The Department of History has lost one of its most cherished benefactors. On April 15th, Dan Walbolt passed away after a short illness.
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We are delighted that Katherine Mooney and Laurie Wood will join the department in August.
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."
Please join us on Friday, March 7th at 1:00PM in BEL 421 for a presentation by Walbolt Dissertation Fellowship recipient Weston Nunn.
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.
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.
Ph.D. candidates Anna Amundson and Rebecca Shriver are recipients this semester of the Ermine M. Owneby, Jr. Travel Award from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Ben Weider Professor Darrin McMahon has published Divine Fury: A History of Genius (Basic Books).
Scott Craig has been awarded the Spring 2014 Walbolt Dissertation Fellowship.