News

We are excited to announce the addition of 3 new Assistant Professors - Julia Thomas, Dr. Gillian Slee and Dr. Derick S. Baum. Please give them a warm welcome and a hearty "Go Dawgs!"

Proud to announce two recent promotions within our faculty!

Dr. Diana Graizbord has been awarded tenure and promoted to Associate Professor.

Dr. Bobby Jo Otto has been promoted to Senior Lecturer.

Congratulations to Stephanie Hanus-Knapp who has been selected for the 2025 UGA Graduate School Excellence in Teaching Award! This award, administered in collaboration with the Center for Teaching and Learning and UGA’s Teaching Academy, is given to no more than five recipients each year.

More great work by our graduate students! Congratulations to Ciara Peebles who was invited to present her doctoral research on the differential media coverage of missing persons of color at Dalton College, shedding light on the critical issue of "missing white woman syndrome".

Big news! Our Alpha Kappa Delta chapter has reached an exciting milestone—this year marks the 60th anniversary since our chapter was chartered!