The Willson Center and the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences are offering travel support of up to $750 for faculty presenting papers at the Council for European Studies annual conference. The deadline for submission of proposals is October 2, 2017....
The Athens, Georgia alternative weekly newspaper Flagpole paid tribute to the Willson Center in its Sept. 13 issue with a generous write-up of our 30th anniversary reception, which took place Sept. 6. Flagpole, a frequent partner with Willson Center community events in Athens, celebrates its...
Asking "What can't you do with an A.B. degree?" the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences is encouraging students to consider undergraduate degrees in the humanities, arts, and social sciences as the foundation of a versatile skill set with enormous value to employers as well...
Graduate and undergraduate students in the humanities and arts are encouraged to participate in a STEM communications contest hosted by the University of Georgia Libraries....
Congratulations to Sheila McAlister, Emily McGinn, Susan Rosenbaum, and David Saltz, all awardees of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities....
“Overt Revert,” an exhibition of paintings by Justin Barker, a first year MFA student in the Lamar Dodd School of Art's painting and drawing area, is currently on display at the Willson Center house, 1260 S. Lumpkin St....
Nicholas Allen, Franklin Professor of English and Director of the Willson Center, is an Astor Visiting Fellow in the humanities at the University of Oxford this summer....
The a2ru Faculty Research Cluster is accepting proposals from full-time, research-budgeted faculty, whose projects have the potential to further UGA’s reputation as a leader in arts-based research. The deadline for proposals is May 1, 2017. ...
The Willson Center will partner with the department of Romance languages, the French Embassy in the United States, and other entities to host an Afro-French Studies Colloquium at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, April 20 in Room 137 of the Tate Center. The event is free and...
The University of Georgia joined a2ru, the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities, in 2016, and awarded its first round of arts research grants to UGA faculty earlier this semester. ...
The visit by 2017 Delta Chair for Global Understanding Colm Tóibín to Clarke Central High School was featured in the Washington Post on March 23. Athens public education advocate Bertis Downs, a member of the Willson Center Board of Friends, wrote a guest post on...
The Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship is designed for nominees whose proposed project and professional expertise are both squarely in the humanities. The proposed project should engage a specific public beyond the academy in the humanities and the nominee should play a significant leadership role in...
The Willson Center will welcome the internationally acclaimed Irish writer Colm Tóibín to the University of Georgia as the second annual Delta Visiting Chair for Global Understanding March 15-17, 2017....
Seed Life Skills is a nonprofit, research-based curriculum founded by Chef Hugh Acheson that is dedicated to providing young people with essential knowledge and skills in family and consumer sciences. Acheson and Almeta Tulloss, executive director of the Athens-based organization, have partnered with the Willson Center to produce a...
Nicholas Allen, Franklin Professor of English and Willson Center director, has secured a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities to support "Remus, Celie, and Me: Preserving and Presenting the History and Life behind the Literature of Putnam County."...