diversity
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Athens-Clarke County
The Price of Inclusion: Redefining Accessibility at Summer Camps
For many children, summer camp is a rite of passage: swimming in the lake, sharing snacks at the top of the hiking trail and staying up late with friends that come together once a year; those memories can last a lifetime. But for children with disabilities, this experience is often…
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Athens-Clarke County
Diversity in Focus: Many Stories, One Athens
Northeast Georgia has evolved into a vibrant hub for diverse culture, where local markets, grassroots activism and small businesses form the heartbeat of the community. In Athens, this social and cultural impact is on full display. This portfolio brings together a series of individual stories across our diversity beat that…
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Diversity
UGA Minorities in Public Health Club Champions Professionalism and Diversity
The University of Georgia’s student-led Minorities in Public Health Club (MPH) hosted a meet and greet Sept. 4 at the Ramsey Student Center in Athens. The purpose of the event was to provide women and people of color studying public health with opportunities for networking and headshots. In a time…
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Athens-Clarke County
Clarke Board of Education Announces West Broad Campus Cleanup, Improvement in Teacher Retention
Cleanup for West Broad Campus after a fire partially destroyed it on Sept. 8 is underway, Clarke County School District Interim Superintendent Jennifer Scott said Thursday at the Board of Education meeting. The board plans to hold a series of public information meetings on future actions regarding the school. The…
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Athens-Clarke County
United Campus Workers Protest Highlights Growing Tension Around Department of Education Cuts
In downtown Athens it is not uncommon to be walking around and stumble upon the occasional protest, but last week’s United Campus Workers of Georgia protest at the arch on March 19 hit a little closer to home for some. UCWGA is a wall-to-wall higher education union which offers…
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Athens-Clarke County
Williams Farm: Teaching the Next Generation of Farmers
Nin Youngblood tightens a leak coming from the fish fertilizer on a warm Friday afternoon. Despite this being Youngblood’s second week in the Williams Farm Incubator Program, she has already gained invaluable experience on how to operate a farm. The Incubator Program is an apprenticeship that guides historically marginalized people…
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Q&As
Q&A: Terry College Inclusive Excellence Director Says Corporate Diversity is Here to Stay
Randy Groomes is the director of inclusive excellence and engagement at the Terry College of Business, a diversity, equity and inclusion-related role that faces a period of uncertainty due to executive orders from the Trump administration. Q: What led you to the position of the director of inclusive excellence and…
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Diversity
How Athens is Prioritizing Support for Underrepresented Groups, Individual Needs
From a bilingual library to a music studio, Athens organizations are committed to creating safe and helpful spaces for the community. Evelyn Rushing is one of the individuals who recognized a need for change and took action. “We’ve been connecting a lot of different organizations with this library since we…
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Q&As
Q&A: Advocate for UGA Latinx Community Pushes to Broaden Diversity
Alejandra Martinez is a graduate assistant for diversity education in the University of Georgia’s Office of Institutional Diversity, where she focuses on diversity and social change through empowerment and the development of strengths and skills for the Latinx community. Comments trimmed for length and clarity. Q: What does your…
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Diversity
Black Undergraduate Enrollment is Dropping: How One Student-Led Organization is Fighting to Raise It
Listen to the story here. While the University of Georgia’s student population continues to grow each year, the number of Black undergraduate admissions hasn’t grown at all — it’s declining. According to the UGA Fact Book, which shows publicly available information facilitated by the Office of Institutional Research,…