Franklin College of Arts and Sciences Ph.D. candidate Carlo Francisco Echavez Adajar, known as Paco, studies numbers most people learn in grade school and approaches them as unsolved puzzles. Adajar grew up in Metro Manila, Philippines, the oldest of three siblings in a middle-class family. He… Read Article

This week, Kaelie Masaschi will graduate from UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences with a master’s degree in communication studies, focused on interpersonal, intergroup, and health communication. She planned that path early on. As a freshman, she set her sights on the Double Dawg… Read Article

Emily Bremers grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, in a household where education shaped daily life. Both of her parents worked full time and also taught courses at a local community college. Their example set expectations early.

“Education mattered, and it carried real weight,” Bremers says.… Read Article

Felix Olschofka has been named director of the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at UGA’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, effective August 1, 2026. He brings more than two decades of experience in higher education, along with a record of leadership that supports students, faculty, and… Read Article

In Covina, California, just outside Los Angeles, education shaped Summer Blanco’s family for generations. Her great-grandfather earned a bachelor’s degree in 1940, followed by her grandmother, mother, and siblings. Raised by a Tejano mother who works in payroll processing and a Nicaraguan father… Read Article