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Fall 2026 Classes Begin August 17; Drop/Add August 17-21

Classes begin Monday, August 17. Drop/Add for undergraduate and graduate level courses is August 17-21.


Book Event with Joseph Kellner

Save the date for a book event with Dr. Joseph Kellner. Details to be announced. The university community is welcome. Refreshments.


Ph.D. Oral Comprehensive Exams: Walter Guardino

Walter Guardino will take his oral comprehensive examinations in the department conference room. The Major Professor is Dr. Stephen Berry.  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.


M.A. Thesis Defense: Anthony Festa

Anthony will defend his Master's thesis; "Philip: A Rational Financial Actor During the Dutch Revolt 1572-1578." The major professor is Dr. Benjamin Ehlers. Members of the university community are invited to attend the presentation part of the defense. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.


History Behind the Headlines- The War in Iran: How Did We Get Here?

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 War in Iran: How Did We Get Here?” Free and open to the public. An FYO event. Note: if all seats fill, the event will be…


M.A. Thesis Defense: Sarah Intidam

Sara Intidam will defend her Master's thesis; "Rediscovering Irene: The Role of Black and White Women at the Irene Mound Excavation in Savannah, Georgia, 1937-1940." The major professor is Dr. James Brooks. Members of the university community are invited to attend the presentation part of the defense. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.


UGA Spring 2026 on-line course evaluations April 14 - 28

Effective for spring 2026 courses, UGA will implement a new centralized platform for end-of-term course evaluations. Information about the system is available on the Office of the Registrar’s website and additional correspondence will be sent once the system is available for use. However, we wanted to provide the key information below in advance to help prepare for the upcoming evaluation period.  Timeline: April 14: Course evaluations…


M.A. Thesis Defense: Jacina Hollins-Borges

Jacina Hollins-Borges will defend her Master's thesis; "Contested Femininities in Seventeen Magazine, 1944-1952." The major professor is Dr. Akela Reason. Members of the university community are invited to attend the presentation part of the defense. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.


M.A. Thesis Defense: Monica Kincade

Monica Kincade will defend her Master's thesis; ""Seeing is Believing": The Intersection of Visual Culture and Social Movements in Abolitionist Use of Cartes de Visites." The major professor is Dr. Akela Reason. Members of the university community are invited to attend the presentation part of the defense. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.


Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Matthew Gordon

Matthew Gordon will defend his doctoral dissertation, "Deifying the Dreamer and Defying the Dream: Public Memory of Martin Luther King Jr. and the United States, 1868-1983." The major professor is Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch. Members of the university community are invited to attend the presentation part of the defense. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu for Zoom details if you wish to attend the presentation part of the defense.
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