Blog Archive
Alumni Feature: Beverly Kievman Copen
Beverly Kievman Copen’s (ABJ ‘58) life has been defined by choice. Choosing to be bold, choosing to step away and choosing the path that led her to a successful 60+ year-long career as an entrepreneur, photographer, speaker, author and a true trailblazer for women in the professional space. Copen’s first big choice came when she […]
UGA icon celebrates milestone birthday in a special way
Fundraising campaign honoring storytelling for the voiceless launches with gift from Charlayne Hunter-Gault, matching funds from UGA president University of Georgia groundbreaker and alumna Charlayne Hunter-Gault (ABJ ’63) will celebrate a milestone birthday this Sunday, February 27, 2022. In honor of her 80th and in tribute to her dear friend, the late Valerie Boyd, Charlayne […]
Ken Foskett Named Cox Institute’s Industry Fellow for 2022
Ken Foskett, an award-winning investigative journalist and acclaimed author, is the 2022 Industry Fellow with the James M. Cox Jr. Institute for Journalism Innovation, Management and Leadership at the University of Georgia. As the Industry Fellow, Foskett will engage with students through classroom lectures, presentations with student organizations and will coach students involved in the […]
NIH awards $4 million grant to Emory University and University of Georgia to launch center focused on improving the health of Black children
Sun Joo “Grace” Ahn named co-director of Center for Children’s Health Assessment, Research Translation and Combating Racism Many Black communities in Metro Atlanta face high levels of environmental exposures that can negatively impact the health of Black children, and scientists are faced with the challenge of effectively communicating the dangers of environmental exposures to diverse […]
Kyra Posey Wins Award from Georgia Association of Broadcasters
Kyra Posey, a graduate assistant with the Cox Institute, received the Innovator Award presented by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters at the DiGamma Kappa 2022 Winter Banquet. Posey, a master’s student in Journalism at the University of Georgia, was nominated for the award by Dr. Keith Herndon, executive director of the Cox Institute, in recognition […]
Remembering Valerie Boyd
Editor’s Note: This is part one of a two-part tribute to the legacy of Valerie Boyd. Please read the second part here. Boyd is being remembered by many of her former students, colleagues and friends. To view a collection of thoughts being shared, please see Memories of Valerie Boyd: A curated collection. Valerie Boyd, […]
Memories of Valerie Boyd: A curated collection
Eugenia Harvey named inaugural Footsteps Award winner
This story was originally published on UGA Today on Feb. 9, 2022. The University of Georgia named Eugenia Harvey (ABJ ’82) as the recipient of the inaugural Footsteps Award during the university’s annual Holmes-Hunter Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 1. The award recognizes a UGA graduate who follows in the pioneering footsteps of Charlayne Hunter-Gault (ABJ […]
Carmical Symposium Spotlights Women in Sports and 50 Years of Title IX
Every facet of the sports media ecosystem was in the room. Seasoned and aspiring media professionals, accomplished athletes, proud parents, team administrators, and more gathered to celebrate how far women have come in sports and to discuss how to maximize opportunities for continued progress. The first Carmical Symposium on Sports Media, hosted by UGA’s John […]
There for the Big Games: Red & Black staff discuss covering the Orange Bowl and National Championship
Editor’s Note: The following article, written by Eva Pound for The Red & Black, features several of its reporters and photojournalists who covered the UGA football team’s playoff and championship games. We are reprinting it here with permission from The Red & Black since many of those featured are Grady College students or recently-graduated alumni […]