Join us for a discussion with Lars Hinrichs, associate professor of linguistics at the University of Texas at Austin, and Axel Bohmann, assistant professor of English at University of Freiburg in Germany. They will discuss the building of the Digital Archive of Texas English Speech, a legacy archive containing recordings from 1934 to 2020, and how it can be used to map linguistic changes in Texas English over time.

Applications are due for the 2021 Spark Award For Undergraduate Research in Linguistics.  Applications for the Spark Award for Undergraduate Research can be completed by filling out the following form: 2021%20Undergraduate%20Research%20Awards%20-%20Call%20for%20Applications.pdf  and emailing it to linguistics@uga.edu.

Date the Graduate School will accept theses/dissertations for format checks for future graduations.

Date of degree conferral. Diplomas will be mailed approximately six to eight weeks after graduation. Address changes, if necessary, should be made with the Office of the Registrar to ensure receipt of diplomas. Students completing degree requirements during Summer 2021 will have the option to participate in Fall 2021 commencement ceremony.

Final date for completing all requirements except submission of theses/dissertations (see earlier deadlines).  The Graduate School must receive notification concerning removal of incompletes, final examinations, etc., for Summer 2021 graduation. (This does not include grades for courses in which students are currently enrolled.)

Final date for the receipt of the following by the Graduate School: Final Defense Approval Form & ETD Submission Approval Form (all doctoral, MS, MA, MHP, MLA, MAEE, MUPD) and final corrected ETD for Summer 2021 graduation.

Final date for submitting one complete copy of a thesis or dissertation for a format check for Summer 2021 graduation.

Final date for submitting requests for transfer of credit, with accompanying transcripts, to the Graduate School for students graduating in Summer 2021.

Final date for doctoral students to submit information for Fall 2021 Commencement program.

• Final date to apply for degree/certificate for Summer 2021 graduation.
• Final date for submitting program of study forms to the Graduate School for graduation in Summer 2021. An approved Advisory Committee form for Master of Arts, Master of Science, and all doctoral Candidates must be on file by this date.