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2026-2027 Information on the Humanities Internship Course FCID 4100

Humanities students (in the Departments of Classics, Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies, English, Germanic and Slavic Studies, History, Linguistics, Philosophy, Religion, and Romance Languages) can get upper division course credit and Experiential Learning credit for a spring… Read Article


Internship and Career Coordinator Drop-in Hours Schedule for Fall 2026

I will host drop-in hours during Fall 2026 every Tuesday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Park Hall 214. No appointment necessary--just pop in to discuss your job search, application materials, and everything else career-related.

Drop-in hours start on Tuesday, August 25th.

If this day… Read Article

Matt and Raphael Warnock on Capitol Hill steps

History major builds future legal career through Franklin's experiential learning opportunities

A summer internship at one of the world's largest law firms is the latest step in rising senior Matthew Crane's path to law school. The Muir Fellowship at DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., is just one in a string of opportunities Crane did not expect to encounter as a history major.  … Read Article

image from Ancient Greece of circe and men and pigs

Why every generation finds a different Odyssey

Director Christopher Nolan's new film "The Odyssey" has introduced one of the world's oldest stories to a new audience, prompting renewed discussion around why Homer's epic continues to resonate nearly 2,700 years after it was composed. 

Charles Platter, professor of classics in… Read Article

Magdy Alabady with students in the greenhouse.

A carnivorous plant offers clues to one of biology's biggest questions

New research into a carnivorous pitcher plant is helping University of Georgia scientists understand one of biology's most challenging questions: how plants assemble and maintain stable, functioning microbial communities. The work could eventually help researchers design beneficial… Read Article

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