News Articles
News Articles
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…
TedxUGA 2019
March 20, 2019Join the University of Georgia community for the seventh annual TedxUGA on Friday, March 22 for an evening of ideas worth spreading! This years event will take place from 7-10 PM at the Classic Center Theatre. This year’s TEDx theme is amplify which branches from the idea…
UGA Professor Discusses Latest Book
March 18, 2019Bettina Love is an associate professor in the UGA College of Education’s online MEd in Middle Grades Education program who was recently featured on the WABE-FM program “Closer Look with Rose Scott” to discuss her latest book, “We Want to Do More than Survive.” Dr. Love discussed the…
MFA Alumnus Publishes his First Book
March 8, 2019It’s all about good timing for André Gallant (ABJ ‘10, MFA 17). Gallant had been waiting for several years for the low-residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing program to start, so it was a mere coincidence—and good timing—when he received a contract to write his first book within a…
MFA Alumna’s Film Streaming on Netflix
March 8, 2019Wendy Eley Jackson found a worthy challenge in “Maynard”, the documentary of Maynard Jackson, Atlanta’s first African American mayor. Jackson, a screenwriting graduate of the low-residency MFA in Narrative Media Writing, served as an executive producer of the film. Maynard captures the life and legacy of the former…
Make the most of Spring Break
March 5, 2019Spring break is a time of year that is typically associated with trips to the beach, cruises to exotic isles, or vacationing abroad, but that is not always ideal for students with busy schedules. Sometimes spring break has to be taken a little closer to home,…