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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.

Georgia Museum of Art director Bill Eiland will serve as emcee for the competition.

The competition is an experiment in itself and a wonderful way to tap (and to reward) the creativity of some of our best graduate students.

The Franklin College wishes everyone a great Fall break… Read Article

Leading scientists are urging for the creation of a major initiative to better understand the microbial communities critical to both human health and every ecosystem:

In two papers published simultaneously in the journals Science and Nature, the scientists called for a government-led… Read Article

The Georgia Debate Union won the recent intercollegiate tournament at Vanderbilt University - details on that, along with a few other honors and accomplishments from the month of October:

Two teams representing the Georgia Debate Union, which organizes and fields competitive policy debate… Read Article

Franklin faculty engagement and the impact of public scholarship on policy debates to understanding the news takes shape in media around the world. A sample from the month of October:

Evidence of water found on Mars, reports the Athens Banner-Herald. Monday’s announcement by NASA… Read Article

Similar to how the world was grieving and in shock after 9/11, many of the public records after Lincoln's death presented a nation in mourning, Hodes said, but individual feelings and reactions varied. 

And religion professor Derrick Lemons recently hosted the mini-conference… Read Article