USG NEWS:
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/national-search-for-top-post-stays-local/article_466b5a16-6b52-11e2-b228-001a4bcf6878.html
National search for top post stays local
By Jamie Gottlieb and Megan Ernst
It took six months to find the man across the hall. The Presidential Search Committee looked at candidates from across the nation, but little did the members know, the finalist in the search was already in Athens.
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/provost-jere-morehead-named-as-sole-finalist-for-uga-president/article_4acbf374-6984-11e2-af48-001a4bcf6878.html
Provost Jere Morehead named as sole finalist for UGA President
Erica Techo
The sole finalist for President of University of Georgia was announced Monday. Jere W. Morehead, vice president for academic affairs and provost, was named as the sole finalist in the presidential search for Michael Adams’ replacement by the Board of Regents.
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/morehead-deeply-committed-to-uga/article_a9cd552a-6b50-11e2-b4e7-001a4bcf6878.html
Morehead ‘deeply committed’ to UGA
by MEGAN ERNST
Jere Morehead has a simple “stump speech” — stellar students, stellar faculty and stellar facilities. And now, as the sole finalist in the University of Georgia’s presidential search he has the chance to make it happen.
USG VALUE:
www.huffingtonpost.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/30/top-engineering-schools-academic-ranking-of-world-universities_n_2569395.html#slide=2037122
Top Engineering Schools: ‘Academic Ranking Of World Universities’ Spotlights Best Programs (PHOTOS)
The Huffington Post | By William McGuinness
Which university is top-rated for engineering? Opinions differ, of course. But an annual ranking of 200 universities around the globe indicates that 13 of the top 15 universities for engineering are right here in the U.S. (Georgia Tech ranked #8)
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/charter-schools-commission-holds-first-meeting-sin/nWBQD/
Charter schools commission holds first meeting since its rebirth
By Wayne Washington
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
It’s back. The State Charter Schools Commission, brought back to life with the passage of the charter schools constitutional amendment in November, held its first meeting Wednesday.
“It’s good to be back,” said Tom Lewis, a Georgia State University executive who is one of three members of the old commission appointed to serve on its successor.
GOOD NEWS:
www.wtoc.com
http://www.wtoc.com/story/20875030/georgia-southern-rotc-wins-ranger-challenge-honor
GSU ROTC wins Ranger Challenge
By Dal Cannady
STATESBORO, GA (WTOC) – Members of the Georgia Southern University Eagle Battalion brought home hardware and big ROTC honors over the weekend. They won the 6th annual Ranger Challenge against 37 other college programs. It included long distance marches, physical fitness competition and other challenges.
RESEARCH:
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/a-healthy-conversation/2013/01/new-technique-to-identify-cause-of.html
New technique to identify cause of respiratory illnesses
Urvaksh Karkaria
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
Georgia Regents Health System physicians have developed what they say is a quick, thorough method to identify the viruses and bacteria causing respiratory illness.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/a-healthy-conversation/2013/01/georgia-regents-university-does-brain.html
Georgia Regents University does brain cell research
Urvaksh Karkaria
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
Scientists have found an early step in how the brain’s inhibitory cells get excited. A natural balance of excitement and inhibition keeps the brain from firing electrical impulses randomly and excessively, resulting in problems such as schizophrenia and seizures.
www.chronicle.augusta.com
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-01-30/southeastern-natural-sciences-academy-vies-ogeechee-river-research-funds?v=1359559291
Southeastern Natural Sciences Academy vies for Ogeechee River research funds
By Rob Pavey
Staff Writer
Augusta-based South¬eastern Natural Sciences Academy hopes to convince state regulators it can do the best job monitoring water quality in the polluted Ogeechee River. …The centerpiece of that proposal involves paying Georgia Southern Univer¬sity $766,391 to study the river’s ecology and monitor its water quality.
