Public Policy and Politics
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June 5, 2013 | Research News
UGA study shows current laws don’t prevent Sub-Saharan ‘land grabbing’
Sub-Saharan Africa has foreign investors flocking to buy its fertile land. Sometimes referred to as "land grabbing," the large-scale buying or leasing of large tracts of land in developing countries shifts indigenous, or customary, land rights from chiefs and local communities to investors or national governments, often stripping native people of a source of income.
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May 28, 2013 | General News
Beth Bailey named interim executive director of legal affairs
Beth Bailey, a veteran legal adviser at the University of Georgia, has been named interim executive director of the university's Office of Legal Affairs.
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May 21, 2013 | Events on Campus
Russell Library opens new exhibit, ‘Now and Then: 1973’
The Russell Library for Political Research and Studies at the University of Georgia will look back at 1973, a pivotal year in modern American history with the new exhibition, "Now and Then: 1973," on display in the Harrison Feature Gallery of the Russell Library gallery through Dec. 15.
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May 13, 2013 | Events on Campus
Autism specialist Dena Gassner to speak at UGA College of Education’s CSSE Summer Institute June 6
Speech language pathologists, audiologists, educators and students from across the state will have the opportunity to hear about the latest research and best practices in their fields at the University of Georgia's fifth annual Communication Sciences and Special Education Summer Institute at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education June 6-7.
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May 13, 2013 | General News
Brown named law school associate dean of academic affairs
Lonnie T. Brown Jr., who joined the University of Georgia School of Law faculty in 2002, will become the school's associate dean of academic affairs July 1, upon the retirement of Paul M. Kurtz.
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May 10, 2013 | General News
Public affairs leader Carolyn Caudell Tieger establishes chair in public affairs communications
The University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication has announced the creation of the Carolyn Caudell Tieger Chair in Public Affairs Communications.
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May 9, 2013 | Events on Campus
UGA service-learning class helps bring documentary on hunger in America to Ciné May 11
A group of University of Georgia students taking a service-learning course worked collaboratively with community members to bring a panel discussion and documentary film focusing on hunger in America to Ciné on May 11 beginning at 7:30 p.m.
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May 8, 2013 | Honors & Awards
Athens Peer Court receives 2013 Liberty Bell Award
On May 7, the Western Circuit Bar Association presented the 2013 Liberty Bell Award to the Athens Peer Court-an innovation in juvenile justice developed by University of Georgia outreach and local juvenile justice units.
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May 6, 2013 | Events on Campus
Mandela-era ambassador to South Africa to speak at UGA Chapel
James A. Joseph, the U.S. ambassador to South Africa from 1995 to 1999, will speak May 16 at 4 p.m. in the UGA Chapel. His talk will be on "Leadership as a Way of Being: Reflections on Nelson Mandela, Servant Leadership and Personal Renewal."
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May 2, 2013 | General News
Archway Partnership announces Candler County as newest location
The University of Georgia Archway Partnership has announced Candler County as the newest community to partner with UGA and the University System of Georgia to enhance local community economic development.
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May 2, 2013 | General News
Maggie Potter hired as Sumter Archway Professional
The University of Georgia announced that Maggie Potter will be the new Archway Professional in Sumter County effective June 1. In her position, Potter will serve as liaison between Sumter County and the university, according to UGA Archway Partnership Director Mel Garber.
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May 2, 2013 | Events on Campus
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Beverly Martin to deliver law school Commencement address
On May 18, Judge Beverly B. Martin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit will serve as the keynote speaker at the University of Georgia School of Law's graduation.
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May 1, 2013 | General News
Katy Green hired as Whitfield County Archway Education Professional
The University of Georgia announced that Katherine "Katy" Green will be the new Archway Education Professional in Whitfield County, effective June 1.
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May 1, 2013 | Honors & Awards
Clayton County Archway Partnership awarded Al Dohany Award for Community Service
The Georgia Public Health Association recently recognized the University of Georgia's Archway Partnership for the expansion of the Federally Qualified Health Center in Clayton County with the Al Dohany Award for Community Service.
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April 30, 2013 | Expert Voice
UGA social work experts available to speak regarding openly gay men in professional athletics
The University of Georgia has experts available to speak on the coming out of NBA player Jason Collins as the first openly gay man playing in a major U.S. sports league. UGA has several experts who can shed light on the issue from a social work, civil rights or social justice angle.