Society News from the Chronicles


New Faculty Tour

Each year, the Franklin College welcomes many new faculty members to the University, which itself welcomed over 120 new full time faculty members since September 2012. Now, for the first time since 2008, 40 of these new professors are taking a tour of the state to become better acquainted with the…
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Young Dawgs research program

The pipeline that connects university research to the public, from new drug treatments to insights about our own history, is one of the very important functions of higher education. The pipeline that connects young students to one day become those very researchers is just as important: Run by UGA…

Okie wins Fite dissertation award

We've been on a roll with history department students this week (and let's hear it for the humanities) and so in keeping with the theme, congratulations again, Tom Okie: On June 15, 2013 the Agricultural History Society announced the winners of its annual publication and societal awards. The…

2013 history graduate Chelsey Cain wins Gilder Lehrman Award

Recent UGA history graduate Chelsey Cain has been named one of fifteen winners of the 2013 Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Award, it was announced on June 19. Selected from candidates across the country, the Award recognizes outstanding graduating college seniors who have demonstrated academic…

Humanities: building faith in the enterprise

The New York Times' David Brooks was kind enough to give the humanities prominent placement in his column last week. Unfortunately, the New York Times' David Brooks was kind enough to give the humanities some prominent placement in his column last week: Back when the humanities were thriving,…