News Releases
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UGA COE Dr. Jenny Penney Oliver receives the Faculty Diversity Award
May 2, 2013
Jenny Penney Oliver, a senior academic professional in the department of counseling and human development services, received the Faculty Diversity Award. This award recognizes faculty members whose research, teaching and/or service promotes a more diverse local, university and/or global community. It includes a cash award. The award has recently been renamed the Jenny Penny Oliver Diversity Award in honor of her commitment and record of accomplishment in creating and facilitating partnerships to bridge diversity in Georgia …
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R. Baxter Miller receives creative research award
April 22, 2013
R. Baxter Miller receives the Albert Christ-Janer Award for distinguished achievements in the arts and humanities R. Baxter Miller is one of the nation's most prominent experts on African-American literature. Much of his scholarship has focused on the Harlem Renaissance poet Langston Hughes. Of the 10 books Miller has written, compiled or edited, four are on Hughes. With his 1989 book, The Art and Imagination of Langston Hughes, which won the American Book Award in …
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UGA associate professor wins national teaching award
February 27, 2013
University of Georgia students taking Maria Navarro’s classes are likely to come away with more than knowledge of international agriculture. They tend to have a new concern about the health and wellbeing of the world’s population. The associate professor’s ability to inspire students and instill a new social consciousness has made her classes popular with students across the UGA campus and has won her national recognition. She recently accepted the New Teacher Award from the U.S. …
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UGA to celebrate women in STEM during March
February 21, 2013
In recognition of the 2013 national Women’s History Month theme “Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination—Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics,” the University of Georgia Institute for Women’s Studies will sponsor numerous events in March. The month’s festivities will be highlighted by a keynote address from Alondra Nelson, associate professor of sociology and gender studies at Columbia University. Her lecture on “Sisters in Black Berets and White Coats: Engendering the Black Panther Party’s Health Politics” …
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Jenna Jackson of Fayetteville, Ga. crowned Miss University of Georgia 2013
January 23, 2013
Jenna Jackson, a second-year law student, was crowned Miss University of Georgia 2013 at the annual scholarship pageant held Jan. 19 at the UGA Fine Arts Auditorium. Jackson is the daughter of John and Sandra Jackson of Fayetteville, Ga. Fourth runner up in the pageant was Lindsay Quandt, a marketing and international business major from Peachtree City, and third runner up was Mary Ashley Tucker, a digital and broadcast journalism major from Woodstock. Jasmin Severino, a …
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UGA presents President’s Fulfilling the Dream Awards, and the Impact Award
January 18, 2013
The University of Georgia presented four awards to community members working toward equality, diversity and justice Jan. 18 as part of the 10th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Breakfast sponsored by UGA, the Athens-Clarke County Unified Government and the Clarke County School District. Mark Farmer, professor of cellular biology and chair of biological sciences at UGA; Walter Allen, a former adjunct professor in the department of educational psychology at UGA; and Stewart T. Zellars, a …
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UGA College of Education lecturer named 2012 State Deaf Community Leader
October 30, 2012
University of Georgia College of Education lecturer Christopher Patterson has received the 2012 Georgia Deaf Community Leader Award from Hamilton Relay, the service provider for telecommunication relay services in Georgia. Patterson, an American Sign Language lecturer and adviser to the ASL Dawgs Club since 2011, is a faculty member in the college’s department of communications sciences and special education. Patterson, who is deaf, uses sign language to deliver his lectures, advise students and communicate with others …
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Office of Institutional Diversity Inaugural Class of the UGA Diversity & Inclusion Certificate
September 18, 2012
The Office of Institutional Diversity on Monday September 17, 2012, graduated its inaugural class of the UGA Diversity and Inclusion Certificate. This inaugural class is made up of 18 individuals from 14 units across the university. Graduates completed at least six courses in the program. Their participation and completion of the certificate indicate their sincere commitment to expanding, celebrating and promoting a diverse and welcoming environment here at the University of Georgia. 2012 Diversity and Inclusion …
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Poet Laureate Trethewey to speak at UGA during Spotlight on the Arts festival
August 30, 2012
Natasha Trethewey, U.S. poet laureate for 2012-2013, will deliver the University of Georgia Charter Lecture as one of the signature events during UGA’s Spotlight on the Arts festival scheduled for Nov. 3-11. Trethewey will speak Nov. 8 at 2 p.m. in the Chapel with a public reception immediately following in Demosthenian Hall. Trethewey is the author of Beyond Katrina: A Meditation on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, published by the University of Georgia Press; Native Guard, for …
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UGA Study Abroad Receives Diversity Innovation Grant
August 30, 2012
UGA is one of Three schools awarded 2012 Innovation Grants from the Diversity Abroad Network. Sponsored by CAPA International Education, the grants are used to address issues of diversity, equity, and underrepresented in international education. For more information go to http://www.diversitynetwork.org/index.php?option=com_updatesannounce&view=detail&id=50&Itemid=51
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UGA recognizes new U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey, a university alumna
July 6, 2012
