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Grace Ballor: Enterprise and Integration: Big Business and the Making of the Single European Market

Join us for a talk by Dr. Grace Ballor Monday afternoon, about her research and forthcoming book: Enterprise and Integration: Big Business and the Making of the Single European Market. Grace Ballor is a historian interested in the international political economy of contemporary Europe and the intersections of global capitalism and global governance. She is currently Assistant Professor of International Economic History at Bocconi University, and…


Graduate Student PDW: “What can you do with a Graduate Degree in History?”

A Professional Development Workshop (PDW) for graduate students, with Dr. Jim Grossman, Executive Director of the American Historical Association. Jim Grossman will discuss "What can you do with a Graduate Degree in History?", and answer questions.  Refreshments.


From Dissertation-to-Book, with Dr. James Welborn

Graduate students are invited to join Dr. James Hill "Trae" Welborn III as he talks about how to take a manuscript from dissertation-to-book. Welborn is the author of Dueling Cultures, Damnable Legacies: Southern Violence and White Supremacy in the Civil War Era, https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5200/. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, reared in Fernandina Beach, Florida, and educated at Clemson University (BA 2005, MA 2007) and…


Dueling Cultures, Damnable Legacies: Southern Violence and White Supremacy in the Civil War Era, with James Welborn (GCSU)

Join us for a talk by Dr. James Hill "Trae" Welborn III about his research and latest book, Dueling Cultures, Damnable Legacies: Southern Violence and White Supremacy in the Civil War Era, https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/5200/. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, reared in Fernandina Beach, Florida, and educated at Clemson University (BA 2005, MA 2007) and the University of Georgia (PhD 2014), Dr. Welborn specializes in American…


Accepted Student Open House

Annual open house for our history graduate studies program accepted students.  The invitation and details are emailed directly to all accepted students. The agenda typically includes, a campus tour, faculty and grad student meetups, housing tips, luncheon with faculty, etc. This is a two-day event.  Questions? Contact history@uga.edu


Book talk with Dr. Jason De León (UCLA): Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling

Join us as award-winning author, anthropologist, and MacArthur fellow Dr. Jason De León (The Land of Open Graves) discusses his acclaimed new book Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling (Penguin, 2024). Jason De León is the Director of UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology and Professor of Anthropology and Chicana/o Studies. Free and open to the public. This event is part of a series presented by Indigenizing…


M.A. Thesis Defense: Rory Oates

Rory Oates will defend his Master's thesis, "Pan-Irishness and Public Health in Baltimore during the Irish Famine" in conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Stephen Berry. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office at least 48 hours in advance.


PhD Dissertation defense: Jonathan Hepworth

Jonathan Hepworth will defend his doctoral dissertation, "Obscured Genesis: Latter-day Saint Success in the Nineteenth-Century American South", July 8. The major professor is Dr. Stephen Berry. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend by July 1.


Doctoral Dissertation Defense: William Kelson

Bill Kelson will defend his doctoral dissertation, "Empire Unraveled: Research on the Chinese Financial Crisis of 1883", June 26. The major professor is Dr. Stephen Mihm. Members of the university community are invited to attend. Please contact the graduate program at history@uga.edu if you wish to attend by June 24.


Graduate Student Appreciation Coffee Hour!

It's Graduate Student Appreciation Week! Coffee, tea and snacks in the Faculty Lounge.  Stop by and thank your TA for all of the work they do for our UGA community and history! Anyone is welcome. 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM.
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