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Franklin College is a hub for research, scholarly achievement and global reach in the arts, humanities, and sciences. Its nationally known faculty are frequently recognized for their research impact, while fostering entrepreneurial thinking among their students that helps shape each student’s educational journey. Our students are known for their innovative and creative ambitions and pursue them to their fullest extent here at the College. Upon graduation, they join the Franklin network of more than 100,000 worldwide, who lead in their respective fields and frequently share their experiences and knowledge in the UGA classroom. Read more about our faculty, students, alumni, and initiatives in the College below.
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An Evening of Art and Writing

This is more a Save the Date item but next month the Georgia Museum of Art will host an event that connects the humanities with visual art in a very, well, creative, way:

Professor Judith Ortiz Cofer’s advanced creative writing class presents an evening of readings inspired by works of… Read Article


In the News, April

Franklin College faculty continue to be widely quoted and featured in the news media. A sample from April:

UGA researcher Vincent Starai, an assistant professor of microbiology, has been awarded a $1.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to study Legionnaires’ disease.… Read Article


Franklin student Philip Grayeski named Goldwater Scholar

Franklin's Philip Grayeski becomes UGA's 44th Goldwater Scholar:

Grayeski, a junior Honors student majoring in genetics and chemistry at the University of Georgia, has been named a 2013 Barry M. Goldwater Scholar.

Grayeski is among a group of 271 recipients of the one- and two-year… Read Article


2013 Udall Scholars

• Ian Karra, a junior from Roswell who is pursuing degrees in economics and finance from the Terry College of Business.

Great news for our students and the institution. The Franklin College proudly honors the many outstanding students in our midst, and a Udall Scholar has particular… Read Article


Mary Frances Early lecture

Tomorrow, Tuesday April 2, the Graduate School presents the 13th annual Mary Frances Early Lecture at 4 pm in the UGA Chapel.

The Speaker is Hank Klibanoff, a Pulitzer Prize winner and the James M. Cox, Jr. Professor of Journalism at Emory University.

In 2007, Klibanoff won… Read Article