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Combating loneliness through peer education March 4, 2021 Division of Academic Enhancement launches peer ally program to foster relationships Change can be nerve-wracking, especially for incoming college students. On top of that, COVID-19 presents its own set of challenges for students, like second-year transfer Scott Wagner. “COVID has taken advantage of my shy nature,” said Wagner, a computer science major in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. “Pushing things online and not really having the opportunities to randomly meet people has been tough.” The University of Georgia’s Division of Academic Enhancement is working to overcome that obstacle through peer education. ....