Tag: Diversity
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‘Civil Rights Queen’ is the subject of Donald L. Hollowell Lecture
Constance Baker Motley, a civil rights lawyer who won nine cases before the U.S. Supreme…
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Johnnetta Cole to deliver 2016 Mary Frances Early Lecture at UGA
Johnnetta Cole, the president emerita of Spelman College and Bennett College for Women, will deliver…
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UGA summit on women in agriculture pulls attendees from throughout Southeast
More than 150 agricultural leaders from across 13 Southern states and Washington, D.C., converged on…
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Sanford Bishop to deliver 2016 Holmes-Hunter Lecture at UGA
U.S. Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr., who is serving his 12th term in the U.S.…
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House minority leader to speak at UGA Freedom Breakfast
Stacey Y. Abrams, House minority leader for the Georgia General Assembly and state representative for…
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UGA to launch inclusive, post-secondary education program in 2017
Students with intellectual or developmental disabilities will soon be able to enjoy the full University…
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UGA to host fourth annual conference on Africa, its diaspora
The African Studies Institute at the University of Georgia presents the Fourth Annual International Conference…
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Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation provided scholarships to more than 100 UGA students
To honor the immense generosity of the Lettie Pate Whitehead Foundation, a luncheon was held…
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Nominations sought for the Fulfilling the Dream Award
Nominations are being sought for the President’s Fulfilling the Dream Award, which recognizes individuals in…
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Asians, Hispanics driving U.S. economy forward, according to UGA study
Growth in the U.S. market is increasingly driven by Hispanic and Asian consumers, to the…
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Sixth Women and Girls in Georgia Conference at UGA to focus on sustainability
The Institute for Women’s Studies at the University of Georgia is hosting its sixth conference…
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Tickets for Alice Walker’s Oct. 15 talk at Morton Theatre available Sept. 28
Tickets for “A Conversation with Alice Walker” on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m. in…
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University of Georgia receives national diversity award for second consecutive year
The University of Georgia has received national recognition for its efforts to foster an inclusive,…
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UGA alumna, civil rights attorney to present lecture ‘I Am Trayvon Martin’
The University of Georgia Institute for African American Studies will present “I Am Trayvon Martin:…
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Dramatic story of an escape from slavery to be subject of a May 18 talk
Barbara McCaskill, an associate professor of English at the University of Georgia, will speak on…
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Juana María Rodríguez to deliver 21st annual Coley Lecture at UGA
Juana María Rodríguez, professor of gender and women’s studies at the University of California, Berkeley,…
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President and Provost launch Women’s Leadership Initiative
In the latest in a series of efforts to foster gender equity at the University…
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Michael Thurmond to deliver Mary Frances Early Lecture April 1
Michael L. Thurmond, the superintendent of the DeKalb County School District, will deliver the 15th…
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Nobel Peace Prize nominee, activist Andrea Smith to visit UGA during Women’s History Month
In recognition of the 2015 national Women’s History Month theme “Weaving the Stories of Women’s…
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UGA’s 2015 Darl Snyder Lecture to feature African novelist Amadou Kone
The University of Georgia African Studies Institute will present the 2015 Darl Snyder Lecture March…
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UGA conference on Holocaust theatre to feature work of George Tabori
The University of Georgia departments of Germanic and Slavic studies and theatre and film studies…
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UGA to celebrate African-American life, history and culture during Black History Month
The University of Georgia will celebrate Black History Month 2015, “A Century of Black Life,…
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Georgia Museum of Art to hold Black History Month dinner
The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will host its annual Black…
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UGA professor of veterinary pathology to receive 2015 Iverson Bell Award
Dr. K. Paige Carmichael, a professor of veterinary pathology and the former associate dean for…