STATE NEEDS/ISSUES:
www.romenews-tribune.com
http://romenews-tribune.com/view/full_story/21560169/article-Ga-grown-food-exports-rising?instance=home_news_lead
Ga.-grown food exports rising
by Doug Walker, Associate Editor
Georgia has combined the efforts of its departments of Economic Development and Agriculture in a bid to enhance the export of agricultural products to exploding economies in China, India, Vietnam, Colombia, Indonesia and elsewhere. The University of Georgia College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences held one of its regional 2013 Ag Forecast meetings at the Rome-Floyd E.C.O. River Education Center on Monday, drawing producers from Hiram to Trenton into the center in Ridge Ferry Park.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.saportareport.com
http://saportareport.com/blog/2013/01/column-gov-nathan-deal-proposes-jump-in-research-funding/
Column: Gov. Nathan Deal proposes jump in research funding
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Friday, January 25, 2013
At the exact same time that the board of the Georgia Research Alliance was meeting on Jan. 17, Gov. Nathan Deal was releasing his proposed state budget. “What we are hoping for is some stability with the governor’s budget,” Mike Cassidy, GRA’s president, told members of the board, which includes top CEOs in Georgia and the presidents of the state’s six research universities.
www.eetimes.com
http://www.eetimes.com/electronics-blogs/other/4406050/Silicon-Valley-Nation–Crowd-funding-electronics-innovation
Silicon Valley Nation: Crowd-funding electronics innovation
Brian Fuller
SAN FRANCISCO–I’ve written for many years about the new development paradigm in the semiconductor industry, given cost constraints and other factors. Since venture capitalists aren’t giving entrepreneurs any love, it’s time to leverage crowd-funding, as we’ve seen in successes like Adapteva. Now comes a battery-charging idea, based on Georgia Tech patents, that’s seeking funding.
www.peachpundit.com
http://www.peachpundit.com/2013/01/29/campus-carry-good-idea-or-not/
Campus Carry: Good Idea Or Not
by BUZZ BROCKWAY • 37 COMMENTS
Monday night I spoke with the Georgia Tech College Republicans. We engaged in a spirited discussion on the subject of whether or not to allow college students who qualify for a carry permit under Georgia law to carry their gun on campus.
www.blogs.hbr.org
http://blogs.hbr.org/hbr/hbreditors/2013/01/eight_brilliant_minds_on_the_f.html
Eight Brilliant Minds on the Future of Online Education
by Eric Hellweg
The advent of massively open online classes (MOOCs) is the single most important technological development of the millennium so far. I say this for two main reasons.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/51041/
Keeping Diversity at the Center of the STEM Higher Education Agenda in 2013
by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa
Like many, I found the month of January to be a time for reflection and renewal. The month was especially meaningful for advocates of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education with the inauguration of Barack Obama for a second term—a president that has made both scientific and technological innovation, and the preparedness of students for STEM careers, major priorities of his administration.
www.ivn.us
http://ivn.us/2013/01/30/obamas-2nd-term-possibilities-for-higher-education-reform/
Obama’s Second Term Opens Possibilities for Higher Education
By Debbie Sharnak
Obama’s inaugural address focused his policy initiatives on issues like climate change and immigration reform; however, the overriding theme of his speech centered on equality in American society. According to the Brookings Institute, one of the main avenues for social mobility and overcoming disadvantage is increasing possibilities for higher education.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/01/31/competency-based-education-and-regional-accreditation
Accreditation in a Rapidly Changing World
By Paul J. LeBlanc
Historians of this period, possessing the clearsightedness that only time provides, will likely point to online learning as the disruptive technology platform that radically changed higher education, which had remained largely unchanged since the cathedral schools of medieval Europe — football, beer pong and food courts notwithstanding.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/peeling-onion
Peeling the Onion
By Matt Reed
A couple years ago, The Onion ran a story headlined “Unemployment High Because People Keep Blowing Their Job Interviews.” I was reminded of that in reading about the governor of North Carolina, Patrick McCrory, and his fusillades against the liberal arts in general and gender studies in particular.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/adobe-connect-and-limits-edtech-outsourcing
Adobe Connect and the Limits of EdTech Outsourcing
By Joshua Kim
This post is intended to open up a dialogue with the leadership at Adobe. I hope that people at Adobe read this post in the context of a larger discussion that is going on about the merits of outsourcing, a discussion that The Economist captures really well in its recent Special Report: Outsourcing and Offshoring.
