FSU History alumna Denise Spivey reflects on her career. " Since I was a teenager, I have known I wanted to teach. When I took an amazing Classics course as an undergraduate, I realized I wanted to teach at the college level. Today I am a tenured History professor at Tallahassee Community College, the result of a somewhat unconventional but strangely direct path."
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FSU alumna Angel Purganan talks about her experiences teaching English in Korea with the EPIK program.
Ethan and Noah Dubroff are both currently double-majoring in History and Classical Archeology. They have a life-long passion for history. This past summer, they participated in the “Archaeology in Tuscany” program run by FSU International Programs. This allowed them to work at the Cetamura del Chianti archeological dig for four weeks. Here they tell us about their summer abroad experiences.
FSU graduate Toby Cherry shares their experiences interning for Urban Archaeology Corps on Cumberland Island National Seashore in Georgia during the summer of 2022.
In this interview, Dr. Chris Juergens talks about his experiences working at the History Colorado Center in Denver as curator of military history.
An interview with Alexander Bowen about his experiences in graduate school after completing his BA in History at FSU.
An interview with Jeffrey Henley about his career post-FSU. Henley is a cultural resources associate and project coordinator for a civil engineering company in Indiana.
An interview with Richard Siegler (PhD 2022) who is the two-time world champion of Warhammer 40K. Richard completed his dissertation with Dr. Rafe Blaufarb in French revolutionary history, and is now part of an esports company called Art of War.
The department regrets the passing of Emeritus Professor Neil Jumonville following a lengthy illness. Professor Jumonville taught courses in American Intellectual History, the history of American humor, and American historiography until his retirement in 2015.
An interview with James McAllister, a doctoral candidate in the History department, who is currently working within the education section of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, a research arm of the Florida Legislature.