The GHS is the primary representative body for graduate students enrolled in the Department of History at the University of Toronto. The GHS works to enhance the student community by: (1) Working with faculty members, the chair, and the graduate coordinator on student and program issues; (2) Organizing scholarly seminars; (3) Organizing the annual graduate history symposium; (4) Publishing Past Tense, the Graduate History Review journal; (5) Introducing new students to the department and the city; (6) Arranging social events.