The Power of Hope Animated Short Film Directed By Kalia Love Jones Qualifies For The Peabody Awards
Share Article The Power of Hope animated short film directed by 14-year old Kalia Love Jones qualifies for the prestigious Peabody Awards. SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (PRWEB) April 06, 2021 The Power of Hope animated short film directed by 14-year old Kalia Love Jones qualifies for the prestigious Peabody Awards. The Power of Hope animated short film is a powerful and moving film. So much so that Kalia Love Jones had a recent TV interview on The Today Show and during the TV interview former First Lady Michelle Obama said she was very moved by the talented 14-year old director Kalia Love Jones and her animated short film The Power of Hope and it s important message. She also stated via Instagram and Facebook of how proud she is of director Kalia Love Jones and that The Power of Hope animated short film is a
Three faculty members receive 2021 Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
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Three University of Georgia faculty members have been named recipients of the Richard B. Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, which recognize outstanding instruction by faculty members early in their academic careers.
The Russell Foundation established the Russell Awards during the 1991-1992 academic year to honor the late U.S. Sen. Richard B. Russell. The awards include a $10,000 cash award.
“Recipients of the Russell Awards exemplify the commitment to innovative and engaging instruction that makes the University of Georgia one of America’s leading public universities,” said S. Jack Hu, the university’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. “I congratulate this year’s honorees and appreciate their dedication to our students.”
Editor s note: This story is part of a series written by the University of Georgia called Georgia Groundbreakers that celebrates innovative and visionary faculty, students, alumni and leaders throughout the history of UGA and their enduring impact on the state, the nation and the world.
Maxine Clark’s superpower isn’t giving figurative life to teddy bears.
It’s her curiosity.
“I always wanted to know how things work,” she said. “I was always asking why, and I think that’s what entrepreneurs do. They’re trying to find a solution to a problem.”
Clark’s sense of curiosity led her on a journey from working an early job at a department store company to founding Build-A-Bear Workshop to redeveloping a dilapidated hospital in St. Louis into a collaborative, mixed-use development that includes living spaces and provides office space, along with shared services and other resources, for nonprofits, foundations and community support organizations.
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Maria Taylor to deliver Commencement address
March 10, 2021
Retiring VP of Research to give the graduate Commencement address
ESPN reporter and UGA alumna Maria Taylor will deliver the University of Georgia spring undergraduate Commencement address. Her live remarks on May 13 at 7:30 p.m. in Sanford Stadium will be recorded and shared with graduates at the May 14 and May 15 ceremonies.
David Lee, Vice President for Research at the University of Georgia, will deliver the address at the graduate ceremony on May 14 at 10 a.m. in Sanford Stadium.
Since graduating from UGA in 2009 with a degree in broadcast news from the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, Taylor has risen through the ranks of sports journalism and is now in her seventh season as an analyst, host and reporter for ESPN. She later returned to the university to pursue her Master of Business Administration, which she completed in May 2013.