Tag: 60th Anniversary
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Mary Frances Early celebrated on 60th anniversary of graduation
Early became UGA’s first African American graduate on Aug. 16, 1962.
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Page commemorates desegregation anniversary
The site includes a calendar of events that commemorate the anniversary, profiles of notable individuals…
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Mary Frances Early discusses breaking barriers
Reflections shared on the one-year anniversary of college naming.
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Hunter-Gault recalls historic integration at annual lecture
Henry Louis Gates Jr. interviews acclaimed journalist about her time at UGA.
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. to give Holmes-Hunter Lecture
The professor and filmmaker returns for conversation with Charlayne Hunter-Gault.
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Trillin, Hunter-Gault reunite for virtual conversation
Noted author wrote in-depth book about the 1961 integration of UGA.
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Giovanni talks power of children’s literature
Poet, educator and best-selling author delivered Mary Frances Early Lecture.
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AJC video documents UGA’s desegregation anniversary
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution covered commemoration of 60th anniversary kickoff.
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UGA’s desegregation history on display at Main Library
The exhibit chronicles the historic events of 1961.
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Shirley McBay: The advocate
UGA’s first Black Ph.D. graduate pushed for more underrepresented students in STEM.
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UGA commemorating the 60th anniversary of desegregation
A series of spring semester events will celebrate the progress of integration
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UGA to recognize historically Black fraternities, sororities
Markers will be installed near the Tate Student Center.
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Hamilton Holmes Jr. to give Freedom Breakfast keynote
Virtual event will recognize student and community trailblazers.
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UGA’s Zakiyya Ellington named a Schwarzman Scholar
She is one of 154 students selected internationally to study China’s global role.
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UGA’s Phaidra Buchanan named 2021 Rhodes Scholar
She is a Foundation Fellow and senior from Tyrone majoring in social studies education.
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Daniel Wubah: University president … and a king
UGA alumnus serves his U.S. students and leads a tribal district in Ghana.
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UGA to honor late judge with endowed lecture
Judge Horace J. Johnson Jr. was a trailblazer for the Black community in Georgia.
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Valentine Nzengung: Making the world a safer place
His inventions to neutralize explosives protect humans and the environment.
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Celebrating Georgia Groundbreakers: Charlayne Hunter-Gault and Hamilton E. Holmes
Committee to plan celebration of the 60th anniversary of desegregation at UGA.
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Making History
Naming UGA’s College of Education for Mary Frances Early is a story nearly 60 years…
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UGA College of Education named for Mary Frances Early
First UGA African American graduate has been an education trailblazer.
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Holmes and Hunter-Gault: They followed their dreams
First African Americans to enroll at UGA kept their eyes on the prize.
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Mary Frances Early: A life of courage and accomplishment
The College of Education formally named itself in her honor in February.
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