Alex Bowen will take his oral comprehensive examinations in the Conference Room. The Major Professor is Dr. Scott Nelson. All members of the university community are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in history at history@uga.edu to ensure adequate seating.

Scott Nelson continues to highlight the relevance of history to the current moment, and to burnish our reputation in the process. Check out his latest article on tariffs in AHA Perspectives published April 14, "Radical Tariffs Aren’t New, But They Have Been Disastrous".

The Willson Center's eHistory Research Cluster, the department of history, and the Institute of Native American Studies present a conversation on "Native Ground: Place and Language in the Cherokee Nation" at 3 p.m.

Chris Choe will take his oral comprehensive examinations in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. Stephen Mihm. All members of the university community are invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in history at history@uga.edu to ensure adequate seating.

Congratulations to Zachary Stiles, who has earned the top prize in the University of Georgia Libraries Undergraduate Research Awards! Zachary created an online course module that can teach other students about how to understand historical methodology, dive into the archives for resources, and build an exemplary essay. 

Ben Prostine will take his oral comprehensive examinations in the Conference Room, LeConte Hall. The Major Professor is Dr. Cindy Hahamovitch. All members of the university community are invited. If you wish to attend the presentation part of exams, please contact the graduate program office in history to ensure adequate seating, by April 30.

Justin Wright will defend his Master's thesis, "Morality or Mandate in the Disaster Relief Project: The Beginning of the United Nations’ Humanitarian Response to the Palestinian Refugee Crisis, 1948."

Danielle Towers will defend her Master's thesis, "Gender Dynamics in Real Estate: Women Agents During and After the Liberation Movements of the 1960s and 1970s."

Taylor Howard will defend his Master's thesis Thursday afternoon, "Bearer of Secrets: Colonel Harry Dahl, Détente, Law School, and the Origins of RAF-Stasi Collaboration 1970-1981."