Category: Diversity

Agnes Scott’s Global Leadership Conference to Focus on Social Mobility, Wealth Generation

Agnes Scott's Main Building is its most recognizable.

Interrogating its history in recent months, Agnes Scott College has clearly seen one thing: the present-day invisibility of many who helped establish the private women’s liberal arts school. Trained by… Continue reading Agnes Scott’s Global Leadership Conference to Focus on Social Mobility, Wealth Generation

International Students Contribute to Record Freshman Enrollments at Georgia Universities

Kennesaw State welcomed students from 66 countries for the fall semester. Photo: KSU

For the University of Georgia, drawing students from across 148 of the state’s 159 counties might be the most impressive feat. But also peppered in among the record 6,200 first-year… Continue reading International Students Contribute to Record Freshman Enrollments at Georgia Universities

Atlanta’s Pitch to Belgian Princess: Diversity in Business Is Our Thing

Princess Astrid (seated, second from left) listens to presentations from Belgium gaming industry leaders at Georgia State University's Creative Media Industries Institute. CMII Director Brennen Dicker is seated next to her (third from right). Photo: Trevor Williams

When Jill Vanparys, a freelance video game designer from Belgium, welcomed her country’s princess to Georgia State University this week, she considered what kind of game might be created to… Continue reading Atlanta’s Pitch to Belgian Princess: Diversity in Business Is Our Thing