He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2009 and his first book, The Politics of Empire at the Accession of George III, will be published by Yale University Press in the fall of 2015.Prof. Vaughn's faculty profile:utexas.edu/cola/depts/history/faculty/jv8775Responder info forthcoming.Free and open to the public. RSVP required. To RSVP and receive a copy of the pre-circulated paper, please email Courtney by 9 a.m., Friday, Feb. 27.