Dear Ph.D. Students,

The Ph.D. Colloquium will have its second session this coming Monday in Horizon Hall, Room 4008.

Here's the complete schedule for the semester:

Course Schedule:

Aug. 22:  Welcome Reception and Orientation with Dr. Matt Karush, Chair of the Department of History and Art History; Dr. Mills Kelly, Director of RRCHNM; Dr. George Oberle, History Librarian; and Austin Deray, Assistant Director of Graduate Student Life.

Sept. 12: History Graduate Student Takeover
                        Topic: HGSO Orientation

Sept. 26: Meeting with Kelley Fincher, Pearl Harris-Scott, and Dr. Steve                                                   Anthony Scott
                        Topic: Crafting a Survey Course

Oct. 11:Prospectus Presentations (NOTE: Class is held on Tuesday on Zoom)

Oct. 24: Meeting with Dr. George Oberle and Anne Dobberteen
                        Topic: The Center for Mason Legacies

Nov. 7: Meeting with Dr. Sam Huneke
                        Topic: Publishing Your First Book

Nov. 21: Prospectus Presentations

Nov. 28: Prospectus Presentations


Suzanne E. Smith
Professor of History
Ph.D. Director
Department of History and Art History
George Mason University
(571) 748-5556
(703) 993-1251 (fax)

Pronouns: she/her/hers

Author of:
To Serve the Living: Funeral Directors and the African American Way of Death<https://www.amazon.com/Serve-Living-Funeral-Directors-American/dp/0674036212/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496671809&sr=8-1&keywords=To+serve+the+living>
"Dancing in the Street": Motown and the Cultural Politics of Detroit<https://www.amazon.com/Dancing-Street-Cultural-Politics-Detroit/dp/0674005465/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496671837&sr=8-1&keywords=dancing+in+the+street+motown>