Society News from the Chronicles


Happy Thanksgiving

With campus very quiet (though not nearly as leafy as in the photo above), the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences wishes everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. Safe travels and great time with family and friends to all of our students, staff and faculty.  See you next week.

Knox named Georgia Professor of the Year by CASE, Carnegie

Just before the holidays, professor John Knox was up in Washington, DC to receive a very prestigious award: The Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching have selected the University of Georgia's John A. Knox as the Georgia…

First-Year Odyssey: an intro to careers

"I've learned a lot about being a vet and other careers," she said. Precisely so. Hands-on experience with a variety of subject matter allows students to think broadly about their future, even if they have already decided on a career. Refining our ideas about what we want to do and the best route…

Transgender Awareness Week

The transgender community is an important constituency that helps inform institutional diversity efforts on campus - not unlike many other groups on campus. Where they differ significantly from other groups, however, is the threat of violence that transgender individuals face on a far too…

Georgia Debate Union wins Virginia tournament

A two-person UGA team-Amy Feinberg of Canton, an international affairs and public relations major, and Tucker Boyce of Alpharetta, an economics major - compiled a 9-1 record and emerged victorious at an intercollegiate debate tournament featuring 32 teams from East Coast colleges …