Charlayne Hunter-Gault (ABJ '63) will present the 2018 Holmes-Hunter Lecture. The lecture is named in honor of Hunter-Gault and her classmate Hamilton Holmes, the first African-American students to attend UGA. They arrived on campus in 1961 after civil rights leaders in Atlanta successfully challenged the segregation policy at the state’s universities. Hunter-Gault graduated from the Grady […]
Join Dean Davis as he moderates an all-star panel including: • Valerie Boyd, professor, Grady College • Richard Fausset, Atlanta bureau chief, The New York Times • Eliza Borné, editor, Oxford American • Chuck Reece (ABJ '94), editor in chief, The Bitter Southerner • Alysia Nicole Harris, managing editor, Scalawag • Pete McCommons (ABJ '62), […]
Kate Fortmueller of our Grady faculty joins a panel to discuss movies by women writers, directors, and producers, including "Wonder Woman," "First They Killed My Father," "Mudbound" and "Lady Bird." Other panelists include Antje Ascheid (Film Studies), Maryann Erigha (Sociology) and Rielle Navitski (Film Studies). Richard Neupert moderates the roundtable.
Join Gale Ann Hurd, producer of "The Walking Dead;" Jeff Stepakoff, executive director, Georgia Film Academy; and Lee Thomas (ABJ '87), division director of the film, music and digital entertainment division at the Georgia Department of Economic Development for an informal conversation about the burgeoning film and production market in Georgia. Nate Kohn will moderate. […]
The panelist are Gale Ann Hurd, Will Packer, Jeff Stepakoff and Lee Thomas. Hollywood South: The New $9.5 Billion Georgia Industry #HollywoodSouth
Continuing their conversation starting at Grady College in the morning, the Charter Lecture will feature Gale Ann Hurd; Will Packer, producer of “Girls Trip” and “Straight Outta Compton;” Jeff Stepakoff and Lee Thomas. The Charter Lecture is sponsored by the Provost’s Office and the Office of Academic Programs.
Moderated by Professor Valerie Boyd, Charlayne Hunter-Gault Distinguished Writer-in-Residence. Dr. Sherri Williams, an assistant professor in race, media and communication at American University, will talk about #SquadCare and the need for diverse students to focus on mental health, especially in the current cultural climate. This talk is co-sponsored by Graduate and Professional Scholars, Graduate/Professional Student […]
If you are thinking about a career in nonprofits, consider applying to go on the 2018 ADPR Nonprofit Tour, which will be on Friday, March 2 in Atlanta. We will visit the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, The Georgia Aquarium and MODA: Museum of Design Atlanta. The three organizations offer internships. We will hear from […]
Grady College welcomes its newest students with refreshments, entertainment and a fair featuring programs and student organizations at Grady College.
Tour Stop: Nashville will feature the bustling music industry of Nashville, Tennessee, providing University of Georgia students with a platform to learn and network with industry professionals and UGA alumni without stepping foot off campus. Combining the efforts of Grady College of Journalism, Terry College of Business, Hugh Hodgson School of Music, and the Sports […]
The 2018 McGill Medal for Courage in Journalism will be presented to Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, two New York Times reporters who broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades of alleged abuse towards women, helping to ignite the worldwide #MeToo movement. Kantor will be present to accept the award for both winners.
Alfano is the head of global communications for Tough Mudder. This is part of the AdPR Vantage Point: An Innovative Speaker Series.
