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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.

Shepherd and Knox opine on Sandy and forecasting in the AJC

How do we understand the potential of a megastorm like Sandy, currently battering the East coast of the U.S.? Geography professors Marshall Shepherd and John Knox explain in an Op-ed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

Advances in numerical weather forecasting during the past several… Read Article

lerman in studio with dancers in motion.

Choreographer Liz Lerman

Choregrapher, performer, educator and writer Liz Lerman is in residency at UGA this week and will give a public lecture on Thursday, Nov. 1 at 4 p.m. in room 248 of the Miller Learning Center.

Lerman organizes highly collaborative works that cut across traditional disciplines and… Read Article


Two Franklin faculty among four UGA profs accepted into SEC leadership program

Four UGA faculty members were recently accepted as Administrative Fellows in the Academic Leadership Development Program of the SECU, the academic unit of the Southeastern Conference:

The Administrative Fellows will work with Libby Morris, vice provost for academic affairs who is… Read Article

Larry Young in a blue shirt.

The mechanics of physical attraction

Lots of great speakers on campus during the last week of October. I'll talk about dance choreographer Liz Lerman next week but the deparment of psychology will also bring to campus a neuroscientist whose work identifies the neural and genetic mechanisms that underlie physical attraction, love… Read Article


Paddy Johnson at LDSOA

Writing about art is a dicey proposition, one that requires an encyclopaedic knowledge of what has come before as well as a clear mind to the critic's own tastes. Add in the ability to write clearly and, well, we can all see why there might be a dearth of art critics today.

Paddy Johnson… Read Article