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Announcement    Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Join us for the 24th annual Begemann-Gordon Lecture Series featuring Dr. Julia Gutiérrez, assistant professor of Women'sm Gender and Sexuality studies at Agnes Scott College. Dr. Gutiérrez is a social science researcher who focuses on the intersection of poverty and immigration studies with an emphasis on Latina immigrant women. This event is Thursday, Jan. 29, starting at 5 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room.
Event    Thursday, January 29, 2026
Join us for the 24th annual Begemann-Gordon Lecture Series featuring Dr. Julia Gutiérrez, assistant professor of Women'sm Gender and Sexuality studies at Agnes Scott College. Dr. Gutiérrez is a social science researcher who focuses on the intersection of poverty and immigration studies with an emphasis on Latina immigrant women. This event is Thursday, Jan. 29, starting at 5 p.m. in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room.
Begemann-Gordon lecture poster 2026
Event    Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Students are invited to attend a screening of the Emmy Award nominated documentary film No Más Bebés. This film tells the story of a group of Mexican-American women who were coerced into sterilization after giving birth at LA County General Hospital in the 1960s and 1970s, and the work of a young Chicana lawyer to bring these women justice. A discussion of the film and its connection to current issues surrounding immigration, abortion and reproductive health will follow the screening. 
Announcement    Tuesday, October 7, 2025
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Announcement    Thursday, September 11, 2025
The Council on Foreign Relations Ambassador Program brings together educators from across the country who are dedicated to helping students make sense of the world around them. https://education.cfr.org/blog/announcing-2025-2026-cfr-education-ambassadors
Event    Thursday, September 11, 2025
Get to know your Mayoral and City Council candidates! Join the Debunkers in a candidate forum on Thursday, Sept. 11, at 6 p.m.! The Pat Peterson Museum Education Room is located in the Russell Library. The closest point of entry will be from Clarke Street. See you there! 
Announcement    Thursday, May 15, 2025
Dr. Charles Ubah, professor of Criminal Justice, was recently honored in his native country Nigeria. Ubah is the recipient of two separate chieftaincy titles, and these titles are in recognition of Ubah's long public and scholarly service. Details of his honor may be found here:https://newnigerianpolitics.com/renowned-us-based-nigerian-american-professor-dr-charles-b-a-ubah-conferred-high-chieftaincy-titles-in-his-native-nigeria/.Congratulations, Dr. Ubah!
Announcement    Monday, April 28, 2025
Students in Ethnographic Methods (ANTH 4950) will present findings from their semester-long ethnographic research project about public life and public spaces in Milledgeville, Georgia, at a public event hosted at Allen's Market on April 30 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. For this ethnographic research project, students participated in activities, observed daily life and conducted interviews at various public spaces around Milledgeville, including the the Oconee River Greenway, Walter B. Williams...
Event    Wednesday, April 30, 2025
Students in Ethnographic Methods (ANTH 4950) will present findings from their semester-long ethnographic research project about public life and public spaces in Milledgeville, Georgia, at a public event hosted at Allen's Market on April 30 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. For this ethnographic research project, students participated in activities, observed daily life and conducted interviews at various public spaces around Milledgeville, including the the Oconee River Greenway, Walter B. Williams...
Announcement    Tuesday, April 22, 2025
What: Sociology of Hope Projects FairWhen: Tuesday, April 29, from 11 a.m. until 12:15 p.m.Where: Pat Peterson Museum Education Room