Diversity
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April 25, 2012 | Events on Campus
Georgia music educator, denied access to UGA in earlier era, to give convocation address
Timothy Adams Sr., a 36-year veteran of the Cousins School in Covington, Ga., will present the 2012 Hugh Hodgson School of Music convocation address on May 7.
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April 18, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA to host diversity forum April 20 on Trayvon Martin shooting
The University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences will bring faculty members and students from across campus together to discuss their professional and personal perspectives on the shooting of Trayvon Martin.
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March 27, 2012 | Events on Campus
Cynthia Tucker to speak at 12th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture
Cynthia Tucker, a Pulitzer Prize winner and veteran newspaper journalist, will deliver the University of Georgia's 12th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture on April 4 at 4 p.m. in the Tate Student Center Grand Hall.
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March 27, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA ‘Crash’ screening and discussion to examine racial and social tensions
Several University of Georgia departments will collaborate to host a screening of the 2004 film "Crash" followed by a facilitated discussion of the film's messages. "Diversity: A ‘Crash' Course" will be held March 29 at 7 p.m. in the Tate Student Center Grand Hall.
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February 20, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA professor to speak on his role in ‘Red Tails’ companion documentary
The Tuskegee Airmen's role in World War II has received increased attention since the release of the movie Red Tails. The film's educational companion piece Double Victory features interviews with John Morrow, head of the University of Georgia department of history. Hosted by the UGA Institute for African American Studies, the documentary will screen Feb. 24 at 6 p.m. in room 171 of the Miller Learning Center.
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February 17, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA to celebrate Women’s History Month throughout March
"Women's Education-Women's Empowerment" is the national theme of Women's History Month, which will be celebrated in March at the University of Georgia. Numerous events are planned, including a keynote address by Elizabeth Tisdell, a professor of adult education at Pennsylvania State University.
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February 14, 2012 | General News
Michelle Garfield Cook named associate provost for institutional diversity at UGA
Michelle Garfield Cook, who has served as interim associate provost for institutional diversity at the University of Georgia since May 2011, has been appointed to the post on a permanent basis.
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February 6, 2012 | General News
Atlanta mayor to present Holmes-Hunter Lecture at UGA
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will deliver the University of Georgia's 2012 Holmes-Hunter Lecture March 7 at 2 p.m. in the UGA Chapel. The lecture is open to the public.
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January 30, 2012 | Expert Voice
UGA experts available to comment on Black History Month
University of Georgia experts are available to provide commentary on Black History Month, commemorated in February.
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January 26, 2012 | Events on Campus
Social Work lecture series to bring civil rights icons to UGA
The School of Social Work is hosting a series of civil rights lectures this spring that will bring leaders and historians of the civil rights movement to the University of Georgia campus. The lectures are part of the course "The Civil Rights Movement and the Practice of Social Work" taught by Obie Clayton Jr., the inaugural Donald L. Hollowell Professor of Social Justice and Civil Rights Studies.
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January 20, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA to celebrate African-American women during Black History Month
Black women and their contributions to American history and culture will be highlighted on the University of Georgia campus in February as the university celebrates Black History Month.
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January 13, 2012 | Honors & Awards
UGA presents 2012 President’s Fulfilling the Dream Awards
The University of Georgia presented a faculty member, a doctoral student and a UGA retiree with the 2012 President's Fulfilling the Dream Awards on Jan. 13 as part of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Breakfast sponsored by UGA, the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government and the Clarke County School District.
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September 6, 2011 | General News
Former child soldier to speak on his ‘Journey of Hope’
The University Union Student Programming Board at the University of Georgia will present a lecture by former Congolese child soldier Michel Chikwanine on Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at the Tate Student Center Theater. His presentation, "From Child Soldier to Activist: The Journey of Hope," will focus on the struggles faced by child soldiers and on how he used positive thinking to survive.
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September 6, 2011 | General News
Clayton named inaugural Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professor at UGA
The University of Georgia School of Social Work has selected Obie Clayton, Jr. as the inaugural holder of the Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professorship of Social Justice and Civil Rights Studies.
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August 25, 2011 | General News
UGA participates in virtual college fair with students in India
The University of Georgia is one of 48 U.S. colleges and universities, and the only Georgia institution, slated to participate in a virtual college fair with students in India on Saturday, Aug. 27. More than 8,000 prospective students who live in India have registered for the event, which will allow them to interact with campus representatives in real time, using web cams and high-speed broadband connection.