O'Connor Institute

With dozens of academic publications to his credit on the subject of Flannery O’Connor, ’45, you would never know that Dr. Bruce Gentry had a negative reaction the first time he read the famous author’s work.“The first time I was given a Flannery O’Connor story to read, it scared me,” Gentry said. “I didn’t immediately fall in love with this author. But I couldn’t forget ‘A Good Man Is Hard to Find.’”Gentry says that as an undergraduate student of English and journalism at the University...

A nearly $400,000 grant will help promote writing and literacy skills for youth in Baldwin County schools. Georgia College has been awarded funds for a new Writing for Success program from the Department of Education. The program will include a combination of workshops, one-on-one consultations and peer advising for K-12 students at their schools. “Georgia College is committed to supporting our community and is dedicated to fostering the success of students in our local public schools...

It was a bizarre time to begin a new job—let alone launch an organization from scratch.  COVID-19 quickly turned Dr. Irene Burgess’ new position as inaugural executive director of Georgia College’s new Andalusia Institute into a quagmire of possible pitfalls. But the opening was ‘virtually’ flawless. “It’s gratifying that we’ve been able to develop the start of an Andalusia Institute culture, despite the challenges of the time,” Burgess said. “Actually, COVID was one of the better...