FMLA allows employees to balance their work and family lives by taking reasonable unpaid* leave for certain family and medical reasons. The FMLA seeks to accomplish this in a manner that accommodates the legitimate interests of employers, minimizes the potential for employment discrimination on the basis of gender, while promoting equal employment opportunity for men […]

Registration is now open for three virtual faculty development Foci series sponsored by Charles A. Dana Center at the University of Texas, Austin, with support from Strong Start to Finish. Each is open to all disciplines (including Series 2, which has a default math/STEM focus). Registration is free and on a first-come, first-served basis. Each faculty cadre […]

The University System of Georgia (USG) has named Lisa Jellum, Division Chair of Health Sciences at Georgia Highlands College, a 2020-2021 USG Leadership Fellow. As a subject matter expert, Jellum will provide meaningful support to colleagues systemwide. “This group represents the best faculty and staff from USG institutions across the state, and I congratulate them […]

Join Student Engagement as we honor Black History Month by highlighting former slaves who went on to impact America. “There is no liberty to him who feels himself limited by the want of the dollar.” Henry “Box” Brown Brown got his nickname “box” for mailing himself to freedom. Once Brown was mailed and shipped to […]