On behalf of UGA's History Department, I am pleased to report that our campaign to establish the John C. Inscoe Professorship in Southern History is now well underway. This new position honors John’s storied career at the University of Georgia, one that spanned nearly 35 years. Now retired, he leaves behind a remarkable legacy, having taught thousands of students, published dozens of articles, and edited and authored fifteen books on Southern history, with a special focus on the history of Appalachia. John’s service to the wider field is also legendary.

Our January spotlight shines on our faculty this month: History Behind the Headlines is an ongoing talk and Q and A series presented by our faculty experts and designed to give a historical perspective on the news. The talks are scheduled on a non-regular basis in response to crises and significant events of the day.

Associate Professor of History and Director of the UGA Museum Studies Certificate Program Akela Reason will present the lecture “Politics and Memory: Civil War Monuments in Gilded Age New York.”

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Our November spotlight features Terrell DeShawn Roberts. Terrell is a fourth-year student majoring in History and Political Science with a minor in philosophy. Terrell is from Atlanta, Georgia, and has spent his time completely immersed in our UGA community! 

History graduate students, faculty, emeritus faculty, and staff and partners- please join us for our annual department fall semester social event, held this year at Puma Yu's* in Athens.

By invitation. Please RSVP to Laurie history@uga.edu by Nov. 15. 

Dinner buffet.

Join us for a virtual seminar with the winner of FOUR Western History Association awards for the article,“Who Is Dr. Bauer?

Join Historic Athens Tuesday at 12 pm @ the Lyndon House, where Dr. James F. Brooks, Gable Chair at UGA will discuss “Reclaiming Athens’ Indigenous Past & Present: Consultation & Collaboration,” including the recent installation at the Historic Athens Visitor Center.

Join us as our faculty provide a historical context on current crises in the news and answer questions on the history of events. History Behind the Headlines is not an academic debate or political event, but a talk of historical events which often help inform our understanding of todays news.

"History Behind the Headlines: The Gaza War and the Future of Palestine”

Free and open to the public. An FYO event. Pizza will be served.

Note: if all seats fill, the event will be closed to further attendees. We may not exceed seating capacity of the room.

Our October spotlight features Libia Jiménez Chávez.  Libia is a twentieth-century interdisciplinary historian studying migrations between Georgia and Latin America. More broadly, she is interested in transnational histories, processes of placemaking, and the relationship between race, belonging, and residency status. Through archival and oral histories, she is examining the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA/La Amnístia) to understand the resulting transformations that occurred within Georgia's immigrant communities.