University System News
NorthJersey.com
http://www.northjersey.com/news/international/207836381_Ga__colleges_to_host_agribusiness_conference.html
Ga. colleges to host agribusiness conference
Associated Press
Two Georgia colleges are teaming up to help farmers and businesses capitalize on growing export markets.
The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and the Georgia Southern University Division of Continuing Education plan to host the 2013 International Agribusiness Conference and Expo in Savannah on Sept. 25 and 26.
The inaugural edition of the event aims to give participants information on what markets are open to their products, how to export their goods and how exporting can affect their profits.
Red&Black
http://www.redandblack.com/ugalife/ten-uga-students-alumni-awarded-national-science-foundation-fellowships/article_3028c5e6-be30-11e2-825c-001a4bcf6878.html
Ten UGA students, alumni awarded National Science Foundation fellowships
UGA News Service
Ten University of Georgia students and alumni received graduate research fellowships from the National Science Foundation to conduct research while working on their master’s and doctoral degrees. The awards provide students with up to $126,000 during a five-year period to conduct research in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Eleven students and alumni also received honorable mentions.
Athens-Banner Herald
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-05-16/us-former-ambassador-south-africa-speaks-uga
US Former Ambassador to South Africa speaks at UGA
By Nick Widener
James A. Joseph is the only U.S. ambassador to South Africa to have served while Nelson Mandela was president.
Joseph was emissary to South Africa at a time of mass transformation, and he witnessed Mandela’s leadership unfold.
As a result of his service, Joseph was presented with the Order of Good Hope by former South African President Thabo Mbeki in 1999, the highest honor a non-citizen can receive.
After working with Mandela, and seeing the way he led South Africa, Joseph realized there was a dearth of competent leaders, but he vowed to change that.
“I saw around me a leadership deficit. … That is what caused me, after completing my tour of duty in South Africa to say, ‘What I want to do next is I want to work with leaders and I want to help to develop the next generation of major leaders,’” Joseph said.
USA Today
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2013/05/16/universities-gluten-free-needs/2167061/
Despite study, some universities cater to gluten-free needs
By Stephanie Talmadge
The University of Georgia has put an emphasis on making arrangements for gluten-free students, despite a recent findings that indicated gluten awareness may be a problem at many schools. Universities have taken limited measures to accommodate their gluten-free and gluten-sensitive students, according to a recent study by the National Foundation for Celiac Awareness (NFCA). More than 1,000 students living with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity were surveyed, and 60% acknowledged they had been “glutened” (unknowingly consumed a product containing gluten) at a food service establishment. About 40% of those who had contacted a school official about their gluten-free needs said the administrator lacked necessary knowledge.
Editorials/Opinions
Times-Herald
http://www.times-herald.com/opinion/534593-20130516EditoralUWG-SQ
A new UWG campus moves closer
Tuesday was a huge day for the city of Newnan and, in fact, all of Coweta County.
City council approved three big contracts – architectural, construction and environmental compliance – as part of the $15 million project to convert the old Newnan Hospital into a new University of West Georgia campus here.
This is major. And it’s taken a lot of hard work by a lot of people to see this day, as Mayor Keith Brady said Tuesday. We thank everyone for their hard work on this important project.
A university study estimated a $21 million one-time economic impact with 176 jobs created during the construction phase. Annual operational and student expenditures are estimated between $1.4 million and $3.4 million. That’s a big economic boost to our community.
Education News
Www.InsideHigherEd.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/05/17/data-show-increasing-pace-college-enrollment-declines#ixzz2TaHG5SLK
Enrollment Decline Picks Up Speed
By Doug Lederman
The decline in college enrollments appears to be accelerating, with 2.3 percent fewer students enrolled on campuses this spring than there were in spring 2012, according to data published Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse.
The 2.3 percent dip is steeper than the 1.8 percent decline that the clearinghouse reported in December when it compared fall 2012 numbers to those from fall 2011. These reports represent the clearinghouse’s first such twice-yearly analyses of fall and spring enrollments, which the Virginia-based organization says will be annual going forward. The clearinghouse collects data from institutions that represent about 95 percent of all enrollments at colleges that grant degrees and are eligible to award federal financial aid.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
http://diverseeducation.com/article/53361/
ACE Report Underscores Lack of Diversity Among Graduates Earning Bachelor’s Degrees
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
A new report released Thursday cites lack of diversity among those who earned a bachelor’s degree in the 2007-2008 school year — as well as disparities in pay once students enter the world of work — and says things will not change until barriers that face minority students are addressed.
“The pool of students leaving with a bachelor’s degree is less diverse than the pool entering or remaining in college,” says the report, titled With College Degree in Hand: Analysis of Racial Minority Graduates and Their Lives After College, by Mikyung Ryu of the Center for Policy Analysis at the American Council on Education.
The report delineates a range of disparities that impact minority college students as they matriculate through college, from taking longer periods of time to earn a degree to borrowing more frequently and larger amounts in order to finance their college education.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
http://diverseeducation.com/article/53352/
Guide Advises Officials on Responding to Upcoming Texas Affirmative Action Decision
by Ronald Roach
In making sure college and university officials are prepared for what the U.S. Supreme Court decides in the Fisher v. University of Texas affirmative action case, the Access & Diversity Collaborative has published a web-based policy and communications guide, titled “Preparing for the Fisher Decision: Are You Ready?”
The ADC, which is managed by the College Board’s Higher Education Advocacy division and the EducationalCounsel LLC organization, developed the document, which “frames possible outcomes and likely responses and the ADC’s plans for post-decision communications.” A decision in the Fisher case is expected by the end of the Supreme Court’s 2012-13 term, which will be late June or early July.
Formed in the wake of the 2003 Supreme Court decisions in the University of Michigan cases, the ADC provides general policy, practice, legal and strategic guidance to colleges, universities and state higher education systems to support their implementation of diversity-related enrollment policies. The ADC is actively supported by 35 higher education institutions, three foundations and 10 other supporting organizations.
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/article/Yale-U-Is-Fined-165000/139343/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Yale U. Is Fined $165,000 Under Crime-Reporting Law
By Libby Sander
In one of the most severe penalties ever assessed to a university for violations of a federal campus-crime law, the U.S. Department of Education has fined Yale University $165,000 for failing to disclose four forcible sex offenses that occurred on its campus more than a decade ago.
In a letter sent to Yale’s president, Richard C. Levin, on April 19, the department notified the university that it planned to impose the fines for a failure to comply with the Clery Act, which governs campus-crime reporting. The violations first came to light several years ago, when the department concluded an investigation dating to 2004.