Author: Sharron Hannon

Higher Education ‘thought leader’ to give McBee Lecture

Michelle Asha Cooper, president of the Institute for Higher Education Policy in Washington, D.C., will…
McBee lecturer discusses growing disparities among four-year colleges

Charles Clotfelter has been examining data on America’s four-year colleges, both public and private, throughout…
Duke University professor to discuss ‘unequal colleges’ at McBee Lecture

The 28th Annual Louise McBee Lecture will be delivered March 17 by Charles Clotfelter, the…
Mellon Foundation president calls for expanded access to higher ed

Earl Lewis grew up with an appreciation for a college education, fostered by his maternal…
Mellon Foundation president to deliver McBee Lecture

Earl Lewis, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will deliver the 2016 McBee Lecture…
Hearn is one of 13 authors of papers on outcomes-based funding

James Hearn, professor and associate director of the University of Georgia Institute of Higher Education,…
Doctoral candidate receives two honors

Denisa Gándara, a doctoral candidate in the Institute of Higher Education at the University of…
Recent retirees honored at reception

Close to 40 UGA employees who retired since May of last year were honored at…
UGA Arts Council seeks student representatives

The University of Georgia Arts Council, composed of administrators from campus units focused on the…
Students showcased in 2013 Spotlight on the Arts

The 2013 Spotlight on the Arts festival, like the inaugural Spotlight festival in 2012, attracted…
Spotlight on the Arts festival grows in 2013

Last year it was Blue Man Group. This year, it’s Two Man Group as Brad…
Nine-day festival to spotlight the arts with variety of events

The university will spotlight its arts programs and venues during a nine-day festival that includes…
Spotlight on the Arts at UGA 2013 festival slated for Nov. 7-15

Members of the UGA Arts Council have chosen Nov. 7-15 as the dates for the…
English department faculty member named University Professor

Hugh Ruppersburg, a longtime faculty member in the English department who also has held leadership…
Hugh Ruppersburg named University Professor

Hugh Ruppersburg, a long-time faculty member in the English department who also has held leadership…
Undergrads to present research projects at CURO Symposium

More than 200 UGA undergraduate students will present original research projects and creative works at…
UGA undergraduates present research projects at annual symposium

More than 200 University of Georgia undergraduate students will present original research projects and creative…
Two faculty named Meigs Professors for superior teaching

Two UGA faculty members have been named Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professors, the university’s highest…
Two UGA faculty named Meigs Professors for superior teaching efforts

Two University of Georgia faculty members have been named Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professors, the…
Spotlight on the Arts festival offers breadth of events, activities

When the UGA Arts Council—composed of directors and department heads from various arts units on campus—was convened by…
U.S. Poet Laureate gives reading at alma mater

Being named U.S. Poet Laureate—officially Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for the Library of Congress—is the…
Committee seeks new dean for College of Engineering

Provost Jere Morehead has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the…
Committee seeks dean for UGA’s College of Engineering

University of Georgia Provost Jere Morehead has appointed a committee to begin a national search…
National search begins for next SPIA dean

Provost Jere Morehead has appointed a committee to begin a national search to fill the…