Graduating Spring or summer 2021? Here for commencement in May? 

In lieu of our annual graduation reception, the history department wants to give you a graduation gift!  You may pick up your graduation gift in LeConte Hall during any of the following days and times listed below. 

Dear Students,

Please join us as on we relaunch the Phi Alpha Theta History Honors Society for the 2021-2022 academic year! This meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 28 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Check your email for meeting details - the link was shared with our major/minor listserv.

You are eligible to join Phi Alpha Theta if you have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in at least 12 or more hours of History coursework and an overall GPA of at least 3.0.

Robert Carpenter will defend his M.A. thesis, "“By Land and Water:” Fleeing Forced Labor in Coastal Colonial Georgia" in virtual conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Akela Reason. The university community is invited to attend. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.

Sara Small will defend her M.A. thesis, "If the Masters be Cruel": Violence and Masculinity in the Early Modern British Caribbean, via Zoom in conference with her graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Rood. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.

Cindy Hahamovitch, B. Phinizy Spalding Distinguished Professor of Southern History in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a 2021 Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Hahamovitch is one of 184 artists, writers, scholars and scientists chosen through a rigorous peer-review process from almost 3,000 applicants.

Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for individuals who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

Sachen Pillay will defend his M.A. thesis entitled, "The Sovietization Period: Cold War Propaganda and the Soviet-Cuban Alliance" Monday, April 3. The Major Professor is Dr. Joseph Kellner. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.

Please see our events listing for details and a link to Zoom reservations. Graduate students in history who attend will receive a copy of the book in advance. A short presentation about the book will be followed by a Q and A session and general conversation.

This series on Gender, Race, and Slavery in the Atlantic World is presented by the History and Gender Workshop, and funded by a Faculty Research Seminar Grant from the University of Georgia’s Willson Center for Humanities and Arts.

Join us on Tuesday on You Tube Live as UGA history graduate student Sara Small discusses the question - Should YOU get married on a plantation?