Mayfair Hall

A groundbreaking account of Sherman’s March to the Sea — the critical Civil War campaign that destroyed the Confederacy — told for the first time from the perspective of the tens of thousands of enslaved people who fled to the Union lines and transformed Sherman’s march into the biggest liberation event in American history. Dr. Bennett Parten, assistant professor of History at Georgia Southern University, will discuss his new book "Somewhere Toward Freedom," which Simon & Schuster...

On Monday, Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m. in the Mayfair Hall presentation room, Dr. Brad Rice, emeritus professor of History at Clayton State University, will discuss his new book on Joshua Hill of Madison: Civil War Unionist and Georgia's First Republican Senator, 1812-1881 (Mercer University Press). Dr. Rice will focus on Hill’s role during Reconstruction, and he will reflect on the process of research and writing and how it has changed over his half century as a historian. All are welcome...

Members of the university community are invited to a presentation and open forum with Dr. Tena Helton, candidate for the position of the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.The presentation will be held in the Mayfair Presentation Room from 3 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. The candidate will discuss: "Future-Proof Skills: Why Liberal Arts Graduates Thrive in a Changing Workforce." After you have had the opportunity to meet the finalist, please evaluate the candidate...

Members of the university community are invited to a presentation and open forum with Dr. Jolyon Hughes, candidate for the position of the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.The presentation will be held in the Mayfair Presentation Room from 3 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 1, 2025. The candidate will discuss: "Future-Proof Skills: Why Liberal Arts Graduates Thrive in a Changing Workforce." After you have had the opportunity to meet the finalist, please evaluate the candidate...

Members of the university community are invited to a presentation and open forum with Dr. Joseph Wilferth, candidate for the position of the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences.The presentation will be held in the Mayfair Presentation Room from 3 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. The candidate will discuss: "Future-Proof Skills: Why Liberal Arts Graduates Thrive in a Changing Workforce." After you have had the opportunity to meet the finalist, please evaluate the...