Women's History Month 2024 at Georgia State
Women's History Month 2024 at Georgia State
Celebrate Women's History Month at Georgia State in March 2024 with many exciting and impactful activities!
Celebrate Women's History Month at Georgia State in March 2024 with many exciting and impactful activities!
"My Mind Stayed on Freedom: The Revolutionary Voice of Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer,” a special production in words and music, is one of the creative highlights scheduled for the fourth annual Mario A.J. Bennekin Black History Month Symposium at Georgia State University’s Perimeter College.
The play, which debuts Wednesday, Feb. 21 at the college, uses drama, music and dance to celebrate American voting and women’s rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer through her own spoken words and songs. Hamer was a sharecropper forced by economic circumstances to leave school at age 12. She emerged as a formidable Freedom Fighter in the movement for African American liberation.
Celebrate Juneteenth, Caribbean American Heritage Month, Pride and more during summer 2023 - check out our events page here.
Georgia State University's 2023 MLK Commemoration in honor of the life, legacy and vision of The Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be held Thursday, Jan. 19, at 4 p.m. at the Student Center East Ballroom with keynote speaker India.Arie. Click the link to visit the MLK Commemoration event page for more information about this week's exciting activities!
Raphael Bostic, president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, met with students and faculty for a conversation on financial inclusion on August 31 during a visit to Georgia State University arranged by the Georgia Fintech Academy of the University System of Georgia. The Robinson College of Business co-sponsored the event. Bostic spoke passionately about the role of the Atlanta Fed and the industry in improving economic mobility and resilience. He identified three areas where innovation or policy can make a difference. Click the link to this story to learn more.
The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents unanimously approved honorary degrees for Georgia State’s “Ground Crew” – the three women who worked tirelessly to desegregate Georgia State University.
Georgia State University’s Department of Africana Studies will commemorate and celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 1992 sit-in on campus that led to the creation of the department and other efforts to embrace diversity on campus. The department will host a series of virtual and in-person events from Monday, Oct. 31 through Sunday, Nov. 6 that are free and open to the campus community and public at large. The first panel will feature a conversation with some of the student activists.
Diwali is a major festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists, notably Newar Buddhists. The festival usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika.