Here is our remaining schedule. All sessions meet 5:30-7:00 pm in JC Room A: Sept 28 - Spencer Crew, George Mason University Robinson Professor of History, "Confessions of a Public Historian" October 19 - "How to Get the Most Out of an Academic Conference" - George Mason Professors of History - Michael Chang, Paula Petrik, and Rex Wade October 25 - Alison Games, Dorothy M. Brown Distinguished Professor of History and the Director of Graduate Studies, Georgetown University - She will speak about her book: "The Web of Empire: English Cosmopolitans in an Age of Expansion, 1560-1660". The book will be released in paperback in October. November 16 - Preparing for the Oral Exam - Speakers TBA December 7 - Presentation of Dissertation Prospectuses Steve Steven A. Barnes Assistant Professor Ph.D. Director in History Department of History and Art History George Mason University MS 3G1 Fairfax, VA 22030 [log in to unmask] 703-993-1247 http://gulaghistory.org