Four years ago, the theater program at the Academy of Richmond County was practically nonexistent. It had approximately 40 students with one beginning theater class and a couple of music classes, but there were no...
Anything but Typical
You might think you’ve read this story before. In a way, you have. In part, it’s about a student of modest means pushed to his limits by his education. Challenged every step of the way, the student finds a place to...
3 Qs: Pardon Ndhlovu
PARDON NDHLOVU came to Augusta University as an international student from Zimbabwe. During his time as a student, Ndhlovu also served as a graduate assistant coach for both the cross country and track and field teams...
Stronger for the Struggle
Bernard Roberson’s future was just unfolding as a health crisis threatened to stop him in his tracks. Up through early adulthood, the native of Metter, Georgia, had managed to reconcile oversized ambitions with...
History & Heritage: Lifelong Fight to ‘Give the Girls A Chance’
Sixty-four-year-old Julia Flisch stands at the front of a classroom at the Junior College of Augusta. Many of her male students regard her with frank suspicion and barely concealed hostility. It’s 1925, it’s the South...
Answers Along the Way: Barbara Simms
Representative Barbara Sims (R – Augusta) surprised the area’s political pundits last June when she announced that she wouldn’t be running for another term. After a decade in office, she leaves Atlanta as the chairman...
