2024-25 graduating History majors are invited to the annual History Department Graduation Reception the afternoon of May 9. 

The reception will include our annual awards and graduation recognition, with a gift for each graduating senior in attendance. Opening remarks by Franklin College Dean Dr. Anna Stenport.

Event dinner for new graduate students. 

Invited students were emailed RSVP details.

Join us for a talk with author Dr. Robert Cohen, on his new book, Confronting Jim Crow: Race, Memory, and the University of Georgia in the Twentieth Century (August 2024, UNC Press).

Join us as Dr. Steven Soper explores answers to the question - How modern is surveillance?

This installment of the History Department’s undergraduate lecture series is presented by Dr. Joseph Kellner who will explore the intriguing question, Did Jesus actually live in the 12th century?

Join us for lunch as Dr. Tracey Johnson investigates the query, How did a prison rebellion lead to a nationwide prison arts program?

In the wake of the 1971 Attica Prison Rebellion, a Black artist activist group called the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition (BECC) started a prison arts exchange to help ameliorate the conditions for incarcerated people. This talk will focus on the effectiveness and power of the educational and therapeutic effects of art.

Join us as Professor Brooks explores the query - How did a corncrib, pigsty, and outhouse become an icon of Georgian Patriotism?

Join us as Dr. Ari Levine explores answers to the question - How did judges solve murder cases in twelfth-century China?

This installment of the History Department’s undergraduate lecture series is presented by Dr. Reinaldo Román, who will delve into the question, Why did humanitarians worry about giving too much disaster aid to Puerto Rico?

Rory Oates will defend his Master's thesis, "Pan-Irishness and Public Health in Baltimore during the Irish Famine" in conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Stephen Berry. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office at least 48 hours in advance.