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Columns::October 13, 2003

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A scholar in Middle Eastern history, Eve Troutt Powell joined UGA’s history department in 1995.

Prof makes history: Eve Troutt Powell becomes first UGA faculty member to receive MacArthur Fellowship

Eve Troutt Powell, an associate professor of history, has been named a recipient of a “no strings attached” $500,000 MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, the first faculty member in UGA history to be so honored.
The MacArthur Fellows Program is designed to emphasize the importance of the creative individual in society. Fellows are selected for the originality and creativity of their work and the potential to do more in the future. Candidates are nominated, evaluated and selected through a rigorous and confidential process. No one may apply for the awards, nor are any interviews conducted with nominees.

Carter, Knight Foundation president, to give McGill Lecture

“Watchdog, lapdog, hunting dog or kennel dog? The press in America is at a crossroads,” says award-winning journalist and commentator Hodding Carter III, who will deliver the 25th Ralph McGill Lecture.
Carter says his lecture, “Who Speaks for the People?” will explore the state of journalism today and offer ideas for the future. He will speak at 5 p.m., Oct. 14, in room 101 of the Student Learning Center.

Expert on neo-Nazi organization will discuss domestic terrorism

Writer Daniel Levitas, an expert on the subject of white supremacists and neo-Nazi organizations, will deliver a lecture titled “Domestic Terrorism and Paramilitary Hate in the Post 9/11 Era” Oct. 14 at 4 p.m. The talk will be held in room 265 of Park Hall and is free and open to the public.
Levitas is the author of The Terrorist Next Door: The Militia Movement and the Radical Right, which was nominated for both a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. He edited the handbook “When Hate Groups Come to Town” and contributed to Anti-Semitism in America Today. He has appeared on ABC, CBS, CNN and PBS to discuss his work.

The agenda for the weekend includes a question-and-answer session with President Adams, tours of campus sites and information sessions.

A taste of college life: UGA hosts weekend for parents, families

On Oct. 17 and 18, the university will hold its fourth annual Parents and Families Weekend for all parents and families of UGA undergraduate students.
“The weekend offers family members an opportunity to visit on their student’s turf and to experience campus together,” says Marjie Graham, director of the Parents and Families Association. “The parents of new students, especially, have a whole new set of questions now that their sons and daughters are living away from home.”

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