Professor Emerita to give university’s 2019 Founders Day Lecture on Jan. 28

Professor Emerita to give university’s 2019 Founders Day Lecture on Jan. 28

The university’s 2019 Founders Day Lecture will be held Jan. 28 at 1:30 p.m. in the Chapel.

Freda Scott Giles, associate professor emerita of theatre and film studies and African American studies, will present the lecture “W.E.B. Du Bois: Dramatist.”

The Founders Day Lecture is sponsored by the Office of the President, UGA Alumni Association and the Emeriti Scholars, a group of retired faculty members known for their teaching abilities, who continue to be involved in the university’s academic life through part-time teaching, research and service assignments.