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Noah Cole studies the ideologies of factionalism in northern Italy in the 15th century. He is also the secretary of the HGSA. As such he organizes its meetings, takes notes, and creates action items. In this interview, Cole talks about the role the HGSA plays in the department.

Christopher Loman came to FSU as an undergraduate and is currently completing his master's degree. As treasurer, he handles the budgetary aspects of the HGSA. In this interview, Loman emphasizes the importance of the HGSA for support and providing opportunities for graduate students like presenting at their annual conference.

The HGSA is an important part of graduate student life. In this article, Danielle Wirsansky shares how she came to History and talks about her role as vice president organizing the annual graduate student conference.

Find out more about History's graduate student association. In this interview, we hear from Monique Hyman about her graduate school career and her involvement in the HGSA.

Read about doing research in Serbian archives in this interview with Dragana Zivkovic. Zivkovic’s research explores the lives of middle and upper-class women in the late 18th-early 19th century in the Balkans, an area that was closely connected to the rest of Europe.

In her Ph.D. dissertation, Baylee Staufenbiel works on the medieval medical theory that women have a seven-chambered uterus. In this interview, she discusses her research across multiple countries to discover the oldest text mentioning this concept.

History major Alexandra graduated from Florida State in Spring 2023. In this interview, she explains how she decided on her research topic, sets out the sources she used from newspaper articles to government records to art, and shares what helped her stay on track with her project.

Gabrielle graduated from Florida State in the spring of 2023. In her last year at university, she planned, researched, and wrote an Honors in the Major thesis under the guidance of Dr. Paul Renfro. In this article, she discusses her experience pursuing such a milestone project.

The senior seminar is History's capstone course in which History majors pursue research in a topic of their choice. Follow along with Jillian to see what it was like to research and write her senior seminar paper.

Are you looking for an extracurricular activity that isn't research or clubs? Check out this article on peer mentorship to learn more about what the opportunity was like for History major Annalia!