Join our National History Honors Society and History Club for a chill evening of studying, chatting, or crafting - whatever you may need to finish off your semester strong!

We'll have pizza!

Congratulations to Amna Qayyum and Dan Rood, recently named as Willson Center Research Fellows for 2026-27.

Willson Center Fellows are selected by an interdisciplinary UGA committee of distinguished artists and scholars. Fellowships support excellence in the humanities and arts by providing faculty with time to engage in research and creative activity.

Dan Rood received support for his research project, "The Mirror of Exchange".  Amna Qayyum received support for her project, "Reproductive Revolution".

Amna Qayyum is Assistant Professor of History and Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Georgia, and holds a concurrent appointment as a Fellow with the Faith and Global Health Initiative at Georgetown University. Her research areas include public health and medicine, development and governance, and the political economy of international aid, expertise, and institutions. She recently gave a talk spotlighted in the Institute for Women's and Gender Studies Friday Speaker Series, entitled "Salt and Sponge: Women's Welfare and Reproductive Experimentation in Pakistan".

Walter Guardino will take his oral comprehensive examinations in the department conference room. The Major Professor is Dr. Stephen Berry.  If you wish to attend the presentation in person, please contact the graduate program office in history at history@uga.edu to ensure adequate seating.