The University of Georgia is celebrating the recent appointment of Natasha Trethewey as the U.S. poet laureate for 2012-2013. Trethewey earned an undergraduate degree in English from UGA's Franklin College of Arts and Sciences in 1989, before pursuing a master's degree in poetry from Hollins University and an M.F.A. in poetry from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Along with her UGA alumna status, Trethewey has several other UGA connections. The UGA Press published her 2010 memoir …
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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Cynthia Tucker gave this year’s Mary Frances Early Lecture
April 20, 2012
The class act: U.S. needs to talk more about economic difference It's not race, but class that our nation has a hard time discussing, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and UGA visiting professor Cynthia Tucker told a crowd at the 12th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture on April 4. "I will never tell you that racism has been eradicated in this country. The Trayvon Martin case is a tragic reminder that it has not," she said. "But I …
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The inaugural International Diversity Award
April 19, 2012
Dr. Tina Harris of the Department of Communication Studies in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences was the recipient of the inaugural International Diversity Award, jointly conferred by the Office of International Education and the Office of Institutional Diversity. The International Diversity award is given to a faculty or staff member who has shown dedication to promoting diversity as part of UGA’s internationalization. This includes recruiting students from underrepresented populations for study abroad; educating international …
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Dream Award winner helps change school environments
February 27, 2012
For Corey Johnson, fulfilling his job responsibilities isn’t enough. He wants change. As an associate professor of counseling and human development services in the College of Education, Johnson’s work often sheds light on troubling facts about the inequality experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth that he and his colleagues couldn’t ignore. “Kids are being bullied in schools and in some instances, taking their own lives and that made us think, ‘We can’t sit …
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New associate provost for institutional diversity plans to make campus more inclusive
February 27, 2012
RedandBlack.com article by Lindsey Cook on February 27, 2012. See this article at http://redandblack.com/2012/02/27/new-associate-provost-for-institutional-diversity-plans-to-make-campus-more-inclusive/ Michelle Cook has been named associate provost for institutional diversity at UGA. She plans to use the University’s broad definition of diversity to make the campus more inclusive and welcoming for all, and to work toward goals outlined in the University’s 2011- 2016 Diversity Plan. Cook has served the position as interim provost since May 2011, after previous Provost Cheryl Dozier accepted …
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2012 MLK Freedom Breakfast speaker recalls life, legacy of King
January 13, 2012
For Billye Aaron, an advocate for higher education for African Americans and the wife of baseball legend Hank Aaron, this year’s Freedom Breakfast was about remembering the life and legacy of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Aaron spoke about the first time she met the King family at their house in Birmingham in 1959. She went on to recount a dreary evening in April 1968 when she learned of his shooting and was among …
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UGA Diversity and Inclusion Certificate
December 16, 2011
The Office of Institutional Diversity (OID) is proud to introduce the UGA Diversity and Inclusion Certificate. The certificate creates an opportunity for faculty and staff to explore strategic areas around diversity and to learn more about the ways in which they can assist in ensuring that UGA is welcoming and inclusive of all communities. The Diversity and Inclusion Certificate is a partnership between the Office of Institutional Diversity, Training and Career Development (Human Resources) and other …
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Freshman Class, Law & Vet Med Set Records for Diversity
October 20, 2011
UGA enrolled the largest freshman class in history this fall. According to data from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, the class includes some 5,500 freshmen – an increase of more than 10 percent over last year. With more than 1,400 of the entering freshmen self-identifying as other than Caucasian, the ethnic and racial makeup of the entering class shows record diversity. More than 480 first-year African-American students are enrolled (8.7 percent of the class). The …
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Peach State LSAMP Grant Renewed
August 31, 2011
The National Science Foundation has renewed a five-year, $4.9 million grant to the University of Georgia and six partner institutions that aims to bolster the number of students from underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines. From the Peach State Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, part of the NSF, the renewal grant will benefit more students than ever before. Georgia Tech and Kennesaw State University have joined the partnership of state colleges …
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University of Georgia Diversity Plan Approved
August 31, 2011
A diversity plan prepared by the Diversity Advisory Council has been approved by Provost Jere Morehead for dissemination to academic units that report to the provost. “I believe this plan will help the University of Georgia remain a community of vibrant, diverse and inclusive communities of faculty, staff and students who are reflective of and responsive to the diversity of the state of Georgia,” Morehead said. The plan outlines five goals that relate to institutional climate; …
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UGA Graduate School receives Award for Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Admissions Practices
June 15, 2011
UGA’s Graduate School received the 2010-2011 Award for Excellence and Innovation in Graduate Admissions from the Council of Historically Black Graduate Schools and the Educational Testing Service. The Graduate School was recognized for its databased Recruitment through Graduation initiative that grew out of the innovative practices developed during the Ph.D. Completion Project, a research project funded by the Council of Graduate Schools to understand why graduate students did not finish their advanced degrees. Practices now include …