International News from the Chronicles


Linguistics PhD grad wins international dissertation prize

Congratulations to Dr. Mark Wenthe, currently a parttime instructor at UGA and also a recent PhD alumnus in linguistics in the department of classics, who won an international competition for best dissertation for the year 2013 from the Society of Indo-European Studies (Indogermanische…

UGA wins best delegation at SE Model African Union

• Faisal Gedi, Stone Mountain, computer systems engineering and management information systems Congratulations all, and especially to their faculty advisors Akinloye Ojo and Karim Traore. Image: UGA students, Left to right: Ryan Kelley, Sainabou Jallow, Tifara Brown, Rita Ebhaleme, Lisa…

African Humanities Scholar Musila at UGA

The intersection of current events that hold popular fascination with wider cultural truths and observations is a societal phenomenon tailor-made for our finest scholars and critics. What our stories, and the way we tell them, say about us can offer insights about the direction of a culture toward…

Study Abroad Fair Oct. 9-10

In 1970, there were two study abroad programs at UGA - the Classics program in Rome and Lamar Dodd School of Art program in Cortona. Now, there are programs in [at least] 27 different locations around the world. Students can explore these opportunities for the next two days at the Study Abroad Fair…

Rethinking the Parthenon - symposium Oct. 17

It's one of the world's great iconic structures, a cultural symbol as well as an artifact and a living presence in one of the world's great metropolises. Even from a distance, the Parthenon inspires, compels and provokes as it connects past to present. All this and more awaits at an upcoming…

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