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UGA Distinguished Research Professor Peter Smagorinsky writes another in his ongoing Great Georgia Teacher series in the May 8 edition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

The University of Georgia has dramatically expanded its online course offerings and degree programs, providing students the flexibility to complete their degree requirements more quickly and expanding access to undergraduate and graduate programs for working adults.

The University of Georgia Judiciary has renamed its annual celebration the Jenny Penney Oliver University Judiciary Recognition and Induction Ceremony in honor of the late former adviser, and College of Education faculty member Jenny Penney Oliver.

James Zhang, a professor of sport management, has been elected as a Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology.

"Drawing Change: The ART of Teacher Education," a graphica art show featuring the collaborative work of art education doctoral student Jim Woglom and associate professor Stephanie Jones, will be held at the Taylor-Grady House on Wednesday, May 14 from 6-8:30 p.m. The art can be acquired by donations, all of which will go to benefit a Garnet Ridge community afterschool,program called The Awesome Clubhouse @ La Escuelita, which Jones helped create.

Nathan Jenkins and Illse Mason, both assistant professors in the College of Education's Department of Kinesiology, were among 17 University of Georgia faculty to receive funding from the UGA the Office of the Vice President for Instruction for projects designed to improve teaching.

Cory Buxton, a professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice in the University of Georgia College of Education, has been named the UGA Athletic Association Professor in Education.

College of Education professor John Dayton served as editor-in-chief of the inaugural issue of the _Education Law & Policy Review_, a new law and policy journal.