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.

Savanna Guenthner will defend her M.A. thesis, "Imagining an Identity: the Activism and Photography of James Brady as a Catalyst for Renewed Metis Self-Determination Efforts"  via remote conference with her graduate advisory committee. The Major Professor is Dr. James Brooks. The university community is invited. If you wish to attend please contact the graduate program office in advance.

University of Georgia announces plan for rescheduling of Commencement ceremonies

The University of Georgia announced today that the Fall 2020 undergraduate and graduate Commencement ceremonies, previously scheduled for Stegeman Coliseum on Dec. 18, 2020, will be held virtually.

Congratulations to our 2020 #UGAGrads! Welcome back to campus Spring & Summer 2020 graduates celebrating commencement today at the re-scheduled Spring 2020 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony. You can watch the livestream of the ceremony at http://commencement.uga.edu, 6:30pm.

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