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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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  • 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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  • Daniel Levitas discusses his new book *The Terrorist Next Door*. Georgia Perimeter College presents Levitas, writer of the *The Terrorist Next Door: The Militia Movement and the Radical Right*, which was nominated for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. An expert in anti-Semitic, neo-Nazi, and white supremacist studies, Levitas is an instructor and contributor to such publications as *The New York Times*, *The Nation*, and *The Los Angeles Times Book Review*.
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  • Georgia Perimeter College Professor Shawn L. Williams leads a slavery symposium discussion on The Willie Lynch Syndrome: Consequences of Mythologizing History. The Willie Lynch Syndrome has been devised to explain the psychological problems and disunity among black people. Williams debunks the myth of Lynch's existence and urges careful analysis of history for understanding the impact of slavery and white supremacy on African Americans.
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  • Professor Rhonda Wilkins examines the theory that US prisons have become the modern day plantations for young black men. Her presentation is part of a slavery symposium at Georgia Perimeter College.
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  • Writer Travis Hunter discusses his writing career and his writing process.
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  • Writer Lee Smith reads from some of her books, on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of *The Chattahoochee Review*.
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  • Writer Richard Bausch reads from his short story, *Immigration*.
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  • Townsend Prize-winning author Renee Dodd discusses her novel, *A Cabinet of Wonders*, which tells the stories of all the "Wonders" who work in a 1920s sideshow.
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  • Harold Katner, chief of infectious diseases and professor of internal medicine at Mercer University School of Medicine, presents a graphic explanation of HIV/AIDS. This event is part of the 2008 HIV Prevention Symposium held in conjunction with World AIDS Day.
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  • Georgia Perimeter College Professor Behnaz Rouhani delivers a talk on how a good attitude in life can lead to higher levels of success and satisfaction.
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