Society News from the Chronicles

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Fall Commencement, 2016

Congratulations to our newest alumni today as 1,649 undergraduates and 1,108 graduate students—for a total of 2,757— walk in the university's fall Commencement ceremonies: Caleb Stevens, who will receive his bachelor's degree in business management from the Terry College of Business, will be the…
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Memoirs of a Southern Liberal

Robert H. Ayers, 98-year-old former chaplain and head of the department of religion in the Franklin College, recently published Memoirs of a Southern Liberal: Dr. Robert Ayers' life has been that of a “radical preacher” for decades, never afraid to ruffle feathers, when true Christian change…
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26 Franklin Alumni among Bulldog 100 honorees

Last week the UGA Alumni Association unveiled the 2017 Bulldog 100 award recipients. The list, which recognizes the fastest-growing businesses owned or operated by UGA alumni, featured 26 alumni from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, representing 24 businesses. This year more than 500…
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Noted and Quoted, November 2016

Research, opinion and more put Franklin College faculty and students in print and pixels around the world in November. A sample of the great work by our colleagues: Chimps and bonobos had flings—and swapped genes—in the past (Distinguished Research Professor of Genetics Michael Arnold) – Science…
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Giving Thanks

The last several weeks have been challenging along several axes - from campus to the entire country, the values that affirm our commitment to each other and a better future have been under the microscope. What do we want that future to look like? What direction will the United States take under the…

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