Find out more about the HGSA officers! Emily Lu as vice president is in charge of planning and running the annual graduate conference. In this article, she explains how she got interested in modern East Asian history.
Find out more about the HGSA officers! HGSA president Danielle Wirsansky discusses both her student career at FSU as well as the importance of the HGSA for graduate students in the FSU Department of History.
Kristina spent the last year in Valencia, Spain, teaching English in a local elementary school. Here she talks about what it is like to live and work abroad.
In this article, History major Kyan describes how studying abroad changed his life. His advice to others: "Go with a purpose." Seek out places to visit that will help you in the future.
History major Abbigail spent a semester at Seoul National University in South Korea through FSU's Global Exchanges program. Her advice to students thinking of studying abroad: "It might seem daunting, but after a few weeks you will not want to leave."
History major Sarah Brophy shares how she fell in love with archival research during her trip to Germany this past summer which made her realize that she wanted to be a historian: "I love writing, I love the archives, I love teaching – I will like my life as a historian!"
History major Ashley Krupa spent two weeks in Croatia and Bosnia this past summer as part of a semester-long course on “Security and Cooperation in Southeastern Europe,” which combined travel with research and academic coursework.
History major Daela did her senior seminar project on the Choshu Five, important statesmen in 19th-century Japan, who as students studied illegally abroad. Her advice to others: Make sure early on that you have enough primary and secondary sources in a language that you can read!
Wyatt Geary spent his first year at Florida State studying in Florence, Italy, and Valencia, Spain. Discover what it is like to spend your freshmen year at one of FSU's study abroad centers.
History major Kieran talks about learning Polish in Krakow, Poland and his travels through the country in search of Polish history.