Society News from the Chronicles

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UGA swimmer named SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Huge congratulations to recent graduate UGA swimmer and Italian major Maddie Locus, who was named the 2014-15 Southeastern Conference H. Boyd McWhorter Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Locus is the eighth Georgia swimmer to earn SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors, and Georgia leads the…
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UGA-Griffin Preview Day

The university campus tucked in the heart of middle Georgia, UGA-Griffin offers many terrific degree-completion programs for transfer students or for students seeking a second bachelor's degree. A Preview Day to explore these opportunities and the campus will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on June…
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Roosevelt Institute Campus Network

Nice article on the excellent work of UGA students beyond the classroom as part of the Roosevelt Institute, learning as they influence broader public policies: The Roosevelt Institute Campus Network, founded in 2004, is a national organization that strives to uphold the values cast into the public…
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McCaskill book talk

In 1848, an ingenious couple escaped from slavery in Macon, Georgia. William and Ellen Craft (1824-1900; 1826-1891) traveled openly by train, steamship and carriage to arrive in free Philadelphia on Christmas Day. Ellen, who could pass for white, disguised herself as a gentleman…
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Games and changes

We don't talk about college sports very often on the blog, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't. The subject of paying student-athletes is very fast moving, and can quickly move out beyond where you thought it was, as this Macon Telegraph article makes clear: The reason that Daley and other recruits…