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Events and speakers featured in 2021 Signature Lectures
February 2, 2021The 2021 Signature Lectures at the University of Georgia will be held virtually. Several of the events commemorate the 60th anniversary of UGA’s desegregation, all events are open to the public. The speakers feature Nikki Giovanni, Neil Shubin, Calvin Trillin, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Harold Alona Black and Joy Harjo.
Educator pursues M.Ed. to foster passion, expand teaching strategies
January 28, 2021Currently, Chris Evans spends his time teaching life science to 7th grade students in Cumming, Georgia. Evans will complete a Master’s of Education in Middle Grades Education from the University of Georgia’s Mary Frances Early College of Education this fall. Fresh into his first year of teaching, Evans hopes…
UGA earns several top 10 rankings for online programs
January 26, 2021UGA Online programs rank in USNews’ top 10. The quality of the University of Georgia’s online degree programs has been recognized with several top 10 rankings from U.S. News and World Report. “Whether in-person or online, the University of Georgia provides students with outstanding learning experiences that prepare them for success…
UGA’s Master of Education in Reading Education ranked among Best Master’s Programs
January 22, 2021Best 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, 2021Dustin 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, 2021Puliyur 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 virtually commemorates the 60th anniversary of desegregation
January 7, 2021This Jan. 9, 2021, will mark the 60th anniversary of when Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton Holmes became the first Black students to attend the University of Georgia. Mary Frances Early entered graduate school later that summer of 1961. Various activities and traditions will commemorate the anniversary, beginning with…
UGA Online professor leads study on the most reliable measures for pecan production
January 6, 2021Dr. 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…
How to safely celebrate during the winter holiday
December 22, 2020As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into the 2020 winter holiday season, the CDC is advising families about how to celebrate safely. The CDC encourages families to only gather with those who live with them, in order to decrease their chances of contradicting COVID-19. As important as the holidays…
Online Science Education program steers alumna toward further degree
December 17, 2020DeJanna 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…