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Institute’s Scott Pippin honored with Faculty Research Excellence Award
Scott Pippin, UGA Institute of Government faculty, was honored recently with an award for research excellence. As part of the University of Georgia’s Research Awards Program, Pippin received the 2025 Non-Tenure Track Faculty Research Excellence Award.

Institute’s Kaitlin Messich receives Walter Barnard Hill Award
Kaitlin Messich has been honored with a Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach. A UGA Institute of Government faculty member, Messich’s expertise in visual communication helps address challenges in the state and fosters economic development through...


Moving Along – Crisp, Emanuel and Marion
The recent UGA workshop provided an opportunity for teams from Crisp, Emanuel and Marion counties to connect with their counterparts around the state as they gear up to execute the plans they have created through their first year in the program.

We Know Georgia: Rural Georgia communities mark progress with PROPEL
Institute of Government program helps rural communities make strides in workforce and community development