About
William A. Link earned his B.A. in history from Davidson College in 1976 and his doctorate in history from the University of Virginia in 1981.
For twenty-three years, he was a professor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, teaching courses in North Carolina history, the history of the American South, and twentieth-century American history. While at UNCG, he also served as Associate Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences from 1995 to 1998 and as head of the UNCG History Department from 1998 to 2004.
In 2004, he became the Richard J. Milbauer chair in history at the University of Florida, replacing longtime chairholder Bertram Wyatt-Brown. He currently teaches courses in southern history at Florida, and supervises or co-supervises a number of graduate students.
LOCATION:
Gainesville, Florida
POSITION:
Richard J. Milbauer chair in history, University of Florida
ACADEMIC INTERESTS:
History of the American South
Progressive Era
History of education
Slavery and the origins of the Civil War
American Conservativism
CV for William A. Link
