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Opportunities and Events:
Phi Alpha Theta Applications!!
It’s that time of year! If you would like to join the history honors society, Phi Alpha Theta, Professor O’Neill will be accepting applications until March 1.
PAT is "an academic honor society for colleges and universities whose mission is to promote the study of History through the encouragement of research, good teaching, publication and the exchange of learning and ideas among Historians.” Membership gives you a line on your resume, a subscription to their magazine, The Historian, and the ability to apply to their awards and attend their conferences. For more see their website:
Eligibility: You must have a 3.1 GPA in History, and a 3.0 GPA overall and have taken four history courses (AP and transfer courses count).
To apply: Please fill out the google form: https://forms.gle/13EdA4LHj59Upe4d6 and drop off $50 for membership fees to Professor O’Neill’s box in SOS 153. Cash in an envelope with your name on it or a check made out to the University of Southern California is fine. The department will pay the fees for students who write an essay of around 500 words explaining how studying history has altered how they perceive the world. Email this to Prof. O'Neill (ljoneill@usc.edu) by the deadline.
Deadline: March 1 at midnight. We will initiate new members on our History Honors Day at the end of the semester.
Email Professor O’Neill with questions!
Honors Thesis Informational Meeting
Heard about Honors Theses but not quite sure what they are all about? Want to learn more? Come to this online information session!
Friday March 1 @ 3:30pm
Zoom link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96226237112
The meeting will be recorded if you cannot make it. Send questions to Professor O’Neill!
Historical Karaoke Night!
Ever wanted to sit around and belt out historical songs? No? Bet you want to now. Come sing with Clio, the department’s student association, and soak up the historical vibes. Prizes for the oldest or most historically inspired song. Pizza provided as well.
Historical Karaoke Night
Monday, March 4, 5:30pm
SOS 250
Pizza and treats provided
Call for Submissions - Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal
The Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal is now accepting submissions for its Spring 2024 issue!
The journal aims to allow undergraduate students the opportunity to engage with the academic publication process and to share original research on a wide variety of historical topics with our readers. We accept and encourage submissions from interdisciplinary perspectives, as long as the focus and approach remain historical. To learn more about our paper guidelines and submission process, visit our website. The link to the submission page on the website is here.
The deadline for submissions is March 25, 2024.
If you have any questions, email swarthmorehistoryjournal@swarthmore.edu. We look forward to reading your submissions!
Tri-College Law Review: Submissions due March 22!
The Tri-Co Law Review is a digital and print student publication that seeks to analyze and evaluate the ways in which law influences our world. Founded in 2016, originally as the Haverford Law Review, we are composed of students within the Tri-Co Consortium and are accepting papers for publication from undergraduate students both in and outside the Consortium. The Law Review provides students with an avenue for exploring fields outside of their regimented curricular work, including but not limited to sociological examinations of the American criminal justice system; discussions of legal codes in the global political sphere; understandings of grammatical rules and their influence on language; the psychological underpinnings that impact social beings; discussions of historical legal codes, etc.
We are currently accepting papers 4-15 pages long through 11:59 PM ET, March 22, 2024. Each paper should deal with law/legislation to some extent. Please submit your paper in a .doc or .docx file. Any citation style is accepted for initial submission but bear in mind that published papers must adhere to the Bluebook (https://www.legalbluebook.com/) format.
Here is the link to our LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/tricolaw, where you can find links to the paper submission form (with instructions), past issues of the Haverford Law Review, general interest list-serv sign-up form, and our contact information.
To read our Fall 2023 issue, see https://tricolawreview.wixsite.com/tricolaw/the-law-review.
Please submit papers via this form: Spring 2024 Submission Form
If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please reach out to tricolaw@gmail.com.
UCSB Undergraduate Journal of History
Call for Papers and submission guidelines
Submission guidelines are as follows:
We welcome undergraduate-authored papers on any and all historical subjects.
All papers submitted to be considered for publication should have been completed as part of a student’s undergraduate course work at an accredited degree-granting institution. Recent graduates may submit their work so long as it is within 12 months of receiving their degree.
Submissions must have received the equivalent of an A- grade or higher.
Submissions shall not be published in any student, professional, or academic publication or under consideration to be published elsewhere.
Submissions must be between 3500 and 7500 words in length, excluding citations. Though lengthier submissions may be accepted, they will be edited to meet the stated requirements.
Submissions must be double-spaced in Microsoft Word format and include a brief abstract, not exceeding 250 words, at the start of the paper.
Submissions must include footnotes formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style and any illustrations (e.g., texts, charts, tables, graphics, images, multimedia, supplementary datasets, etc.) must appear within the text at the appropriate points and with appropriate permissions.
See more on our website:
https://undergradjournal.history.ucsb.edu
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-Lili Grace Adkins and Liam Rafaty