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Professionals across the state are strengthening regional connections to better improve educational outcomes for students who have experienced foster care and/or homelessness following a University of Georgia conference. More than 175 individuals registered for the 2024 Embark Georgia Leadership Conference,… Full story

A statewide network led by the University of Georgia is receiving a boost of financial support to improve educational outcomes for youth who have experienced foster care and/or homelessness. Embark Georgia received $1.1 million from the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation’s… Full story

A long-standing leadership program at the University of Georgia continues to help nonprofit professionals from around Georgia sharpen their personal and organizational leadership skills. Twenty-five nonprofit leaders attended the 2024 Executive Leadership Program for Nonprofit Organizations Jan. 7-12 at the… Full story

In south Georgia, rural Berrien County found it difficult to start a leadership program, while neighboring Cook County felt its leadership program needed an update. With the help of a leadership initiative through the University of Georgia, the two counties… Full story

The Georgia Possible program is helping high school students like Cedar Shoals High School 11th grader Jamar Bailey envision their futures. On a recent visit to Athens Technical College, Bailey had an opportunity to visit the welding department and meet… Full story

The University of Georgia recognized Santiago Marquez, a leader in Georgia’s Hispanic community, for his work in developing leaders across the state at the UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development annual leadership conference. Marquez, CEO of the Latin American… Full story

Thirty high school students from across Georgia are developing leadership skills and building knowledge about the state through a statewide youth leadership program at the University of Georgia. The 10th and 11th graders from 29 counties, selected from more than… Full story

Thirty youth from across Georgia have been selected to participate in the inaugural statewide Youth LEAD Georgia program that will be run by the University of Georgia. These 30 10th- and 11th-graders were selected by an external committee from more… Full story

The University of Georgia provides opportunities for young people to develop leadership skills and plan for the future through pre-collegiate programs. For one young person, attending the Embark Summer Precollegiate Program at the University of Georgia completely changed how they… Full story

Working with the University of Georgia, the east Georgia community of Thomson-McDuffie County continues to focus on building its next generation of leaders. The UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development, working with the Thomson-McDuffie Chamber of Commerce, will kick… Full story

The University of Georgia (UGA) continues to accept nominations for rising 10th- and 11th-graders to participate in the inaugural Youth LEAD Georgia class in January 2024. This past January, UGA received a $1.5 million pledge from Chick-fil-A, Inc. to support… Full story

The University of Georgia will provide support to eight programs around the state through the fourth year of an annual leadership initiative. This week, the UGA J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development announced the eight recipients of the 2023 Innovations… Full story