Arts News from the Chronicles

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UGA student merges world of possibility in her own backyard

What's an artist to do when they want to pursue medicine alongside piano? Choose UGA and continue with both. Caroline Malcom, a second-year student and Cora Nunnally Miller Scholar in the Fine Arts, is majoring in piano performance in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music while also on a pre-medical…
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UGA theatre students make the journey in 'Everybody'

UGA Theatre's season-opening production continues tonight and through the weekend with “Everybody,” written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and directed by J.L. Reed. Performances will be held in the Cellar Theatre of the Fine Arts Building on Sept. 25-28 at 8 p.m. and Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $18…
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kudos, September 2024

We welcomed new faculty and staff colleagues into the Franklin College, celebrated new professorships, a Hall of Fame induction and so much more in this first month of the fall semester 2024. Congratulations to our colleagues for outstanding contributions and career achievements: Kelly Dyer,…
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Healthcare training – a partnership of science, art, and communications

For decades, simulated interactions with theatre actors have contributed to how doctors, veterinarians, and pharmacists learn to talk – and listen – to patients and clients Truth, trust, and transparency are key in a patient's relationship with their healthcare provider. Good health for ourselves…
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Celebrated novelist Obioma joins UGA faculty

Nigerian novelist Chigozie Obioma has been appointed the Helen S. Lanier Distinguished Professor of English in the University of Georgia Franklin College of Arts and Sciences department of English. Born in Akure, Nigeria, Obioma is the author of three novels, "The Fishermen" (2015), "An Orchestra…

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