Regent: A Short History of British Abolitionism Padraic X. Scanlan is a historian of the British Empire in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He is finishing a book entitled MacCarthy's Skull, a history of the abolition of the British slave trade in Sierra Leone. Read more about Regent: A Short History of British Abolitionism
Student Speaker Series: MA Student Kiersten Rom MA student, Kiersten Rom, offers up her most recent thesis research for workshopping and constructive criticism. Kiersten's research focuses on antebellum slavery on Sapelo Island. Event is for current history graduate students. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP. Read more about Student Speaker Series: MA Student Kiersten Rom
Graduate Student Speaker Series: Liz Busquets The First Student Speaker Series of the Fall 2015 semester. PhD student, Liz Busquets, will provide her latest research on the representation of voodoo priests and voodoo followers in the press in the South and the Dominican Republic during the late 19th Century. Event is for current graduate students within the history department. Lunch will be provided for those who RSVP. Read more about Graduate Student Speaker Series: Liz Busquets
Professional Development Workshop: Time Management and Work-Life Balance Are the rigors of grad school getting you down? Is your personal mantra “it’s not the last minute yet”? This month’s PDW will focus on ways to get (and stay!) organized while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Refreshments will be provided for those who RSVP one week before the event. Email Nicole Gallucci to RSVP. Read more about Professional Development Workshop: Time Management and Work-Life Balance
History Dept. Faculty Meeting History Dept. Faculty meeting. Read more about History Dept. Faculty Meeting
Guest Speaker John Parker : “What’s a History Degree Good for Anyway?” Distinguished UGA alum John R. Parker Jr. (History, '73) presents a talk on "What’s a History Degree Good for Anyway?” John Parker is the Senior Vice President and General Counsel,Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. This event is free and open to the public. Pizza will be served for this lunch hour talk. Read more about Guest Speaker John Parker : “What’s a History Degree Good for Anyway?”
Graduate Student Grant Writing Workshop This grant writing workshop, sponsored by the Graduate Student Travel Committee, will go over the process of applying for graduate student travel awards and offer tips on how to write strong grant applications. Read more about Graduate Student Grant Writing Workshop
Graduate Student Auditions for the Lunchtime Time Machine A graduate student audition to participate in the History Department Lunchtime Time Machine series. The winner of this competition will give a lecture on their topic in a future semester. Faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates are invited to attend and vote on the winning speaker. Topics TBD. The Lunchtime Time Machine is a popular undergraduate history talk series. Free and open to the public. Read more about Graduate Student Auditions for the Lunchtime Time Machine
