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The History Department is delighted to announce a new endowed lecture series in African American History and War & Society. The Morrow Lecture will be given annually on a rotating basis by distinguished scholars of African American History or the History of War and Society.

Congratulations to doctoral candidate Alex Bowen, who has been selected to receive the Jane Mulkey and Rufus King Green Graduate Fellowship for the 2025-26 academic year. Recipients are selected for criteria based on character, academic achievement, and talent.

The History Department is happy to welcome our new faculty this semester! Professor Elizabeth Tandy Shermer is coming to us from a previous appointment at Loyola University at Chicago to fill her role as the first director of the new interdisciplinary Applied History Certificate Program. Dr.

Charles (Charlie) Dew is a fourth-year history and advertising honors student at the University of Georgia who is exploring sports media careers.