Dr. Stephen Mihm of the UGA history department will talk about his book, A nation of counterfeiters: capitalists, con men, and the making of the United States, in conjunction with the exhibit "Gold-digging in Georgia."

Private reception for new graduate students in history, by invitation only. Location and details to be announced on the invitation.

Monthly meeting for history faculty.

 

Monthly book club with light refreshments and discussion on works connected to upcoming/ongoing exhibitions, programs, and collections at the special collections library. July's selection: A Nation of Counterfeiters: Capitalists, Con Men, and the Making of the United States, by Stephen Mihm.

This program is open free to the public and co-sponsored by the University of Georgia Libraries and The University of Georgia Press.

The history department’s Public History in Washington D.C. summer internship program is in its second year of providing public history courses and course credit for our students holding prestigious and highly competitive internship position at historic and cultural institutions in Washington. Directed by Dr. Akela Reason, this year’s group has begun their two-month internship term, after completing Dr. Reason’s HIST4025/6025 course in May.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

FOR THE SOUTHERN LABOR STUDIES ASSOCIATION’S

(USUALLY) BIENNIAL MEETING

Where: The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia

When: May 17-19, 2018

The Southern Labor Studies Association invites academics, activists, archivists, and others to propose panels, roundtables, and workshops for our next conference, which will take place at the Richard B. Russell Library at the University of Georgia.