Education News
www.walb.com
http://www.walb.com/story/20881180/albany-tech-to-offer-two-year-nursing-degree
Albany Tech to offer two-year nursing degree
ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Albany Technical College will launch a new Associate of Science in Nursing Program with an LPN-RN Bridge, which will begin this fall term. Albany Tech has been given provisional approval by the Georgia Board of Nurses to accept students into its new Associate of Science Nursing program for the fall semester 2013.
www.lagrangenews.com
http://lagrangenews.com/view/full_story/21563596/article-State-BOE-member-makes-case-for-career-academy?
State BOE member makes case for career academy
by Matthew Strother
News editor
Helen Rice, state Board of Education member for the Third Congressional District and LaGrange resident, told attendees at a meeting Tuesday that a college and career academy would allow local students to be more “work ready.”
www.edweek.org
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/30/19internship_ep.h32.html?tkn=TSSFQTR6pGmpfoO3r8fcI5%2BpiWT9aiBgp9MD&cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS1
Internships Help Students Prepare for Workplace
Job shadowing also a tactic schools use for career readiness
By Caralee J. Adams
Internships and job shadowing offer a close-up look at life in the workplace, yet some high school students are so focused on academics that they pass up the opportunity, or they are uncertain about their interests and don’t know where to start. But the push to improve college and career readiness and produce a better-prepared workforce is increasing the pressure on schools to build partnerships with businesses.
www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/01/30/e-mails-link-bush-foundation-corporations-and-education-officials/?wpisrc=nl_cuzheads
E-mails link Bush foundation, corporations and education officials
Posted by Valerie Strauss
A nonprofit group released thousands of e-mails today and said they show how a foundation begun by Jeb Bush, the former Florida governor and national education reform leader, is working with public officials in states to write education laws that could benefit some of its corporate funders.
www.statejournal.com
http://www.statejournal.com/story/20762801/higher-education-giving-expected-to-reach-pre-recession-levels
Higher education giving expected to reach pre-recession levels
By Whitney Burdette
Colleges and universities depend largely on donations, and if one estimate holds true, giving to higher education institutions is on track to exceed the watermark set before the 2009 recession.
www.nationaljournal.com
http://www.nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/education/recession-pushes-states-to-make-deep-cuts-to-higher-ed-budgets-20130123
Recession Pushes States to Make Deep Cuts to Higher-Ed Budgets
Since the recession, 38 states have made steep cuts to funding for higher education. How will graduating high school students make do?
By Doris Nhan
There’s little protest that a high-quality education is key to future success, an argument further underscored by President Obama’s commitment to investing more in it. There’s also a strong consensus — especially among families of color — that higher education is essential for prosperity. But even with such talk catapulting education into the spotlight, the recession and ensuing stagnant economy have lasting impact.
www.campustechnology.com
http://campustechnology.com/Articles/2013/01/30/Student-Crowdsourcing-on-Campus.aspx?Page=1
Student Crowdsourcing on Campus
By Dian Schaffhauser
The concept of higher education has little meaning if ideas aren’t constantly bubbling up on campus to change what people think or do. Frequently, however, the adult staff-members and administrators have put themselves in charge of turning most ideas into decisions for the campus, even though it’s really the students being served.
www.nation.time.com
http://nation.time.com/2013/01/31/should-colleges-ban-double-majors/?iid=us-main-lead?xid=rss-topstories
Should Colleges Ban Double Majors?
By Kayla Webley
Tucked in a list of suggested reforms issued last week for how U.S. colleges could increase graduation rates is a recommendation that schools “narrow student choice” in order to promote completion. It’s an interesting idea — one that seems to go against the notion of college as a place to explore options and experiment with courses in divergent fields — that is all the more curious since it is included in an open letter from the nation’s six leading higher-education organizations.
www.nationaljournal.com
http://www.nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/education/interactive-mapping-high-school-graduation-dropout-rates-across-the-u-s-20130129
Interactive: Mapping High School Graduation, Dropout Rates Across the U.S.
