The school strives to be the best return on investment in legal education For the fifth time in seven years, the University of Georgia School of Law has been named the nation’s Best Value in legal education. Last year, UGA occupied the top spot in the National Jurist ranking and, from 2018 to 2020, enjoyed a historic three-peat in […]
09.27.2024
Hundreds of students serve the Athens community
Dawg Day of Service covered 30 sites across the Athens area On Sept. 21, more than 500 University of Georgia students participated in Dawg Day of Service, UGA’s largest annual day of student-led community service. Celebrating its 11th year, the event set records for the number of participating students and service sites, highlighting students’ growing commitment to […]
09.25.2024
Rhodes named executive director of the UGA Innovation District
New leader brings track record of leadership in innovation and commercialization The University of Georgia is accelerating its commitment to innovation and entrepreneurship with the appointment of an executive director to lead its growing Innovation District. J. Chris Rhodes, director of industry partnerships and project-based learning in UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, will begin […]
09.25.2024
CCSD graduates find a home in UGA’s Foundation Fellowship
They also have a commitment to giving back to their community For young people growing up in Athens, the University of Georgia provides greenspace to play, spots for annual field trips, and opportunities for internships, among other activities. But, for a group of Clarke County School District alumni, the University of Georgia also has become a […]
09.24.2024
Nine straight years as top 20 university
U.S. News & World Report ranks UGA as No. 18 best public university The University of Georgia climbed two spots to No. 18 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 ranking of the best public universities in the nation. This marks the ninth consecutive year that UGA has placed in the top 20. UGA shares the […]
08.27.2024
McPhaul Center provides a path to academic success
Students remain connected to each other and UGA through graduation As a group of Athens students prepared to head off to different colleges across the Southeast, they paused to reflect on how their education began on the University of Georgia’s campus. The students — who completed preschool at UGA’s Child Development Lab at the McPhaul Center […]
08.09.2024
Progress continues on UGA School of Medicine
In February, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents authorized the University of Georgia to establish a new independent School of Medicine. In the time since, the university has hit many important milestones toward the establishment of this critical new school. In June, Flad Architects was named as the design firm for the new […]
07.23.2024
Program introduces female high schoolers to construction careers
College of Environment and Design partnered to conduct hands-on camp For one week this summer, a group of female high school students came to the University of Georgia to attend a camp focused on construction. Campers drove bulldozers, learned how to make quick turns with skid steers, soldered copper pipes, and poured concrete — among many […]
07.18.2024
Dublin-Laurens County new Archway Partnership community
The program provides UGA resources to help communities thrive The University of Georgia has named Dublin-Laurens County as the newest Archway Partnership community. The Archway Partnership, a unit of UGA Public Service and Outreach, connects university faculty and students with partner communities to address locally identified issues through the presence of a community-based faculty member. UGA Public […]
07.11.2024
VP for PSO Jennifer Frum to retire after 30-year career
She has had “a tremendously positive impact on this institution and this state” Jennifer L. Frum, vice president for public service and outreach at the University of Georgia, has announced she will retire Dec. 1 after a 30-year career at UGA. Frum has led UGA’s expansive public service and outreach enterprise since 2011, initially as interim […]
