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PhD Dissertation Defense: James Wall

James Wall will defend his doctoral dissertation, ""Settling Down for the Long Haul": The Black Freedom Movement in Southwest Georgia, 1945-1995" in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch. All members of the university faculty are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office to ensure adequate seating.


Ph.D. Dissertation Defense: Kurt Windisch

Kurt Windisch will defend his doctoral dissertation, "A Thousand Slain: St. Clair’s Defeat and the Evolution of the Early Republic" in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. Claudio Saunt. All members of the university faculty are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office to ensure adequate seating.


Lunchtime Time Machine: Why was communism so popular in Iraq?

This installment of the Department of History’s undergraduate lecture series features Dr. Kevin Jones. Professor Jones teaches courses on the history of the medieval and modern Middle East, and his research interests include the subjects of nationalism, anti-colonialism, and poetry. He is writing a book entitled The Poetics of Revolution: Culture, Politics, and Modernity in Iraq, 1914-1963. Free admission, free pizza.  


Graduate-Professional Student Association Welcome for new graduate students

Bus Tours  |  11:30-12:30 pm Campus bus tours will leave from the front of the Classic Center beginning at 11:30, leaving approximately every 15 minutes, stopping at the Arches for students who want to attend the Welcome Reception. Welcome Reception  |  12:00-1:00 pm The Graduate-Professional Student Association will host a welcome reception on Herty Field (by the big fountain on North Campus) with refreshments and…


Required for new history TAs: GTA and GLA Orientation

Fall 2018 TA Orientation will take place on Thursday, August 9th in the Biological Sciences Building. As per TA Policy, all graduate teaching and laboratory assistants are required to attend TA Orientation at least once before their appointment begins. Registration for Fall 2018 Orientation is now available through the online registration form.    Before the beginning of each fall semester, CTL organizes a morning orientation for…


UGA Libraries Graduate Student Open House

Meet your librarians, learn about key resources, and tour the buildings. Representatives from various Libraries’ departments and collections will be available to answer questions and demonstrate research tools including the GIL catalog, GALILEO system of research databases, and the citation management tools EndNote and RefWorks. There will be door prizes and light refreshments! Two locations: Main Library on North Campus (humanities, arts,…


The Dirtiest Work of All: Manual Scavenging, a Caste-Based Occupation in India

With an introduction by Jay Driskell, author of Hard Work: A History of Sanitation and the Teamsters. Part of the “Dirty Work” conference (www.southernlaborstudies.org), which is funded by the UGA Department of History, the Provost, the Vice President for Research, the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, the Southern Historical Association, the Southern Labor Archives, and the University of Georgia Press. Free and open to the public.  


History Pop-up Exhibit!

Students in Prof. Soper's crime and punishment class are setting up their own pop-up exhibit, on display at the Russell Special Collections Building, Room 285, on Friday, April 27 from 1 to 2:30.  The title of the exhibit is "Unlocking Georgia:  Law, Crime, and Punishment."  Stop by and see the great items the students have found in our special collections!


M.A. Thesis Defense: Lauren Titley

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.


M.A. Thesis Defense: Isabel M. Mann

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.
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