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Franklin College is a hub for research, scholarly achievement and global reach in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Its nationally known faculty are frequently recognized for their research impact, while fostering entrepreneurial thinking among their students that helps shape each student’s educational journey. Our students are known for their innovative and creative ambitions and pursue them to their fullest extent here at the College. Upon graduation, they join the Franklin network of more than 100,000 worldwide, who lead in their respective fields and frequently share their experiences and knowledge in the UGA classroom. Read more about our faculty, students, alumni, and initiatives in the College below.
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Faculty in the Media, February 2015

Weather, unrest around the world, linguistics, anti-vaccine outbreaks, Franklin faculty expertise is in high demand across all media platforms. A sampling from the month of February:

Q&A with Valerie Babb, Franklin professor of English and director of UGA’s Institute of African… Read Article

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Table's Edge

Edge is interested in the stories that can be told about people through discussions about food and how those stories may help lead to better understanding across cultural lines. His organization's mission statement reads: "The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies and celebrates the… Read Article

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Russell Teaching Awards

Congratulations to Jennifer Palmer and Peter Jutras, two of this year's three recipients of the Richard B. Russell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching:

The awards were established by the Russell Foundation and named for Richard B. Russell, the university alumnus who served… Read Article

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Experience UGA seeking Volunteers

The Office of Service Learning is planning an Experience UGA field trip for Clarke County second grade students. The field trip will take place over 4 days in April (7th-10th) during National Public Health Week. Each of the four days UGA will host ~250 students as they rotate through 4 stations… Read Article


Conference on Holocaust theatre Feb. 26-28

In conjunction with the ongoing performances of "Mein Kampf" we mentioned yesterday (performances continung this weekend and Tues. through Sat. next week), the departments of theatre and film studies & German and Slavic studies will host of an international conference on Holocaust theatre… Read Article