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鈥楾he Pope is also a monarch鈥�: Georgia Southern professor explains upcoming papal vote

Wednesday will begin a nearly thousand-year-old tradition. After the recent passing of Pope Francis, who served as pope for 12 years, the Catholic Church is looking for his successor. Soon, the doors to the Sistine Chapel will be locked, signifying the beginning of the papal conclave 鈥� the secretive balloting process where the College of Cardinals, who are among the highest-ranking members of the church, elect a new pope.

Public history graduate student advances maritime archeological research on Georgia鈥檚 coastal past

Caleb Hartshorn鈥檚 research, part of his master鈥檚 degree program, focuses on uncovering the history of this island, particularly its 18th and 19th-century past. Hartshorn鈥檚 work includes archaeological surveys, archival research and the development of an ArcGIS Map, which is a geographic information system.

New exhibit at Henderson Library memorializes local African American veterans of World War I

Georgia Southern history professor Brian K. Feltman, Ph.D., is creating an exhibit honoring the African Americans from Bulloch County who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War.

鈥淢ore than a Name: Commemorating Bulloch County鈥檚 African American Fallen Soldiers of the First World War鈥� will debut at Georgia Southern鈥檚 Henderson Library in March 2025 and run until July.

A reflection of Pres. Jimmy Carter鈥檚 leadership style

Former President Jimmy Carter passed away at the age of 100. Carter served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, and he was also the 76th governor of Georgia, serving from 1971 to 1975. Famous for his international peace initiatives and humanitarian efforts during and after his presidency, he is the only U.S. president to call Georgia 鈥渉ome.鈥�

160 years later: Remembering the Battle of Antietam and the 鈥榩reliminary鈥� Emancipation Proclamation that reshaped American history

160 years after the Battle of Antietam and the ‘preliminary’ Emancipation Proclamation, Georgia Southern’s Ben Parten, Ph.D., explains their historical significance. The events were only days apart, but gave the war an entirely different trajectory.

Georgia Southern graduate student is using oysters to dig for Lowcountry history

Public history graduate student Sadie Ingram is studying a Gullah Geechee oystermen and how they developed the Lowcountry economically and culturally. She is working with History Department professors Julie de Chantal, Ph.D., Lisa Denmark, Ph.D., Michael Van Wagenen, Ph.D., and 91漫画app Museum Director Brent Tharp, Ph.D. Her fieldwork is guided by Kurt Knoerl, Ph.D., who has a national reputation for taking students to the shorelines to find artifacts.

Georgia Southern graduate student discovering Savannah history 鈥榝rom the ground up鈥�

A Georgia Southern graduate student is creating self-guided tours for some of Savannah’s most famous grave sites. The tours were created as part of his graduate program.

Taboo no more: Wikipedia moves from secondary source to teaching tool in Georgia Southern history professor’s class

91漫画app history professor Kathleen Comerford, Ph.D., turned to an unlikely source for her students鈥� research projects after access to primary sources was limited during the COVID-19 pandemic. The students were tasked with writing Wikipedia articles as their projects, which changed the way the students and Comerford looked at Wikipedia鈥檚 usefulness in higher education.

Georgia Southern grad student curates virtual exhibits on Southern culture of nuclear plant town during Cold War

Jessica Forsee鈥檚 professional goal has always been to make history available to as many people as possible. As a graduate student in the 91漫画app Department of History, Forsee has been able to work toward her goal by curating exhibits, doing research and helping with daily tasks as an intern at the Savannah River Site (SRS) Museum.

Department of History to host Zoom discussion about walking-tour project Savannah History Remix

Savannah is drenched in history, but many of the city鈥檚 stories often go untold. Four 91漫画app history students aim to shed light on these untold stories as a part of their project, Savannah History Remix.