Rural Studies Institute

The Rural Studies Institute at Georgia College & State University is seeking students for our 2025-2026 research practicum to support impactful projects that address issues, opportunities and innovations in the rural South. This is a hands-on opportunity to gain meaningful research, data analysis and community engagement experience while contributing to work that makes a real difference. The Research Practicum will include 3-hour course credit.Research practicum responsibilities may...

The Rural Studies Institute is pleased to invite you to our last 2025 virtual noon-day discussion series, "Feast for Thought, An Exploration of Food, Society and the Environment by Engaging the Public Liberal Arts." Join us for an engaging interdisciplinary discussion with Georgia College & State University experts as we explore the intricate relationships between food systems, cultural practices and our planet. Whether you're passionate about cultural history and food, sustainability...

The Rural Studies Institute is pleased to invite you to our 2025 virtual noon-day discussion series, "Feast for Thought: An Exploration of Food, Society and the Environment by Engaging the Public Liberal Arts." Join us for an engaging interdisciplinary discussion with Georgia College & State University experts as we explore the intricate relationships between food systems, cultural practices and our planet. Whether you're passionate about cultural history and food, sustainability and...

The Black Studies program is pleased to present its Spring Lecture with Dr. Tru Leverette Hall. Her presentation is titled: River & Rock: African Americans at Home in the World. She will speak on the significance of place by highlighting creative placemaking in African American communities and the nuanced relationship between African Americans and the natural world, emphasizing connection with their historical and contemporary ties to nature. She will also speak about her project Water...

I am delighted that the Rural Studies Institute at Georgia College & State University is working with the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation’s Summer Internship and am actively recruiting two outstanding college students for the upcoming summer. We are currently seeking applicants for a position based in Milledgeville, Georgia, titled Black Belt Regional Database (Milledgeville, Georgia) Project Job Descriptions - PSI 2025.This exciting project focuses on The Rural Studies Institute...

The Rural Studies Institute is pleased to invite you to our 2024-2025 virtual noon-day discussion series, "Feast for Thought, An Exploration of Food, Society and the Environment by Engaging the Public Liberal Arts." Join us for an engaging interdisciplinary discussion with Georgia College & State University experts, as we explore the intricate relationships between food systems, cultural practices and our planet. Whether you're passionate about sustainability and environmental issues,...