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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.

Writer and translator Assaf Gavron will deliver the 2016 Betty Jean Craige Lecture on Feb. 4 at 4 p.m. in the Chapel. Gavron's lecture, “The Hilltop: An Israeli Author’s Perspective," is free and open to the public:

[Gavron] grew up in Jerusalem, studied in London and Vancouver,… Read Article

On a smaller scale, the school's Summer Music Institute, Music Camp and Marching Band Camp do much the same as the festivals—offer high-level instruction to promising students of varying ages, experience levels and disciplines.

Not only one of UGA's great acadmeic units, the Hodgson… Read Article

10. Red Clay Communications Inc., Atlanta

From California to New York, Franklin alumni are distinguishing themselves and UGA with great companies on the fast track to growth and success. As the academic heart of UGA with so many diverse offerings and opportunities, Franklin College… Read Article

Continuing this weekend, Athens Fashion Collective and the Willson Center's Global Georgia Initiative present sustainable fashion events featuring Natalie Chanin, founder and designer of Alabama Chanin, and Georgia Sewn, a one-day expo of the regional fashion design industry:

Chanin is an… Read Article

In 1956, Life magazine published twenty-six color photographs taken by staff photographer Gordon Parks. The photo essay, titled The Restraints: Open and Hidden, exposed Americans to the effects of racial segregation. Over the next two months as part of the 2016 Global Georgia… Read Article