Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: Tracey Johnson Read more about Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: Tracey Johnson Our summer Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence features Dr. Tracey Johnson, whose article, "Value, Access, and the Role of Black Art Collectors during the Financialization of the Visual Arts in New York City, 1975–1991" was recently published in The Journal of African American History (Vol. 109, Number 2).
Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day- no classes Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day- no classes. UGA offices are closed. Read more about Holiday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day- no classes
2025-26 Graduating History Majors Recognition & Annual Awards 2025-26 graduating History majors are invited to the annual History Department Recognition & Annual Awards May 8, 2026. Students will be recognized by our department administration, with a small gift for each graduating senior in attendance. Read more about 2025-26 Graduating History Majors Recognition & Annual Awards
History student work featured in the Classic Journal The newest issue of The Classic Journal showcases an unprecedented number of articles by our history majors. The Classic Journal is dedicated to showcasing critical writing and research composed by University of Georgia undergraduate students. Find out more at http://theclassicjournal.uga.edu/. Congratulations to the authors! Read more about History student work featured in the Classic Journal
2024 History Graduate Student Annual Awards The History Department held our 2024 Annual Graduate Student Awards dinner Monday, April 29 at the University of Georgia Founders Memorial Garden.Our annual event recognizes those graduate students who have exceeded expectations in scholarship, teaching, and leadership while enrolled in graduate studies. Our graduate students have received a number of external awards and grants this year as well. Listed below are the recipients of this years departmental awards and a few notable others. Kudos to Matthew O’Neal (Ph.D. ‘23) Read more about 2024 History Graduate Student Annual Awards
Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: 2024 History Graduate Student Association Conference Read more about Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: 2024 History Graduate Student Association Conference Our April spotlight features the work and excellence of our graduate students, who recently hosted the 2024 History Graduate Student Association Conference, "Old South, New South, No South". Sessions included "Utilizing Public History as a Tool for Community Building and Social Justice", "Indigeneity Across Space and Time, Violence and Resistance in Southern Memories", Segregation and Integration in the Jim Crow South", and "Communal, Political, and Religious Ties in the Antebellum South".
Smithsonian Magazine, March 2024: Recovering the Lost Aviators of World War II History | March 2024 Recovering the Lost Aviators of World War II, by Stephen Mihm, Professor and Department Head at the University of Georgia's Department of History. Article photographs by Christopher Perez. Read more about Smithsonian Magazine, March 2024: Recovering the Lost Aviators of World War II
Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: Cole Wicker Read more about Spotlight on Inclusive Excellence: Cole Wicker Our March spotlight is on doctoral student and Presidential Fellow Cole Wicker. He is the Executive Director of Heart of Deep River Historical Society (HODR), a non-profit in Sanford, North Carolina, that aims to collect, preserve, and share history within this former coal mining region. Founded in 2021, the organization has grown exponentially, focusing first and foremost on community engagement.
