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A successor to our print magazine, The Franklin Chronicles, this blog allows us to continue to communicate the importance of the arts and sciences to an expanded audience through a variety of means – articles and announcements, video, news and opinion – to pick up the conversation of why the arts, humanities and sciences matter so much at this juncture in the history of our university, our nation and the world. Read more
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2020 Bulldog 100

The UGA Alumni Association has unveiled the 2020 Bulldog 100 list of fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni, Including 29 alumni honorees from the Franklin College:

The 2020 Bulldog 100 includes businesses of all sizes and from industries such as… Read Article

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STEMzone brings research to Saturday tailgate

Students and faculty from anthropology, genetics, marine sciences and cellular biology offered up-close interaction with UGA research to young fans attending the UGA-Missouri game this past Saturday:

STEMzone, now in its third year, hosted more than a dozen hands-on… Read Article

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UGA's first African American sorority funds scholarships for Franklin students

Great story about the commitment to UGA by some of our most esteemed alumni:

Set against the backdrop of a segregated south and a newly-integrated University of Georgia, eight students at UGA chartered the university’s first African American sorority in 1969. Backed by a… Read Article

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Oral history project for university veterans

From near death experiences to the best and worst days of their lives, the University of Georgia is keeping an archive of student veterans’ stories:

The goal is to preserve history, and to date almost 90 histories have been recorded.

The stories might include why the student… Read Article

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Veteran and history graduate student helps other veterans tell their story

Former cadet at the United States Military Academy Tom McShea will soon return to West Point on a two-year assignment to teach, after he finishes a master’s degree in American history at UGA:

And while at UGA, he’s recording interviews for UGA’s Student… Read Article

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