Diversity
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October 9, 2012 | Events on Campus
The Georgia Review to host a reading by acclaimed writer Pam Durban
The Georgia Review at the University of Georgia will present a reading by novelist, essayist and short-fiction writer Pam Durban on Oct. 18 at 7 p.m. The event will be held at Ciné, which is located at 234 West Hancock Street in downtown Athens, and is free and open to the public.
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October 9, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA to mark 25th anniversary of African studies with conference, cultural and family events
The University of Georgia will mark the 25th anniversary of its African Studies Institute with two weeks of events beginning Nov. 1. The celebration will include an international conference, theatre performances, film screenings, lectures and other events designed to showcase the richness and diversity of the continent.
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October 3, 2012 | Events on Campus
Scholar to discuss public perceptions of President Obama on Oct. 9
Mark P. Orbe, a leading scholar of the intersection between race, politics and communication, will deliver a lecture at the University of Georgia titled "‘Post-Racial' Politics: Public Perceptions of Barack Obama," on Oct. 9 at 12:30 p.m. in room 142 of the Tate Student Center.
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October 2, 2012 | General News
High school students from southwest Georgia complete UGA’s Camp College
Nineteen rising high school sophomores and juniors from a nine-county region in Southwest Georgia recently completed Camp College, a weeklong youth leadership program designed by the University of Georgia Fanning Institute.
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September 28, 2012 | Events on Campus
Monica Kaufman Pearson to address MLK Freedom Breakfast Jan. 18
Monica Kaufman Pearson, retired veteran anchor of WSB-TV's Channel 2 Action News in Atlanta and current graduate student in the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, will be the keynote speaker for the 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Breakfast Jan. 18 at 7:30 a.m. in the Grand Hall of UGA's Tate Student Center.
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August 17, 2012 | Events on Campus
UGA’s Institute for Women’s Studies to host fall 2012 reception
The University of Georgia Institute for Women's Studies will host a fall reception honoring all women faculty at UGA on Sept. 7 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Tate Student Center Grand Hall.
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August 8, 2012 | General News
Nearly 6,400 new undergraduates ready to start UGA classes Aug. 13
The University of Georgia is expecting approximately 6,400 new students this fall, including 4,970 freshmen and almost 1,400 transfer students. The number of applications received for this year's freshman class-nearly 19,000-is the highest recorded at UGA for a new class, following several years of record applications. Since 2003, applications for UGA's freshman class have increased by more than 50 percent. Coming on the heels of 2011's record-breaking freshman class of 5,500, this year's class size is more typical, similar to the 2010 incoming freshmen.
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May 18, 2012 | Research News
UGA study finds that education plays mitigating role in escaping roots of adversity
Decades of research show people born into poverty are likely to continue to live that way as adults. But one University of Georgia researcher has found a way out-education.
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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.