University students and disabled community members will work together to address issues facing people with disabilities in a new course, according to a press release. The course, called “Current Problems in Kinesiology,” will pair an able-bodied student with a disabled member of the community. The students will learn about issues facing the disabled while also [...]

The Office of Student Conduct will be pursuing an informal resolution against Georgia cornerback Branden Smith, according to documents obtained by The Red & Black. Smith was arrested on March 11 in Alabama for second degree possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor offense, according to the Henry County Sherriff’s Office police report. “regarding [sic] the resolution [...]

Blueprint presidential candidate John Bowden discussed his platform and answered questions about student fees, the new medical campus and student organizations on Wednesday’s WUOG’s “Athens Journal.” Sean Malone, YOUnited presidential candidate, did not participate in the debate after his candidate for vice president Jamie Conner failed to meet necessary GPA requirements. In an overview of [...]

Students taking online courses through Independent Distance Learning could be surprised by their course policies. Rodney Mauricio, chair of the Educational Affairs Committee, said the EAC subcommittee, which reviews and decides on student academic appeals, has been conflicted in their decisions regarding several IDL cases. “There are cases of appeals where there is a conflict [...]

The University’s Equal Opportunity Office found that a former Arabic professor had discriminated against students, but University President Michael Adams found otherwise, according to an appeal of the case. In December 2011, Adams found Haider Bhuiyan, who left the University that same month, had not violated the Non-Discrimination and Anti-Harassment policy. “Having reviewed the materials [...]

Students expecting to field questions to University President Michael Adams may have to wait for another time. Open Mic with Mike, scheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m., was cancelled after Adams became sick, said Tom Jackson, vice president for public affairs. Hosted by the Student Government Association, the forum allows University students to pick Adams’ [...]

Student-on-student sexual harassment cases will now be handled by the Equal Opportunity Office, according to Janyce Dawkins, interim director of the EOO at the University. The change went into effect last September, but was recently brought up at a March 23 University Council meeting. Dawkins said student cases with regards to enforcement were previously handled [...]

A nationwide search is in the works to find a new University Equal Opportunity Office director. The EOO is responsible for making sure the University complies with any laws or policies involving discrimination and enforces the University’s non-discrimination and anti-harassment policies. It also manages the Affirmative Action Plan, coordinates the Ombudsperson Program and maintains the [...]

Students will have the opportunity to speak with University President Michael Adams at Tuesday night’s Open Mic with Mike. The event, held in the Dawg Pen inside of Tate Student Center, involves students asking Adams about the ongoing concerns of the University. Past discussions have included tuition increases, the institutional fee and the University’s financial [...]

Two new associate deans have been named in the University’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences. Deborah Murray will be beginning her tenure as the FACS associate dean for UGA Extension and outreach on May 7, according to a press release from UGA Today. She is coming to the University from the University of Kentucky [...]