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Phi Alpha Theta, Epsilon Pi Annual Elections

The last member meeting of the semester as well as elections for next year's Executive Board will be Monday April 10th at 5. We will send out the agenda for this meeting to our members closer to the date but this meeting is mostly for electing our new Exec Board. All five EB positions are open for next year. These positions include President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Historian. If you would like to run for a position please let…


A Conversation about Slavery at UGA and the Baldwin Site Burials

A Conversation about Slavery at UGA and the Baldwin Site Burials: Questions and Answers from UGA faculty, students, and Athens community leaders. The event will be held in the Russell Auditorium on the second floor of the library. It will begin with a panel discussion and include an extended Q&A period to engage with the audience. Free and open to the public. Parking info below. Participants include: Valerie Babb, Director, Institute of…


Book Discussion: "Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty"

Charles Leerhsen, author of “Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty,” will discuss his book, which the Boston Globe has called “a fascinating and authoritative biography of perhaps the most controversial player in baseball history.”   Following the lecture, historian Jim Cobb, author Terry Kay, and sports broadcaster Loran Smith will participate in a panel discussion. A reception and book signing will follow at 5:30 p.m. Sponsored by: University of…


Phi Alpha Theta's annual spring dinner lecture: presenting Steven Soper

Phi Alpha Theta's annual spring dinner lecture - "Between a Dungeon and the Deep Blue Sea" presented by Dr. Steven Soper (UGA, History) . Mark your calendars for a great night of history, community, and dinner from Dondero's kitchen. Limited seating. Advance tickets are required for this event, tickets are sold out. From Dr. Soper: "Anyone interested in the trauma of deportation in the contemporary world might wonder how the experience of…


History at Work: Police work

The History at Work Speaker Series explores the many ways you can transform historical thinking into a career after college. This installment features the Deputy Chief of Police of Athens-Clarke County, Officer Justin Gregory, who will talk about the work of being a police officer and why he'd like to see more men and women with bachelors degrees become cops.  Open to students of all majors. Free pizza.


Phi Alpha Theta, National History Honor Society

Phi Alpha Theta, Epsilon Pi (UGA’s local chapter of the National History Honor Society, Inc.) will be accepting applications this week, February 8-10 (Wed-Fri) from 11am-3pm on the 2nd floor of LeConte Hall. Don't miss your chance to become a member of this great organization! If you  have 12 hours of history (AP credits count), and  a minimum 3.0 GPA, come find out how to become a chapter member.…


Undergraduate Commencement


Reading Day

Reading Days: These days have been designated by the University Council to provide time for students to prepare for final examinations. No mandatory assignments are to be scheduled for completion during reading days -- either for course work or extra-curricular or co-curricular activities. Exceptions for good cause can be made to this policy by the Vice President for Instruction. Nothing in this policy limits an instructor from scheduling…


Burgers in the Age of Black Capitalism: How Civil Rights and Fast Food Changed America after 1968

Marcia Chatelain presents “Burgers in the Age of Black Capitalism: How Civil Rights and Fast Food Changed America after 1968”. Dr. Chatelain is an Associate Professor at Georgetown University.  


Black History Month Book Club: Heather Thompson, U Michigan

This presentation of the history department's Black History Month book club features Heather Thompson's Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy. Heather Thompson (U Michigan) and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (Princeton U) author of  #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation, featured last week, will be participating in a spotlight event for Black History month Feb 13 (see the history calendar for more details).
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