Human beings live from hope, but what can humanity hope for? In this talk I advocate for what I call aspirational humanism where humanity is conceived, not as a biological species that is already given, but as a possibility that we must strive to create. This sense of a humanity that is still underway has at historical moments performed a vital liberatory and unifying function against attempts to view humanity hierarchically, whether in terms of race, gender, or education. Today the...
Human beings live from hope, but what can humanity hope for? In this talk I advocate for what I call aspirational humanism where humanity is conceived, not as a biological species that is already given, but as a possibility that we must strive to create. This sense of a humanity that is still underway has at historical moments performed a vital liberatory and unifying function against attempts to view humanity hierarchically, whether in terms of race, gender, or education. Today the...
On Research Day, April 15, from 2 to 3:15 p.m., the College of Arts & Sciences will host "Liberal Arts: Connecting College to Career," an alumni panel featuring Emily Autry (Art degree), Jimmy Holder (Creative Writing degree) and Brittany Curry (Interdisciplinary Studies degree) and moderated by Dr. Emily Pucker. Panelists will be invited to discuss the value of their degrees in finding careers that may seem "unrelated" to their majors. First- and second-year students are particularly...
On Research Day, April 15, from 2 to 3:15 p.m., the College of Arts & Sciences will host "Liberal Arts: Connecting College to Career," an alumni panel featuring Emily Autry (Art degree), Jimmy Holder (Creative Writing degree) and Brittany Curry (Interdisciplinary Studies degree) and moderated by Dr. Emily Pucker. Panelists will be invited to discuss the value of their degrees in finding careers that may seem "unrelated" to their majors. First- and second-year students are particularly...
The Georgia College & State University Aquatic Sciences Center and the Aquatic Sciences Club are hosting the Spring 2026 Aquatic Sciences Symposium on April 20 in Peabody Auditorium (Kilpatrick Hall) from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Please join us for a symposium showcasing student and faculty research in the realm of aquatics and all things water!The evening will start with a brief poster session featuring student research on hydrology, aquatic ecology and more. Representatives from Academic...
The Georgia College & State University Aquatic Sciences Center and the Aquatic Sciences Club are hosting the Spring 2026 Aquatic Sciences Symposium on April 20 in Peabody Auditorium (Kilpatrick Hall) from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Please join us for a symposium showcasing student and faculty research in the realm of aquatics and all things water!The evening will start with a brief poster session featuring student research on hydrology, aquatic ecology and more. Representatives from Academic...
By Margaret SchellThe annual Margaret Harvin Wilson Writing Awards ceremony took place at Georgia College & State University March 31. Five finalists were selected out of 51 submissions in poetry, short story and one-act play.First-year student, Madeline Johnson, of Gray, Georgia, a double major in English literature and French, earned first-place for her poem “Ship of Theseus.” Johnson’s poem has been published in Issue VI of “The Young Writers Review.”Sophomore Elizabeth Kohler from...
