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Overcoming Test Anxiety
April 29, 2019According to the ADAA about sixteen percent of college students experience test anxiety. Test anxiety is defined as a type of performance anxiety, and can affect students at all levels of education from kindergarten to PhD candidates. “Test anxiety can stem from worry about performance,” says…
Study Tips for Finals
April 22, 2019You are finally in the homestretch of the semester which means that finals season is upon us. As classes wrap up, these last few weeks of the semester may be some of the most difficult because you are balancing work, assignments, end-of-semester projects, and finals. But don’t stress, here…
Lori Johnston: MFA in her own Words
April 16, 2019I waited for the Grady College’s Master of Fine Arts in Narrative Media Writing program, and it was worth it. I was enjoying a successful journalism career covering crime, celebrities, politics, business, and home design and architecture. I published freelance stories with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, HGTV.com, American City Business…
UGA Launches Campaign to Rename College of Education after Mary Frances Early
April 15, 2019The University of Georgia College of Education is launching a special initiative to name its college for UGA’s first African American graduate, Mary Frances Early, as the University heads into the final year of its Commit to Georgia capital campaign. “The proposed naming of the College…
April is National Financial Literacy Month
April 8, 2019In April each year, National Financial Literacy Month is celebrated in the U.S. to draw attention to financial literacy and its importance in the lives of Americans. As a graduate student, maintaining a healthy financial life can be difficult and stressful. In an effort to promote financial…
MFA Professor to speak at Lost Southern Voices Literary Festival
April 8, 2019The third annual Lost Southern Voices book will be held April 12-13 at the Georgia Center for the Book in Decatur and the Clarkston campus of Georgia State University Perimeter College, and highlights marginalized Southern writers. The festival features local and regional authors and includes short lectures,…
Online Learning Fellow receives Richard B. Russell Award
March 27, 2019Vera Lee-Schoenfeld is one of three inspiring professors that was awarded the 2019 Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. This award is the university’s highest early career teaching honor. Lee-Schoenfeld is an associate professor of linguistics with an emphasis in theoretical linguistics and a…
Five Things You Didn’t Know Were Making You Tired
March 25, 2019Are you constantly feeling tired or run-down at work or school? You may be getting enough sleep, but there are other factors that may be leading you to feel sluggish as the day goes on. These five factors may be causing you to feel fatigued, and by adjusting them,…
Demand for Nonprofit Leaders is Growing
March 22, 2019The nonprofit sector is facing a huge staffing challenge. More than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations are registered with the Internal Revenue Service and attract one quarter of the U.S. adult population as volunteers, but personnel with organizational and philanthropic development knowledge are in short supply. Since…
Tech Trends in Nonprofit Management
March 22, 2019The melding of nonprofits and technology has always been important in maintaining control of fundraising and awareness campaigns, but as technology innovates, nonprofits need to make sure to do the same. The following are notable digital trends that nonprofit leaders and practitioners should heed as technology continues…