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 Georgia Libraries

Contact: Leandra Nessel 706-542-3879

Steven Krug will defend his M.A. thesis, ""Necessity Has No Law": Royal Governors in the Pre-Revolutionary Constitutional Debates" via Zoom conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Stephen Mihm. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.

Kathryn Veale will defend her M.A. thesis, "Meddling Mothers and Mediated Midwives: Negotiating Childbirth in Maternity Charities of Eighteenth-Century London " in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. Jennifer Palmer. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office to ensure adequate seating.

Dan Du will defend her doctoral dissertation, "This World in a Teacup: Chinese-American Tea Trade in the Nineteenth Century" in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. Allan Kulikoff. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office to ensure adequate seating.

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.

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.

Talk by Professor Kristina M. Campbell, Pofessor of Law and Director of the Immigration and Human Rights Clinic at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law.

Alisha Cromwell will defend her doctoral dissertation, "Complicating the Patriarchy: Elite and Enslaved Business Women in the Nineteenth Century Atlantic Economy" in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. Allan Kulikoff. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office to ensure adequate seating.

Explore Athens' history by coming on out to a walking tour of downtown this Saturday. Participants will be shown key spots related to Black History in Athens, sites relating to everything from the ordeal of slavery to local Civil Rights struggles. Among other highlights, you'll have the chance to meet some of the women who helped integrate the Varsity restaurant in the sixties. We will meet at the Arch at 1 PM this Saturday, February 18th.



Following the tour, participants will be invited to a lunch reception catered by local restaurant Weaver D's.

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.