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Carrollton, Georgia, May 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The University of West Georgia awarded an honorary degree to Zac Brown – the internationally renowned musician, singer-songwriter, and founder...

Carrollton, Georgia, May 24, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As part of its commitment to provide competitive, career-focused academic programs, the University of West Georgia plans to introduce a new...

Carrollton, Georgia, Dec. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When Samantha Conerly learned she couldn’t attend the Fall 2021 University of West Georgia commencement ceremony for health reasons, she...

Carrollton, Georgia, Oct. 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roy Richards Sr. – founder of Southwire and 1931 alumnus of Fourth District A&M School, the institution that became the University of West...

Carrollton, Georgia, Oct. 19, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The University of West Georgia’s larger-than-life mascot, Wolfie, has teamed up with some of his closest colleagues to share his origin story...

Carrollton, Georgia, April 23, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- University of West Georgia President Dr. Brendan Kelly and Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Jon Preston have named...

Carrollton, Georgia - University of West Georgia, March 25, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The next director of athletics at the University of West Georgia will travel 2,400 miles east to Go West. UWG...

Carrollton, Georgia, Feb. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With a commitment to curating a first-choice university and the collective voice of more than 1,300 stakeholders, the University of West...

Carrollton, Georgia, Dec. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When Maggie Leptrone, a nursing student at the University of West Georgia, walked across the stage at Commencement Saturday morning, she wasn’t...

Carrollton, Georgia, Aug. 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The University of West Georgia has begun the process of strategic planning for the future of the university with a strategic vision expressed...