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The Department of History has lost one of its most cherished benefactors. On April 15th, Dan Walbolt passed away after a short illness.

The irreplaceable James Jones, who retires this week after 57 years, was recently the subject of a Tallahassee Democrat article and video.

In honor of Professor Peter Garretson’s more than 30 years at FSU, the FSU Middle East Center will present a symposium, "New Directions in World History: Essays in Honor of Peter P. Garretson."

The history department and the College are very pleased to announce a special lecture by Philip D. Morgan of Johns Hopkins University in honor of our esteemed friend and colleague James P. Jones, as he completes his 57th year on the FSU faculty.

Please join us on Friday, March 7th at 1:00PM in BEL 421 for a presentation by Walbolt Dissertation Fellowship recipient Weston Nunn.

STEM boosters take note: history knows microscopes! Ryan Patterson, a student in Charles Upchurch's Gender, Class, and Sexuality course last spring, is the recipient of this year's North American Conference on British Studies Undergraduate Essay Award.

Ben Weider Professor Darrin McMahon has published Divine Fury: A History of Genius (Basic Books).

Robert Gellately, Earl Ray Beck Professor of History, was interviewed by Marshall Poe about his new book Stalin's Curse. The interview is available here, and there are many more available on the New Books in History podcast.

On November 1, US Air Force Colonel Terrance J. McCaffrey III will lecture on “Rising China—Responsible Stakeholder or Nascent Enemy? US-China Policy from a Military Perspective,” and on November 13, Anthony Austin will lecture on "A Teenager in Occupied Japan."

The history department is delighted to welcome Annika Culver, our new East Asian specialist.