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Calls for proposals open for a2ru 2018 National Conference at UGA, associated Willson Center / a2ru Research Cluster and special projects grants

Posted on Feb 26, 2018

UGA to host a2ru National Conference in November 2018, call for proposals now available The University of Georgia will host the 2018 National Conference for the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) Nov. 1-3, 2018 on the theme of “Arts Environments: Design, Resilience,...

National Humanities Conference issues call for proposals

Posted on Feb 7, 2018

The Federation of State Humanities Councils and the National Humanities Alliance have announced the 2018 National Humanities Conference, which will take place in New Orleans November 8 – 11, 2018....

NEH Regional Application-Writing Workshop at UGA Feb. 28, 2018

Posted on Jan 6, 2018

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) will present a Regional Application-Writing Workshop on February 28, 2018 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education in Athens, Georgia....

NEH awards Willson Center major grant for Putnam County project

Posted on Dec 19, 2017

The Willson Center has been awarded $100,000 in matching funds by the National Endowment for the Humanities towards "An American Literary Landscape: Life, History, and Memory in Putnam County, Georgia."...

Willson director to speak in Cambridge symposium “Joyce to Becket: Ireland and Modernism”

Posted on Dec 11, 2017

An international symposium on Ireland and Modernism at Magdalene College, Cambridge will feature more than 20 speakers....

DigiLab to host Digital Humanities Summer Scholars program

Posted on Dec 10, 2017

The Willson Center Digital Humanities Lab, supported by the Willson Center, the UGA Libraries, and the UGA Press, has announced a summer research program for students interested in the digital humanities. ...

Call for fellowship applications: Berlin Seminar in Transnational European Studies, May 27-June 2, 2018

Posted on Nov 14, 2017

The Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the Willson Center invite applications for fellowships as part of a new professional development initiative. The application deadline is January 8, 2018....

UGA to host a2ru national conference in 2018; information session December 8

Posted on Nov 8, 2017

UGA will host the 2018 National Conference for the Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities (a2ru) November 1-3, 2018. An information session on the conference will be held December 8....

Student newspaper marks Willson Center anniversary

Posted on Nov 6, 2017

The Red & Black, UGA's independent student-run newspaper and web outlet, has an in-depth feature on this year's 30th anniversary of the Willson Center. ...

Stepping up digital humanities with new phase for CSI: Dixie

Posted on Nov 6, 2017

UGA Research magazine talked with Stephen Berry, Gregory Professor of the Civil War Era in the department of history and Willson Center associate academic director for digital humanities, about his CSI: Dixie website....

French-African artists visit for conversation, screening at Ciné Oct. 26

Posted on Oct 16, 2017

Filmmaker Alain Gomis and graphic novelist Marguerite Abouet will visit Ciné for an evening of events Thursday, Oct. 26 beginning with a reception and book signing at 5 p.m. in the CinéLab. Abouet and Gomis will join UGA faculty members for a conversation on representations...

Athens-born filmmaker James Ponsoldt to visit Ciné for Willson Center 30th

Posted on Oct 11, 2017

Filmmaker James Ponsoldt will visit Ciné for a day of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Willson Center on Saturday, Oct. 21. Ponsoldt is a writer and director whose credits include The End of the Tour, The Circle, and “Master of None.”...

Travel Support for Presentations at Council for European Studies Conference in Chicago

Posted on Sep 21, 2017

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....

Flagpole applauds Willson Center 30th anniversary

Posted on Sep 18, 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...

Franklin College highlights undergrad studies in humanities, arts, social sciences

Posted on Aug 29, 2017

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...