USG
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Doing Journalism
ANNOTATED: Protests on Masks, Vaccines at the University of Georgia (Twitter Thread)
Listen to the audio reporter annotation below to learn about the process that Grady Newsource reporter Shaelyn Carroll and digital producer Ballard Ackaway used to report on the demonstrations for and against mask and vaccine mandates on the UGA campus on the week of Sept. 13. They discuss the…
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COVID-19 Coverage
‘A Matter Of Ethics And A Matter Of Equity’: Students Request Systemwide Pass/Fail Grading Option for University System of Georgia
The University System of Georgia (USG) has remained unchanged in its decision to not offer a pass/fail option to students following the closure of Georgia colleges due to coronavirus on March 16, 2020, despite pleas and numerous petitions from students across the state. Georgia public colleges and universities are among…
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Athens-Clarke County
‘Queer Eye’ Guest, UGA Employee Sues University System of Georgia For Employment Discrimination
A University of Georgia employee and alumnus was in federal court Feb. 6, suing the University System of Georgia and its health insurance provider, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, to get coverage for his gender reassignment surgery. Skyler Jay (Musgrove) is transgender and has already undergone a mastectomy, which was…