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		<title>UGA.Today: Diversity</title>
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		<dc:rights>Copyright 2012</dc:rights>
		<dc:date>2012-05-16T14:00:+00:00</dc:date>
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				<title>Georgia music educator, denied access to UGA in earlier era, to give convocation address</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:43:52 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to host diversity forum April 20 on Trayvon Martin shooting</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Cynthia Tucker to speak at 12th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:04:19 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA &#8216;Crash&#8217; screening and discussion to examine racial and social tensions</title>
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					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 &lsquo;Crash' Course" will be held March 29 at 7 p.m. in the Tate Student Center Grand Hall.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 12:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA professor to speak on his role in &#8216;Red Tails&#8217; companion documentary</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:05:25 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to celebrate Women&#8217;s History Month throughout March</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;to&#45;celebrate&#45;womens&#45;history&#45;month&#45;throughout&#45;march</link>
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					"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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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:06:14 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Michelle Garfield Cook named associate provost for institutional diversity at UGA</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:44:20 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Atlanta mayor to present Holmes&#45;Hunter Lecture at UGA</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:54:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Social Work lecture series to bring civil rights icons to UGA</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/social&#45;work&#45;lecture&#45;series&#45;to&#45;bring&#45;civil&#45;rights&#45;icons&#45;to&#45;uga</link>
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					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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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:17:14 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to celebrate African&#45;American women during Black History Month</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;to&#45;celebrate&#45;african&#45;american&#45;women&#45;during&#45;black&#45;history&#45;month</link>
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					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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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:53:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA presents 2012 President&#8217;s Fulfilling the Dream Awards</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 22:14:14 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Former child soldier to speak on his &#8216;Journey of Hope&#8217;</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Tue, 6 Sep 2011 19:16:53 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Clayton named inaugural Donald L. Hollowell Distinguished Professor at UGA</title>
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					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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				<pubDate>Tue, 6 Sep 2011 14:47:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA participates in virtual college fair with students in India</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;participates&#45;in&#45;virtual&#45;college&#45;fair&#45;with&#45;students&#45;in&#45;india</link>
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					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.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:37:25 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Press collaborates with Library Co. of Philadelphia</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;press&#45;collaborates&#45;with&#45;library&#45;co.&#45;of&#45;philadelphia</link>
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					The University of Georgia Press and the Library Company of Philadelphia have formed a partnership to support Race in the Atlantic World, 1700-1900, a series of books focused on racial aspects of transatlantic history.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 19:37:59 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>NSF STEM grant renewed</title>
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					The National Science Foundation has renewed a five-year, $4.9 million grant to the University of Georgia and six partner institutions that aims to bolster the number of students from underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:55:52 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Law class sets record for LSAT score, diversity</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;school&#45;of&#45;law&#45;class&#45;sets&#45;record&#45;for&#45;lsat&#45;score&#45;diversity</link>
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					One of the most "academically talented" and "diverse" classes in the history of the University of Georgia School of Law began the three-year pursuit of a law degree this week. The Class of 2014, comprised of 225 students, has a median Law School Admission Test score of 165, which is a school record.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:01:47 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Lerner, McGuire receive Lillian Smith Book Awards</title>
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					A book focusing on environmental health and one on sexualized racial violence were selected from 33 entries for the 2011 Lillian Smith Book Awards, sponsored by Southern Regional Council, the University of Georgia Libraries and the Georgia Center for the Book.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:10:22 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>First African&#45;American Terry student to speak at luncheon</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/first&#45;african&#45;american&#45;terry&#45;student&#45;to&#45;speak&#45;at&#45;luncheon1</link>
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					Harold A. Black, the first African-American student to enroll at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business, will deliver the keynote address at the Black Faculty and Staff Organization's ninth annual Founders Award Scholarship Luncheon, Sept. 13, from noon to 1:30 p.m., at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:06:07 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Law to host conference on civil and human rights</title>
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					The University of Georgia School of Law's Georgia Law Review will host a conference exploring civil and human rights issues of today and tomorrow on Aug. 26, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Larry Walker Room of Dean Rusk Hall on North Campus. The event is free and open to the public, and attendees may come and go throughout the day as needed.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 15:00:59 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researcher wins George Washington Carver Award</title>
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					University of Georgia researcher and Ph.D. student Micah Lewis was recently named the recipient of the 2011 George Washington Carver Award for his work with peanuts.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:54:22 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Engineering professor named associate director of Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities</title>
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					William Kisaalita, an engineering professor at the University of  Georgia, has been named associate director of UGA's Center for  Undergraduate Research Opportunities.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Janyce Dawkins named interim EOO director at UGA</title>
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					E. Janyce Dawkins, associate director of the University of Georgia Equal Opportunity Office, has been named interim director of the office effective July 1.She succeeds J. Stephen Shi, who is leaving to return part time to the faculty of the UGA School of Law and to pursue private practice after three years as EOO director.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:56:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>International Street Festival brings cultural variety to downtown Athens</title>
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					The International Student Life office at the University of Georgia will host the 13th Annual International Street Festival on April 9, noon - 5 p.m. on College Ave. in downtown Athens. 
