Emory University’s relationship with the author Sir Salman Rushdie began 11 years ago when he came to its campus to give a series of lectures on modern literature named after […]
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inBusiness
International Business Development Firm Seeks Part-time Associate
Atlanta-based Cognegy LLC, a privately held business development firm, seeks a part-time business support associate willing to work remotely for 20 to 30 hours per week. Cognegy is primarily engaged […]
Posted inEducation
UGA’s Global Georgia Initiative Features Ecuadorian Conservation Program
The 2015 Global Georgia Initiative at the University of Georgia is to present a lecture titled “An Amazon Contribution to Global Survival” on Feb. 19 at 4 p.m. in the […]
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$1.9 Million Grant to Expand UGA’s Latin American Programs
The University of Georgia’s Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute is to use a $1.9 million grant that it has received from the U.S. Education Department “to dramatically expand the […]
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Murder of North Carolina Muslim Students Mourned at Solidarity Vigil
A hundred Atlantans, primarily from local universities, participated in an interfaith vigil the evening of Feb. 12 to show solidarity with three young Muslims who were killed by a neighbor […]
Posted inTrade
VW to Abandon Brunswick’s Port for Jacksonville by May 1
The decision of the Volkswagen Group of America Inc. to select the Port of Jacksonville, Fla., as its “Southeastern Port” was prompted by Florida’s importance as the second largest market […]
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U.N. Taps Georgia Tech Prof. to Launch Macau Program
The Georgia Institute of Technology has granted Michael L. Best, who teaches in the university’s Sam Nunn School of International Affairs and College of Computing, a four-year leave of absence […]
Posted inDiplomacy
Applications for Swedish Passports Must Go Through Washington
The Swedish embassy in Washington announced on Feb. 12 that Swedish citizens seeking a new passport or to renew an old one must do so at the embassy due to […]
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N3 Seeks Atlanta-based Portuguese Speakers for Direct Sales to Brazil
Atlanta-based technology firm N3 LLC is in the process of hiring Portuguese speakers familiar with Brazil to staff recently contracted business. The company is hiring the Portuguese speakers in its […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Opening of the American India Foundation’s Atlanta Office to Be Celebrated March 27
The opening of an Atlanta office of the New York-based American India Foundation is to be celebrated with a gala reception on the evening of Friday, March 27, at the […]