By Doris Nhan
The National Center for Education Statistics released this week a report on public-school graduation and dropout rates, and the news overall isn’t bad. About 78 percent of high school students have graduated within four years, the highest average since 1974.
www.upi.com
http://www.upi.com/Business_News/2013/01/31/Jobs-that-pay-on-two-years-of-college/UPI-38391359608460/
Jobs that pay on two years of college
CHICAGO, Jan. 31 (UPI) — A four-year college degree still counts, but there are jobs that pay well with less education, U.S. employment firm CareeerBuilder said Thursday.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/01/31/efforts-boost-latino-student-success
Efforts to Boost Latino Student Success
Excelencia in Education has released a new report, “Growing What Works” that highlights relatively small and affordable programs started at various colleges that have had a significant impact on improving retention and graduation among Latino students.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/51037/
Scholar’s Analysis Details Rapid Growth of Latinos in K-12, College Populations
by Ronald Roach
Between 2010 and 2011, a surge in the population of 18- to 24-year-old Latino students attending U.S. colleges resulted in Hispanics becoming the largest minority group enrolled at four-year institutions.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/51033/
Role of Accreditors in Student Learning Discussed Wednesday
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
Washington, D.C. — Accreditors of institutions of higher education should assume greater responsibility for ensuring student learning, an education professor and author of a provocative 2011 book that slammed universities for lack of academic rigor said Wednesday.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/31/university-california-rethinks-how-it-funds-campuses
Can Funding Be Fair?
By Kevin Kiley
The 10-campus University of California likes to style itself as one university. It has one governing board that sets the same tuition rates for all campuses, its campuses use the same admissions process and it has one line in the state budget. But it values students at its campuses differently.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/31/new-mexico-states-campus-housing-brings-residence-life-veteran-families
For Vets, Dorms Meet Domesticity
By Allie Grasgreen
Student veterans are a campus subpopulation with particular wants and needs, much like honor students, international students and athletes. That’s part of the reason why some colleges have chosen to dedicate portions housing away from campus specifically for veterans.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/01/31/us-says-self-funded-student-health-plans-meet-obamacare-threshold
U.S. Exempts Some Student Health Plans
By Doug Lederman
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Wednesday proposed that student health plans self-funded by colleges (rather than operated by insurance companies) qualify as “minimum essential coverage” under the federal health care law’s requirement that individual Americans must participate in a qualified health plan. The proposed regulation essentially exempts such plans from the requirements that the Affordable Care Act imposes on other student health plans.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/01/31/governor-seeks-15b-new-funds-stem-uconn
Governor Seeks $1.5B in New Funds for STEM at UConn
Governor Dannel P. Malloy, a Democrat, will outline a plan today to add $1.5 billion over the next decade for science, mathematics and technology at the University of Connecticut, The Hartford Courant reported.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/51029/
Affirmative Action Bans Impact Minority Enrollment in Postgraduate STEM Fields
by Cherise Lesesne
While economic interests rely on increased enrollment in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education, the thrust toward minorities pursuing technical degrees—particularly postgraduate degrees—has become an even larger priority. However, the voter-bans on affirmative action may prevent the rise of a diverse STEM field, according to a recent study.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/01/31/more-evidence-large-drop-law-school-applications
More Evidence of Large Drop in Law School Applications
For months now signs have suggested that law schools are losing their appeal to applicants. All year long, far fewer people have been taking the Law School Admission Test than were doing so the year before.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/01/31/paper-calls-tighter-financial-aid-rules
Paper Calls for Tighter Financial Aid Rules
Federal financial aid programs should be quicker to punish colleges with high loan default rates and more vigilant in ensuring that all students are making satisfactory academic progress, a white paper released Wednesday by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities argued.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/01/31/proposed-increases-exchange-visitor-program-fees
Proposed Increases in Exchange Visitor Program Fees
The U.S. State Department is proposing to raise two fees related to the Exchange Visitor [J-1 visa] Program. Under the proposed changes, described in Wednesday’s Federal Register, the fee assessed for sponsor designation or re-designation would increase from $2,700 to $3,982, and the administrative fee charged for changes to a J-1 visa holder’s status (such as extensions or requests for reinstatement) would increase from $233 to $367.