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UGA’s Master of Education in Reading Education ranked among Best Master’s Programs

January 22, 2021

Best Value Schools has ranked the University of Georgia’s Mary Frances Early College of Education 12th in their Best Master’s in Education Degree Programs for its Master of Education in Reading Education for 2020.  The Master of Education in Reading Education has a focus on new and…

With UGA online graduate certificate, professor seeks to better promote literacy and proficiency in his community

January 19, 2021

Dustin Michael, an associate professor of English at Savannah State University, returned to school in 2019 to obtain an online Graduate Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) at the University of Georgia. With this degree, he hopes to better serve and support international students…

New approach to anatomy class proves beneficial for students

January 12, 2021

Puliyur S. MohanKumar, an anatomy professor at the University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine also teaches in the online MS Comparative Biomedical Science program. In the wake of COVID-19,  he knew that it would take a little creativity to maintain social distancing for students in his…

UGA Online professor leads study on the most reliable measures for pecan production

January 6, 2021

Dr. Fanbin Kong, a professor for the Master of Food Technology, led a review conducted by the University of Georgia with doctoral candidates for the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Department of Food Science and Technology, Himanshu Prabhakar and Shruti Sharma, to identify scientific principles…

Online Science Education program steers alumna toward further degree

December 17, 2020

DeJanna Pressley graduated from UGA’s Mary Frances Early College of Education with a Master’s of Education in Science Education in summer 2019. Currently, Pressley works as a 7th-grade middle school teacher in the Newton County School District.  Because of her full-time employment status, the online…

Online Certificate helps a student confirm career aspiration

December 8, 2020

Jessica Wolf earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia in geography with a minor in Spanish in 2016. After graduating, Wolf moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina to teach English and work for a  technology company. To further her education, Wolf is currently pursuing the online Graduate…

Graduate Certificate of Gerontology teaches student about disaster management and more

December 3, 2020

Christopher Russo worked as a Clinical Researcher studying Alzheimer’s and dementia in older adults. With the goal of protecting the health of the general public and focusing on emergency preparedness, Russo decided to pursue a Graduate Certificate in Gerontology online at the University of Georgia.  In his decision…

Family financial discussions help college students handle financial-related stress

December 1, 2020

A new study from the University of Georgia suggests that families who discuss money more often help their children through difficult times.  Money is a complicated but important subject. It can be especially stressful for young adults to figure out how to prepare for future finances and manage…

UGA alumna values flexibility in Low-Residency MFA

November 17, 2020

Samantha Bresnahan graduated from UGA in 2018 from the Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Narrative Media Writing program. Bresnahan pursued this degree while working for CNN International in their global features unit, where she has produced and written special programs and documentaries for 11 years.  “I’ve had…

UGA Master of Social Work increases reach and enrollment

November 2, 2020

 In its first year, the University of Georgia’s School of Social Work Online MSW program has nearly doubled its expected enrollment. The creators of the online program, launched in 2019, hoped to increase access to advanced degrees in social work practice and address service shortages in rural and medically underserved…