Paige Collins will defend her M.A. thesis, "Idyllic Imperialism: The California Mission Replica at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904" via Zoom in conference with her graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Akela Reason. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.

Dr. Barton Myers (UGA PhD History, 2009) will be a featured “talking head” on the History Channel’s upcoming documentary on President Grant. The series debuts May 25 (Memorial Day) and will air for three consecutive nights at 9pm. See the trailer here - https://www.facebook.com/8429246183/videos/273455343792281/.

Students enrolled in Summer Session I history courses may submit on-line course evaluations June 26 - July 2 only.  Submissions end July 2.

Student Login - https://webapps.franklin.uga.edu/evaluation/

Although our April 22nd talk by Jacquelyn Dowd Hall was cancelled due to Covid19, you are invited to attend a lecture via Zoom, presented by The Labor and Working Class History Association's Pandemic Book Talks:

Sisters and Rebels: A Struggle for the Soul of America by

Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, Julia Cherry Spruill Professor Emerita of History at the UNC-Chapel Hill

Check out some recent articles on history's perspective of the coronavirus, by some of our faculty -

November 27, 2020

Robert Shaw Bridges will defend his Master's thesis, ""To Be Considered As Salvors": Risk and Value in the Brokered World of the Early Nineteenth Century American Whale Fishery" in conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Stephen Mihm. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office at least 48 hours in advance.

The 2020 Award Winners announced

The UGA Main Libraries have announced the Spring 2020 award recipients on their website libs.uga.edu. We are proud to congratulate all of the deserving students, and especially our history majors who swept the senior division! See the UGA Main Library website for details:

Jacob Bratcher will defend his Master's thesis, "Inspired in the Original English:The Life and Works of Peter S. Ruckman, Featuring John R. Rice and J. Frank Norris" via remote conference with his graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. Michael Winship. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.