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News Articles
UGA School of Law Launches Veterans Legal Clinic
August 27, 2018Veterans who are University of Georgia students online or on-campus can now receive free legal assistance to help them navigate claims for pensions and compensations for service-related disabilities through the new Veterans Legal Clinic. The clinic with UGA’s School of Law opened May 29, 2018 and focuses…
Meet Your Enrollment Coach, Paul Mittelhammer
August 17, 2018The University of Georgia Office of Online Learning is proud to have Paul Mittelhammer, our new enrollment coach, to help prospective students navigate the world of online education. Paul is an experienced college admissions counselor, former Director of Admissions and Dean of Enrollment Management at Huntingdon College for ten…
Tina A. Brown Overcame Health Challenges with the Help of her Online Program
August 17, 2018Tina A. Brown had just started the low-residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing at the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication when she was faced with a health challenge. Just three months into her MFA Narrative Nonfiction program, Brown had a stroke. She was forced…
Creating a Productive Home Study Space
August 17, 2018It’s difficult as an online student to find a place to study and complete assignments. If you have kids, you know storage is limited and kids’ things are everywhere. However, for online students, a nice study space is a necessity. Follow these five tips to create the best home…
John T. Edge Reveals the History of Southern Cooking in “The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South”
August 13, 2018John T. Edge, a nonfiction mentor in our low-residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing, recently published a book that has been named one of the ten best summer reads by Publisher’s Weekly. Southeastern Booksellers Association also made “The Potlikker Papers” an Okra Pick. “The Potlikker Papers”…
Making Online Courses Accessible For Everyone
August 10, 2018Technology has made vast improvements in the lives of people with disabilities. However, with new technology, accessibility has often been overlooked. In the world of online education, more efforts have been made for professors and instructional designers to make courses accessible for all. It is vital that online educators work…
It’s Never Too Late to Go Back to College
August 7, 2018Firefighter, Dusty McHenry needed to complete his degree and the search for online programs proved overwhelming. When he found out he could finish what he started 10 years ago at the University of Georgia, his search was over.
Meet Patrick Reidenbaugh, Your Distance Librarian
August 5, 2018What types of assistance/resources can online students receive from UGA libraries? When it comes to resources, what differs for distance learning students versus students on campus is when you need an article, book chapter or entire book the library only has in print. If you are off-campus, you can still get…
Registering for Online Courses with Ease
July 31, 2018Fall is quickly approaching which means classes are about to start. When the first week of classes start, it’s also drop/add week. This means you can drop and add classes without any consequences of withdrawing. Drop/add is the perfect time to pursue the flawless schedule of classes that works…
3 Ways to Break Into the Atlanta Film Scene
July 26, 2018Georgia is quickly growing in the film industry and now is the fourth largest filming location in all of North America. Atlanta is No. 1 in the world for taping international films. The University of Georgia offers a low-residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing designed to equip writers for long…