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Columns::November 12, 2001

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Board of regents, UGA will not appeal admissions decision

Regents and University of Georgia officials said Nov. 9 they will not appeal the UGA admissions lawsuit to the United States Supreme Court, but instead will concentrate their efforts on increasing diversity on the Athens campus through other means.
Chancellor Stephen R. Portch said the decision was a difficult one made in consultation with President Michael F. Adams, the governor and attorney general and members of their staffs, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, representing intervenors in the case.

Eternal triangle: love, lust and power

University Theatre presents Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare Nov. 14-17 at 8 p.m., with matinees Nov. 17 and 18 at 2:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Theatre. Ray Paolino, associate professor and head of the drama department’s acting program, directs this updated, MTV-style production. Tickets are $12 for the general public and $10 for students.

Tarek Grantham, Kecia Thomas and Rosemary Phelps coordinate one of only four national model “Preparing Future Faculty” programs in psychology.

Teaching teachers

College and university faculty members in their first jobs usually know their subjects well enough. Often, however, junior faculty aren’t prepared for many of the challenges that come with the job.
A national program called “Preparing Future Faculty” has been working to change that situation since 1992, and the effort now includes some 43 doctoral degree-granting universities and 295 partner institutions. Psychologists from the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Education brought the effort to UGA--and to the state of Georgia--last year, and already the group’s work is paying off.

U.S. ambassador will speak at fall Commencement

Mercer Reynolds

The U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, Mercer Reynolds, will be the speaker for the fall semester Commencement Dec. 15.
Reynolds, a former business executive with a background in international affairs, will speak at a combined ceremony for undergraduate, graduate and professional students who complete degree requirements at the end of fall semester. The ceremony will be at 9:30 a.m. in Stegeman Coliseum.

AJC editorial page editor will deliver McGill Lecture

Cynthia Tucker

Cynthia Tucker, the editorial page editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, will give the 24th annual Ralph McGill Lecture for the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 14 in the Chapel. Tucker will frame her discussion of the current state of American journalism by focusing on the media’s coverage of recent events. The public is invited to the lecture at no charge.

Noted scientist presents fall Charter Lecture

Lynn Margulis

When she was small, Lynn Margulis always said she wanted to be an explorer and writer when she grew up.
As an adult, she pursued her ambition with ground-breaking research on cell biology and microbial evolution, and major contributions to one of the more intriguing scientific theories of the last half of the 20th century: the Gaia hypothesis.
And though she is now an internationally acclaimed scientist and recipient of some of her profession’s most prestigious honors, Margulis--who will deliver the fall Charter Lecture Nov. 19--still considers herself an explorer and writer.

Forum essay: What kind of world do we want in 2020?

The Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the events that have followed have made some Americans want to reduce the number of visas authorized for international students. According to this well-intentioned strategy, if we close our borders we will keep terrorists out and make ourselves safer. But will locking our doors make us safe at home if the rest of the world remains torn by conflict? And for how long do we keep our doors locked?

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