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Georgia Perimeter College

Georgia Perimeter College, the third largest institution of the University System of Georgia, serves more than 20,000 students through six locations in metro Atlanta, Alpharetta, Clarkston, Dunwoody, Decatur, Lawrenceville and Newton County. GPC boasts one of the most diverse populations in the USG system, with students representing more than 140 countries. GPC offers degrees in 39 liberal arts programs; degrees and certificates in career programs; Continuing Education and Corporate Training Certificate Programs. We are one of the top 100 associate degree-granting institutions in the nation and the 20th fastest-growing two-year college in the United States. GPC offers the most online courses of any educational institution in Georgia, and has the most Joint Enrollment students. The Chattahoochee Review literary magazine is a nationally recognized literary journal sponsored by Georgia Perimeter College. Our purpose, a twenty-five year literary tradition, is to publish original writing of literary merit. Each quarter, we publish the best in creative writing, essays, fiction, literary criticisms; everything you've come to expect from a celebrated literary magazine. The Writers Institute brings together the College's writers and literary publications to create a new center for the literary arts at GPC.

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  • Leonard Pitts Jr. discusses the current state of the American news media and rise of punditry that passes as journalism.
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  • Morris Dees Jr. discusses the founding of the Southern Poverty Law Center and talks about his experience with this group. **Morris Dees Jr.** is famous for his crusade against white supremacist hate groups, and known for his landmark cases, which forced groups such as the Ku Klux Klan and the Neo-Nazis to disband. Dees' work has been fictionalized in a 1991 movie called *Line of Fire: The Morris Dees Story*, as well as in numerous books.
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    Georgia Perimeter College
  • Canadian author Nino Ricci re-tells the New Testament story from a modern perspective, emphasizing the interplay of history and modernity in how we think. This event is cosponsored by the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum.
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    Georgia Perimeter College
  • Jeff Sliz, one of the premier criminal defense lawyers in Gwinnett County, Georgia, explains how the legal system works from a defense attorney's perspective.
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  • William Julius Wilson, a professor of sociology at Harvard University and winner of the American Sociological Association's Sydney Spivack Award, talks about his book, There Goes the Neighborhood: Racial, Ethnic, and Class Tensions in Four Chicago Neighborhoods and Their Meaning for America.
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    Georgia Perimeter College
  • Mark Bixler, author of *The Lost Boys of Sudan* and staff writer at *The Atlanta Journal Constitution*, discusses the Sudanese conflict and challenges facing refugees.
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    Georgia Perimeter College
  • Lawrence Hill talks about his new book, *Someone Knows My Name* at The Writers Institute of Georgia Perimeter College. Also known as *The Book of Negroes* in Canada, it is a work of fiction based on an actual British ledger of the same name that lists black loyalists who were relocated after the American Revolutionary War.
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    Georgia Perimeter College
  • Author Karin Slaughter talks off the cuff about her latest installment, *Fractured*. This event comes to AFN from The Writers Institute at Georgia Perimeter College and the Atlanta Writers Club.
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    Georgia Perimeter College
  • Dr. Alawode Oladele discusses his work on fighting AIDS. Georgia Perimeter College presents Dr. Alawode Oladele, CEO of Premiere International Health Care.
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    Georgia Perimeter College
  • Elizabeth Cox discusses her newest collection of short stories, *Bargains in the Real World*. Lauded for her deft touch in portraying the human condition, Cox's thirteen stories feature characters who are forced to strike a bargain with the world in order to survive. Cox is the author of three novels and recipient of the O. Henry Award. She defines herself as an educator as well as a writer, offering innovative approaches to writing fiction.
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    Georgia Perimeter College