Past Events

Oct 23

UGA hosts a screening and discussion of In Search of Phillis Wheatley Peters, a new, thirty-five minute documentary about America’s first published Black poet. Produced by Askew Pictures, the film illuminates a largely overlooked chapter of Wheatley Peters’ story: her marriage to John Peters and the radical choices she made in pursuit of autonomy, dignity, and love.

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries, 271
Oct 08

SAVE THE DATE

9th Annual Disability History Symposium

We Make It Happen: Mutual Aid as a Call to Action

Keynote Speakers: Tim Vogt and Jan Goings - Starfire Council, Cincinnati

9:00 am to 3:30 pm
Sep 28

This two-part nonpartisan program hosted by Dr. Charles Bullock brings together frontline election administrators-- including local county board members, state election officials, and legal experts-- for an objective look at the operational and legal dynamics shaping the upcoming cycle.

Part 1: An Inside Look at Election Administration, moderated by Gabriel Sterling, Director of Special Projects, Georgia Secretary of State's Office.

3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries, Auditorium (271)
Sep 24

THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT

5:15 pm
Sep 18

On Friday, September 18, 2026, the American Founding Group and the School of Public and International Affairs will host a celebration of Constitution Day. The centerpiece of these festivities is a lecture by Richard Primus, Theodore J. St. Antoine Collegiate Professor at the University of Michigan Law School.

1:30 pm to 3:00 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries
Sep 10

Join the Hargrett Rarebook and Manuscript Library on Thursday, September 10th at 6pm for a conversation with acclaimed American portrait and special photographer Nancy Ellison, in celebration of our newest exhibition Seeking Intrinsic Essence, Whatever Direction: The Photography of Nancy Ellison. Light refreshments will be provided. 

Free parking can be found in the Hull Street Deck after 5pm. 

More on Ellison and the exhibition below:

6:00 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries, 285
Apr 28

Join the UGA Special Collections Libraries for an opening reception to celebrate a series of new case exhibitions curated by UGA   undergraduate students! Enjoy food and drink in the exhibition hallway and meet student curators inside the galleries to learn more about their displays.

This event is free and open to the public. If you have any questions, please contact Jan Hebbard, jhebbard@uga.edu.

3:30 pm to 5:00 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries, 2nd Floor Exhibition Hallway
Apr 17

The Department of Political Science invites guests to attend the George S. Parthemos Lecture featuring a lecture by Professor Jack Knight, Frederic Cleaveland Distinguished Professor of Law and Political Science at Duke University.

3:00 pm to 4:00 pm Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries, Auditorium (271)