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Odyssey of the Mind: UWG Alum’s Quest for Knowledge Crosses Generations
When Ronald Bastien first arrived at UWG, he admittedly wasn’t the most prepared student. But today, through his role as Odyssey Atlanta’s senior program director and director of daily operations, he helps ensure future generations are instilled with a quest for knowledge on a journey toward higher education.
Aug 19 -
From Challenge to Triumph: Virtual Study Abroad Program Pivots, Succeeds Through Adaptation
Like most professors, the University of West Georgia’s Dr. Ann McCleary had to adapt her graduate Museum Education and Interpretation class to the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. She originally intended for her history students to embark on a study abroad program to visit museums in South Africa, but due to travel restrictions, the program was canceled.
Aug 10 -
‘A Cultural Exchange’: Recent UWG Grad to Travel to Ireland as Fulbright Alternate
Tinaye Gibbons, a recent UWG graduate, will continue her study of public history and cultural heritage in one of the most storied institutions, cities, and nations in the world as an alternate in the coveted Fulbright Program’s most competitive scholarship, the Ireland Study/Research grant.
Jun 8 -
Bostock Archival Collection Donated to UWG, Invisible Histories Project
The Invisible Histories Project and the University of West Georgia’s Department of Art, History and Philosophy announced the recent archival donation of items from Gerald Bostock, the plaintiff in the Bostock v. Clayton County Supreme Court case.
Jun 1 -
UWG Takes Over ‘The Academic Minute’: History Professor Explores Women’s Lives in Sex Industry After WWII
During World War II, concerns about venereal disease led military officials and public health reformers to conduct a national campaign in the U.S. to close down red-light districts. In the 1940s and 1950s, however, the commercial sex market rebounded. UWG's Dr. Stephanie Chalifoux has conducted in-depth research on the lives of women in the commercial sex industry during this period.
Mar 31 -
From Civil War to Civil Rights: UWG Creating Black History Tour to Inspire Dialogue, Connections
Last summer, while the nation reached a moment of reckoning on race, a University of West Georgia graduate student was building an experience designed to foster dialogue about the subject and educate members of the UWG community about Black history on campus.
Feb 25