Doctoral Candidate: Theodora Light Congratulations to doctoral candidate Theodora (Tedi) Light on the successful defense of her Ph.D. dissertation entitled ""On the Road to Rebel”: Indigenous Maroons in Cuba and Florida, 1500-1739." Light is currently working as adjunct faculty at the University of South Carolina - Beaufort, where she is teaching the Early America survey (REACH Act) course. Her research was supported this year by the Gregory research fellowship in history. Read more about Doctoral Candidate: Theodora Light
Doctoral student Caroline Alt takes us on a trip with the Athens Haunted History Tour As the sun began to set on Wednesday October 8th, members of the new graduate student cohort gathered outside of The Foundry in downtown Athens for an extra special night: a tour with Athens Haunted History. Read more about Doctoral student Caroline Alt takes us on a trip with the Athens Haunted History Tour
Grad Workshop: Finding grants through Pivot For history graduate students - You’re invited to a history-specific workshop for grad students on finding grants through Pivot, a library database. This will be a great resource for anyone interested in applying for research and writing grants at any stage of the program, from first-year MA or PhD students through postdocs. The workshop will be conducted by librarian Elizabeth Weeks, who is very familiar with grant-finding databases. Read more about Grad Workshop: Finding grants through Pivot
A Massive Art Installation by the ‘Humans of New York’ Creator Has Taken Over Grand Central Terminal UGA history alum Brandon Stanton is in the news again! Read the Smithsonian Magazine article on his "Dear New York" installation at Grand Central Station, New York City. Read more about A Massive Art Installation by the ‘Humans of New York’ Creator Has Taken Over Grand Central Terminal
Lunch & Learn - “Lake-ification: Rural Change in Middle Georgia After Cotton” Dr. Rood from the UGA Department of History will be presenting a lunch & learn on “Lake-ification: Rural Change in Middle Georgia After Cotton.” Dr. Rood specializes in histories of plantation societies across the Americas, with a focus on the American South. Please join us for a great opportunity to learn more about rural Georgia. Lunch will be provided! RSVP through the link below: RSVP required: https://forms.office.com/r/e7pnAHEwKV Read more about Lunch & Learn - “Lake-ification: Rural Change in Middle Georgia After Cotton”
Ph.D. Oral Comprehensive Exam: Cole Wicker. W. Cole Wicker will take his oral comprehensive examinations October 23. The Major Professor is Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch. If you wish to attend the presentation in person, please contact the graduate program office in history at history@uga.edu to ensure adequate seating. Read more about Ph.D. Oral Comprehensive Exam: Cole Wicker.
Book Talk: Lesley Gordon on "Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the America Civil War" Join us for a book talk by Lesley J. Gordon, Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the American Civil War (2024 Cambridge University Press). Dr. Gordon is the Charles Boal Ewing Chair in Military History at West Point and the Charles G. Summersell Chair of Southern History at the University of Alabama. Dr. Gordon received her Ph.D. from the University of Georgia and specializes in civil war history. Free and open to the public. This is an FYO event. Read more about Book Talk: Lesley Gordon on "Dread Danger: Cowardice and Combat in the America Civil War"
