The Open: A Graduate Student/Faculty Workshop The Open is a series of workshops for graduate and faculty members of the history department to workshop their original historical research before an engaged and constructive audience of their colleagues, inside and outside their field and spanning all positions and ranks in the department. Work will be distributed and read in advance by all participants, and the seminar will be focused on improving the work towards a specific publication goal. Thursday, October 24 Susan Mattern, Distinguished Research Professor“Fertility Control” Read more about The Open: A Graduate Student/Faculty Workshop
Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the end of Financial Control, with Sean Vanatta Join us for a talk by UGA alum Sean Vanatta. Dr. Sean Vanatta is Senior Lecturer in Financial History and Policy (Political & International Studies) at the University of Glasgow. He is also a senior fellow at the Wharton Initiative on Financial Policy and Regulation at the University of Pennsylvania. He received a Ph.D. from Princeton University in 2018. Prior to that, Vanatta earned a Master's and undergraduate degrees at the University of Georgia. Read more about Plastic Capitalism: Banks, Credit Cards, and the end of Financial Control, with Sean Vanatta
Graduate PDW: for historians pursuing a career outside the academy For history graduate students - presentation on UGA resources for historians pursuing a career outside the academy. By Christine Lasek-White, Career Coordinator for the Humanities. Read more about Graduate PDW: for historians pursuing a career outside the academy
UGA at Oxford presents: Dr. Ian Archer, Keble College, Oxford University In celebration of Dr. Ian Archer's 30 plus years of teaching for the UGA at Oxford Study Abroad Program, UGA at Oxford is excited to be hosting Ian the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of Homecoming week. Please join us for Dr. Archer's academic lecture on Friday afternoon. The title of the talk is Britain and the World, 1550-1700. Read more about UGA at Oxford presents: Dr. Ian Archer, Keble College, Oxford University
PhD Comprehensive Exam: Libia Jiménez Chávez Libia Jiménez Chávez will take oral comprehensive examinations in room 201 LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch. All members of the university community are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance at history@uga.edu to ensure adequate seating. Read more about PhD Comprehensive Exam: Libia Jiménez Chávez
Fall Career & Internship Fair Meet with recruiters seeking students to fill both internship and full-time opportunities. Please dress professionally and bring resume copies. Shuttles will run from campus to the Classic Center between 11:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Bus stops include: Memorial Hall, Chemistry on Ag Hill, Physics, across from the Main Library, and the Classic Center. For more information, visit https://career.uga.edu/ Read more about Fall Career & Internship Fair
History Grad Student/Faculty Fall Social History graduate students, faculty and staff are invited to dinner and conversation at Athentic Brewing Company October 3. Partners and kids are welcome, as are our retired and emeritus faculty. Please RSVP - the link will be emailed to our department members, or you can use the QR code below. Read more about History Grad Student/Faculty Fall Social
The Feedback Clinic (for graduate students) The Feedback Clinic, for history graduate students - Need feedback on that grant proposal/job letter/internship application? Not ready to show your advisor? Come to Dr. Palmer’s Feedback Clinic! Feedback given on all proposals and applications of all kinds and in all states, from notes jotted on a napkin to a polished draft written on fine parchment. No appointments necessary! Drop in, bring your draft, and receive the prescription you need! Read more about The Feedback Clinic (for graduate students)
POSTPONED- "How Physics Flew the Philosophers’ Nest" POSTPONED due to inclement weather: "How Physics Flew the Philosopher's Nest".", with Katherine A. Brading. Read more about POSTPONED- "How Physics Flew the Philosophers’ Nest"
Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: Chris Choe Read more about Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: Chris Choe Our September Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence features doctoral student Chris Choe. Chris recently developed a history film series, Visions of the Past, open to the university community, which began this month. This series is designed to provoke curiosity and get students wondering about how the historian’s craft can leap out of books and the written word.