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				<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:16:11 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA&#8217;s Grady College Sponsors Hunter&#45;Gault author event</title>
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					&ldquo;In My Place: An Intimate Discussion with Charlayne Hunter-Gault,&rdquo; originally set for Jan. 11 and canceled due to inclement weather, has been rescheduled. 
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				<pubDate>Mon, 7 Mar 2011 19:49:20 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Georgia Museum of Art to host Traditions in celebration of Black History Month</title>
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					The Georgia Museum of Art will host Traditions, a patrons&rsquo; dinner in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the University of Georgia&rsquo;s desegregation and in honor of Michael Thurmond on Feb. 28.&nbsp;
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:21:49 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to hold Minority and Small Business Expo March 28</title>
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					The University of Georgia will hold its Minority and Small Business Expo III, &ldquo;Building Purchasing Relations,&rdquo; March 28 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Grand Hall of the Tate Student  Center.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 0:15:43 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA education professor Jerome Morris receives national award for journal article</title>
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					University of Georgia education professor Jerome E. Morris has been named the recipient of a national award for an article he wrote that focuses on researching families affected by Hurricane Katrina.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:46:06 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA premiere of Donald L. Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice rescheduled for Feb. 22</title>
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					The premiere campus screening of Donald L. Hollowell: Foot Soldier for Equal Justice, originally set for Jan. 10 and canceled due to inclement weather, has been rescheduled.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2011 21:16:39 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Eldridge and Thurmond to recount Athens desegregation in UGA Grady College program</title>
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					Former Athens Mayor Doc Eldridge and former state Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond will recount what it was like to attend a newly desegregated Athens high school as part of the series &ldquo;Telling the Story: Education and Equality Through the Peabody Lens,&rdquo; on Feb. 16, at Cin&eacute;, 234 Hancock Street.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 9 Feb 2011 15:25:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Stage production confronts African American stereotypes</title>
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					The University of Georgia African American Cultural Center will present&nbsp;If It Ain&rsquo;t Got that Swing&nbsp;on Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Morton Theater in Athens.&nbsp;
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				<pubDate>Thu, 3 Feb 2011 20:01:28 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Freedom Breakfast and community reception rescheduled for Feb. 14</title>
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					The eighth annual Freedom Breakfast featuring Mary Frances Early, the University of Georgia's first African-American graduate, has been rescheduled for Feb. 14 at 7:30 a.m. in the Grand Hall of the Tate Student Center.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:38:12 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Freedom Breakfast and community reception rescheduled for Feb. 14</title>
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					The eighth annual Freedom Breakfast featuring Mary Frances Early, the University of Georgia's first African-American graduate, has been rescheduled for Feb. 14 at 7:30 a.m. in the Grand Hall of the Tate Student Center.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 21:38:11 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Certificate Program in Marriage and Family Therapy to host institute on clinical practices</title>
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					The 27th Annual Marriage and Family Therapy Institute titled "Going Beyond Acceptance: Clinical Strategies for Working with Gay and Lesbian Families" will be held Friday, Jan. 28 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:35:14 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Media Advisory: Update of UGA 50th anniversary events for Jan. 11</title>
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					The University of Georgia is observing the 50th anniversary of its desegregation this week. However, due to inclement weather, there have been some changes in the schedule of events for Tuesday, Jan. 11.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 13:45:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Media Advisory: UGA anniversary&#45;location moved to Georgia Center</title>
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					The University of Georgia 50th anniversary of desegregation opening reception on Sunday, Jan. 9, 6-8 p.m., has been relocated to the Magnolia Ballroom in the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel, located at 1197 South Lumpkin Street in Athens.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 7 Jan 2011 22:22:31 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Poet Sonia Sanchez to visit UGA as part of UGA desegregation observance</title>
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					As part of the University of Georgia's observance of the 50th anniversary of its desegregation, noted poet, author, playwright and activist Sonia Sanchez will visit campus Jan. 11 at 2 p.m. in the Grand Hall of Tate Student Center.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 6 Jan 2011 13:35:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Panel discussions to focus on legal issues, historical significance of UGA&#8217;s desegregation</title>
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					Two panel discussions on the University of Georgia's desegregation 50 years ago will take place Jan. 10-11 on campus.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 5 Jan 2011 18:38:12 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Charlayne Hunter&#45;Gault to deliver 50th Anniversary Lecture at UGA</title>
