Congratulations to Steve Soper, associate professor, recipient of the 2025 Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching Award. Each year, Franklin College honors a small number of faculty members who have "shown a sustained commitment to high-quality instruction with this award.

In fall 2024, the History honor society Phi Alpha Theta welcomed ten new members. Our officers put together a full slate of events this semester, including Trivia Night, a lively debate, an induction ceremony with a presentation on Athens history by Dr. Nesbit, and an excursion to see the Winter Wonderlights at the UGA Botanical Gardens. Happy holidays to all, and stay tuned for further History Club and PAT events in spring!

Retired Professor Ray Broussard was recently in an article in the Oconee Enterprise. Dr. Broussard taught US History for many years in the History Department at UGA.

Join us for a public lecture by Dr. Katherine Mooney (Florida State University). Dr. Mooney will give a presentation about her recent book Isaac Murphy: The Rise and Fall of a Black Jockey (2023), then host a workshop with grads that afternoon.

Pizza will be served...

Questions? Contact Alexander Bowen 

A presentation of the History Graduate Student Association.

Required for history faculty.

The university community is invited to join us for a history talk on Tuesday by a guest speaker.

All majors are welcome.

Join us for a guest lecture with Dr. Kenja McCray. Kenja McCray is a humanities faculty member at Clayton State University, where she teaches history. Dr. McCray has also served as a Visiting Associate Professor of History at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She holds a Ph.D. in history from Georgia State University and a B.A. from Spelman College. Her research focuses on the 20th century United States, African Americans, Africa and the diaspora, transnational histories, women, and leadership.