The History Summer Fellows Institute in partnership with Geovani Ayala at the University of Georgia Graduate School invites the community to a panel on “Diversity at UGA,” from a range of perspectives and connections to the University. On the panel will be Terry College of Business professor Dawn Bennett-Alexander, Kennesaw State University assistant professor of history and GWST and UGA History alumna La Shonda Mims (PhD 2012), and UGA GAPS treasurer Kellie Murphy.

Come learn about the research projects of our 2019 History Summer Fellows: Daniela Aguirre, Tia Coleman, Jacob Finegan, TiBerni Hall, Raven Manygoats, Denise Marion, Braden Pollet and Jaslynn Ware!

This event is free and open to the public. 

Light refreshments will be served, 3-5 PM.





 

In this workshop, Tom Okie will lead an interactive session on what environmental history is, the kinds of questions it raises, and how it expands the toolkit of the historian, with particular reference to the environmental history of the American South. 

Join revered Southern historian John Inscoe for a showing of Mississippi Burning (1988), followed by a discussion of the film’s portrayal of black and white roles in the advancement of Civil Rights.

This event is free and open to the University community.





 

The History Department is pleased to welcome the eight summer History Fellows chosen to participate in an intensive, month-long institute July 5 - 28. Under the direction of Georgia's interdisciplinary faculty, Fellows will conduct archival research, formulate original arguments, and share their findings.

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UGA's Public History Summer Internship Program in Washington, D.C., is currently underway. Check out this summer's interns and find out what they are up to on our Public History Facebook page @UGAPublicHistory.

You can find out more about the summer program in the latest edition of Georgia's Franklin College Chronicles blog -

"Public History Summer Internship Program 2019"

 You are cordially invited to join us for a drop-in reception to celebrate the establishment of the endowment for the Peggy Heard Galis History PhD Apprenticeship at the UGA Press. (With special guest Peggy Heard Galis).

June 17, 5 - 7 pm.

The University of Georgia Press created an endowment to fund a publishing apprenticeship program for students from UGA’s graduate history program. The Peggy Heard Galis History Ph.D. Apprenticeship will allow history Ph.D. candidates to gain insight into and experience in the scholarly publishing process.