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					Charlayne Hunter-Gault, one of the first two black students admitted to the University of Georgia, will deliver a talk about her experiences in college and beyond on Jan. 10, 50 years after she first registered for classes.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:18:20 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA desegregation observance to open with anniversary&#45;day reception</title>
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					Fifty years to the day, the University of Georgia will mark the 50th anniversary of its desegregation with a series of campus-wide events.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 5 Jan 2011 1:11:20 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Grady College sponsors campus&#45;wide read of Hunter&#45;Gault memoir</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/grady&#45;college&#45;sponsors&#45;campus&#45;wide&#45;read&#45;of&#45;hunter&#45;gault&#45;memoir</link>
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					As a part of the 50th Anniversary celebration of the University of Georgia's desegregation, the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is sponsoring a campus-wide read of Charlayne Hunter-Gault's memoir, In My Place.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 7 Dec 2010 14:09:45 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA rises in top 20 rankings</title>
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					In its July issue, Diverse Issues in Higher Education ranked the University of Georgia 17th in the nation for doctoral degrees conferred upon African Americans, up from 18th in last year's rankings.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:00:48 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA hosts international language instructors</title>
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					Six language instructors from Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Turkey and Bangladesh have begun the fall semester at the University of Georgia under the auspices of the Fulbright Program and the Institute of International Education in New York.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:27:06 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Law enrolls highest credentialed class</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;school&#45;of&#45;law&#45;enrolls&#45;highest&#45;credentialed&#45;class</link>
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					The most academically talented class in the history of the University of Georgia School of Law begins the three-year pursuit of a law degree today.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 17:56:35 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Local high school Latino students wrap up UGA summer program</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/local&#45;high&#45;school&#45;latino&#45;students&#45;wrap&#45;up&#45;uga&#45;summer&#45;program</link>
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					Nearly 40 Latino students from Cedar Shoals and Clarke Central high schools in Athens will make presentations Thursday, June 18 in an evening culminating the four-week Summer Academy for Language, Science, and Aspirations hosted by the University of Georgia's Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:44:33 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA conference to bring in Latino experts</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;conference&#45;to&#45;bring&#45;in&#45;latino&#45;experts</link>
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					Several of the nation's top scholars in Latino education will speak at the University of Georgia next fall in the first Triennial Conference on Latino Education and Immigration, hosted by UGA's Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 23:55:57 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>College of Education launches partnership with Greene County Schools, Greensboro Dreamers</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/college&#45;of&#45;education&#45;launches&#45;partnership&#45;with&#45;greene&#45;county&#45;schools&#45;greens</link>
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					The University of Georgia College of Education has launched a new partnership with Greene County Schools and the Greensboro Dreamers program to help reach higher levels of student achievement, build a pipeline of teachers and student teachers, and expand UGA's efforts to recruit minority students.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 18:52:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA study finds &#8220;colorblindness&#8221; hurts minority employees</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;study&#45;finds&#45;colorblindness&#45;hurts&#45;minority&#45;employees</link>
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					A new study by psychologists at the University of Georgia shows for the first time that whites' beliefs about diversity can hurt or help their minority peers.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:05:31 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA education profs, students work with Latino middle school students</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;education&#45;profs&#45;students&#45;work&#45;with&#45;latino&#45;middle&#45;school&#45;students</link>
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					A group of University of Georgia education professors and students are conducting several Saturday workshops focusing on science topics and college preparation for nearly two dozen local Latino middle school students and their parents.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 1:21:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA research explores little&#45;known chapter in college desegregation</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;research&#45;explores&#45;little&#45;known&#45;chapter&#45;in&#45;college&#45;desegregation</link>
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					Many of the battles to desegregate Southern colleges and universities were fought in public, but efforts to desegregate the standardized testing that is often a prerequisite to admission have, until now, received little attention.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 9 Jan 2009 13:13:40 GMT</pubDate>
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