Cannes, Sundance, Tribeca. All are top of mind when thinking of premier film festivals, but for film students in Georgia, Backlight is the place to screen and be seen. The Backlight...
April 25, 2025
Dancing to a different tune
Not every student can say they dance in their service-learning course. Fuad Elhage, a senior lecturer of Spanish in Franklin College’s Romance languages department, has taught Diversity Through Dance since...
April 25, 2025
Forming connections through robotics and literature
In a classroom full of eager students are several square grids and a scattering of 3D printed furniture sets. Groups of students in grades 4-8 are focused on the challenge...
April 25, 2025
Schulman, ‘Dead Poets Society’ screenwriter, visits UGA Department of Religion
Greeted by a round of applause from a class full of students, “Dead Poets Society” screenwriter and Academy Award winner Tom Schulman visited UGA on April 10. Schulman was interviewed...
April 25, 2025
Jerusalem Quartet returns to Athens May 2 with a program of classics
The Jerusalem Quartet is highly regarded for its warm, full sound as well as its command of a wide-ranging repertoire and stunning depth of expression. A regular and beloved guest...
April 25, 2025
Book explores the many reasons music touches our minds and hearts
More than any moment in human history, our daily lives are scored and imprinted by music. It follows us while bicycling, taking walks, on a train ride and at home...
April 18, 2025
UGA Master of Art Education degree transitions to online program
In response to a growing demand for advanced art education degrees offered remotely, the Lamar Dodd School of Art at the University of Georgia has transitioned the Master of Art Education program...
April 18, 2025
Students earn prizes for creative responses to UGA Libraries Undergraduate Research Awards
Zachary Stiles admitted that he made some mistakes when he started working on his research paper for a history class. But as the second-year history major worked through the process,...
April 18, 2025
Renée Fleming returns to the UGA Performing Arts Center for recital, panel discussion
Renée Fleming is one of the most highly acclaimed singers of this time, performing on the stages of the world’s great opera houses and concert halls. She returns to the...
April 18, 2025
Collection of essays explores family and belonging
In “Happier Far,” Diane Mehta takes readers on a tour of the absurdities and dilemmas of becoming a writer, detailing how family can sometimes help or get in the way....