Graduate Students, Faculty, & Alumni Featured in College of Charleston Magazine

The Winter 2021 edition of College of Charleston Magazine has bene published, and many graduate students, faculty, and alumni can be found featured on its pages. Below is a summary of those featured, and how to find out more about their work:   Jason Coy, Ph.D. – M.A. in History Faculty: Dr. Coy is featured…

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The Graduate Guide to Podcasts: History

2020 has been one for the history books in more ways than one. From the pandemic, to the Presidential election, to the largest social justice movement in modern times, we don’t envy the people who will write 2020’s chapter in history. Ready to hear about other historical times? We asked our graduate student community on…

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Summer Student Series – Olivia Williams, M.A. in History

Ever wonder what the summer looks like for graduate students? For each program, the summer semester looks a little different, with students taking summer courses, participating in internships, conducting research, among other activities. This summer, we will be inviting current graduate students to share their experiences in their own words. Our next guest blogger is…

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Making Connections

Welcome to graduate school. You can look at it this way: now, you know exactly why you are taking the classes you have to take. There are no more general education classes to sign up for even though you can’t see why you have to. Although I’m sure there will come a day when it will…

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A Beacon Light

Join us this Thursday at the Avery Research Center for a presentation by recent M.A. in History graduate, Joi Mayo. Her thesis explores the history of the Immaculate Conception School and how it encouraged Charleston’s black middle and upper classes in the early part of the 20th century. This event is free and open to…

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Dean McCandless Published in Forum on Public Policy

Dean Amy McCandless recently presented at the Oxford University Round Table about gender discrimination in Southern universities. We are pleased to announce that her article on that topic was selected for publication in The Forum on Public Policy. Follow the link in the announcement below to read the full article: Dr. Amy Thompson McCandless, a faculty…

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Exposing a Hidden History

Amber Clawson, a candidate for the Master of Arts in History and a Graduate Assistant here in the Grad School Office, is quite obviously a woman of many talents. In addition to her academic and professional career at The Graduate School of the College of Charleston, she has distinguished herself as a volunteer and researcher…

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