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Grad student audition edition of Lunchtime Time Machine

In this special edition of Lunchtime Time Machine, the Department of History's graduate students will present snapshots of their research and compete for the chance to give a full LTTM lecture in the spring. The event is open to all undergrads, grad students, and faculty — and the crowd picks the winner. Free pizza.   


Jim Grossman, American Historical Association: "Preparing Historians for the Future Instead of the Past”

Half of all history Ph.D's end up in tenured or tenure-track positions in colleges and universities. Only one-third of those are in research universities.  Are our Ph.D programs therefore preparing most graduate students for careers they are unlikely to have?   Except for faculty at a few elite research universities, historians no longer spend their professional lives just writing books and articles, lecturing in the…


PhD Comprehensive Examination: Andrew Craig

Andrew Craig will take his oral comprehensive examinations with his Graduate Advisory Committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Hahamovitch. Members of the university community are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in history before November 15, to ensure adequate seating.


MA Thesis Defense: Alec Kraynak

Alec Kraynak will defend his Master's thesis entitled, "Unspoken Rivalries: The State Department and Colonial Capitalism in French Mandate Syria (1930-1944)" on Monday afternoon. The major professor is Dr. Kevin Jones. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program if you wish to attend, to ensure adequate seating.


“‘Things Other than Babies and the Kitchen’: Dutch Domesticity and U.S. Public Diplomacy in the Early Cold War”

This is a public lecture by David J. Snyder, Faculty Principal of the Carolina International House and Senior Instructor of History at the University of South Carolina. His work has appeared in Diplomatic History and the sJournal of Cold War Studies as well as other journals and anthologies. He is the co-editor, most recently, of Reasserting America in the 1970s: U.S. Public Diplomacy and the Rebuilding of America’s Image Abroad (University of…


Graduate Student Speaker Series

For graduate students in history. MA student Laura Nelson will present.


Guest speaker: Joseph Kelly, 2017 Franklin-Liverpool Graduate Research Fellow

Joseph Kelly, a doctoral candidate from the University of Liverpool, will  present his research Tuesday afternoon entitled, "Shareholder Anti-Slavery? Capitalism and Slavery in the Joint-Stock Economy."  Kelly is a 2017 Franklin-Liverpool Graduate Research Fellow. His week-long research stay at UGA is sponsored by the Franklin-Liverpool Graduate Research Fellowship program and Franklin College, and the History Department. The…


Graduate student speaker series (SSS)

For graduate students in history.  


Professional Development Workshop (PDW): Writing Edition

We are excited to announce our PDW event for March! If you would like to attend, please RSVP Nicole Gallucci . This month’s PDW focuses on one of the most important (and grueling) aspects of graduate school− writing. In addition to free lunch, you will get the opportunity to hear two incredibly talented writers, Dr. Claudio Saunt and Dr. Jamie Kreiner, talk about everything from process and style to publishing. As always, this event includes…


Graduate program open house

By invitation only. Sponsored by the history graduate student association and department of history.
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