The McGill Medal for Journalistic Courage awarded annually by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication is to be awarded to Jason Rezaian, a correspondent for […]
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Korean University With Georgia Ties and KSU’s Coles College Honored for Innovative Programs
With more than 100 representatives of business schools from around the world looking on, the SolBridge International School of Business in Daegeon, South Korea, and the Coles College of Business […]
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Emory-Carter Center to Remain Tied by Values and Pragmatic Goals
While still in office, President Jimmy Carter came for a groundbreaking of the Cannon Chapel at Emory’s Candler School of Theology in the sweltering August of 1979 — the same […]
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Child Survivor of the Holocaust and Preeminent Human Rights Judge Recalls His Experience as a Refugee
The plight of refugees is never far from Judge Thomas Buergenthal’s mind. Having experienced by the age of 10 the insecurity of a stateless person, the bombs and bullets of […]
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Courage and Compassion: ‘A Lucky Child Survives Auschwitz’
By John Parkerson On Jan. 24, 2016, Am Yisrael Chai held its annual “Courage and Compassion” International Holocaust Remembrance in Sandy Springs. The keynote speaker was Judge/Professor Thomas Buergenthal, who […]
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Israeli Career Platform Enters Atlanta
An Israeli firm that helps students transition into jobs is stepping into Atlanta to feel out its potential in the U.S. market. AcadeME Ltd. has a software platform that helps students […]
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Georgia State Professor Keeps Eye on Zika While Planning Brazil Initiatives
A Georgia State University professor’s efforts to intensify ties with northeastern Brazil have a timing problem: the area is one of the hardest-hit by the mosquito-borne Zika virus now spreading […]
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Carter Visits U.K., Welcomes More Funding for Final Push to Wipe Out Guinea Worm
Jimmy Carter is in the United Kingdom this week drumming up further support for his Atlanta-based nonprofit’s efforts to wipe out tropical diseases. The former U.S. president gave a nearly […]
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Europe Through German Eyes
On Jan. 22, 1963, France and Germany signed a treaty at the Élysée Palace in Paris that ended centuries of rivalry and laid a new foundation for amicable relations between […]
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Italy Trip to Raise Funds for Kennesaw’s Tuscany Programs
It’s not often that you can eat, drink and be merry and support education in the process, but that’s the opportunity Kennesaw State University is offering on an upcoming trip […]