USG NEWS:
www.thecoastalsource.com
http://www.thecoastalsource.com/2013/09/24/ga-southern-hosts-study-abroad-fair/
Ga. Southern hosts Study Abroad Fair
By Dave Williams
Georgia Southern students get their opportunity to expand their education horizons. Representatives from some 25 different countries were on hand at this campus Tuesday for the annual Study Abroad Fair. There are study opportunities in countries like Costa Rica and Western Europe as well as Brazil, Russia and Malawi.

www.myajc.com
http://www.myajc.com/news/sports/georgia-techs-grant-field-nears-100th-anniversary/nZ6jk/?icmp=ajc_internallink_invitationbox_apr2013_ajcstubtomyajcpremium
Georgia Tech’s Grant Field nears 100th anniversary
By Ken Sugiura – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The 100-year-old edifice has found a purpose less grandiose than its original objective — giving Georgia Tech football fans a place to watch one of the greatest teams in the South. Even still, the sense of history is almost tangible. The original west stands of Grant Field, which first gathered fans almost 100 years to the day, remain under the new structure that has become Bobby Dodd Stadium. … At Thursday’s game between Tech and Virginia Tech, the school will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the oldest on-campus stadium in FBS.

GOOD NEWS:
www.gwinnettdailypost.com
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2013/sep/24/gwinnett-tech-accepting-health-information/
Gwinnett Tech accepting Health Information Technology applications
By Keith Farner
Gwinnett Technical College is now accepting applications for its one-year certificate program in Health Information Technology. . . .The HIT certificate is designed to prepare graduates to work in six different HIT roles where there is expected to be a shortage of HIT professionals. This program is part of a HIT education partnership between Gwinnett Tech and Georgia Tech, which stems from a $1.65 million tri-agency Jobs Accelerator Grant to boost job creation in the field.

www.thegeorgeanne.com
http://thegeorgeanne.com/?p=9838
Biology program qualifies for STEM award
By Lauren Gorla
One of Georgia Southern University’s science programs has qualified as a finalist for the 2013 Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education Awards. The Molecular Biology Initiative (MBI) Program at GSU is a finalist in the Post Secondary Outreach category for the 2013 STEM Awards, according to a news release.

USG VALUE:
www.independentmail.com
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2013/sep/25/ga-colleges-host-agribusiness-conference/
Ga. colleges to host agribusiness conference
Associated Press
SAVANNAH, Ga. — 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.

RESEARCH:
www.solarpowerworldonline.com
http://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2013/09/report-says-current-solar-technologies-arent-enough-reach-1watt-goal/
Report Says Current Solar Technologies Aren’t Enough To Reach $1/Watt Goal
Kathleen Zipp
A look at disruptive solar innovations finds that technologies built around crystalline silicon (x-Si) modules are the most likely to find commercial success even though they won’t meet the “SunShot” targets of $1/W installed set by the U.S. Department of Energy for 2020, according to Lux Research. . . Five institutions dominate corporate partnerships. IMEC, ECN, Georgia Tech, University of Delaware, and Arizona State University account for 136 of the 940 corporate research partnerships Lux Research analyzed. IMEC led in tie-ups with chemicals and materials manufacturers, while ECN and Georgia Tech focused on materials suppliers and equipment manufacturers active in x-Si.

www.modbee.com
http://www.modbee.com/2013/09/24/2939026/uc-davis-to-lead-group-researching.html
UC Davis to lead group researching transportation’s role in climate change
UC Davis has been selected to lead a two-year, $11.2 million research consortium focused on addressing transportation and climate change. . . .Other members of the consortium include the University of California, Riverside; University of Southern California; California State University, Long Beach; University of Vermont, and Georgia Institute of Technology

Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.ajc.com
http://www.ajc.com/weblogs/get-schooled/2013/sep/24/former-teach-america-teacher-how-tfa-and-aps-fail-/
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
A former Teach for America teacher on how TFA and APS fail their ideals
Make time to read writer Olivia Blanchard’s excellent essay in the Atlantic about why she quit Teach for America after teaching one year in Atlanta. While she cites Atlanta’s pressure-cooker environment, Blanchard also targets the quality and quantity of training she received from TFA and questions whether the organization really can live up to its hype and prepare bright college grads to manage a complex classroom in a single summer.

www.huffingtonpost.com
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/clive-thompson/the-art-of-finding_b_3982289.html?clear&utm_hp_ref=technology
Meet Thad Starner, the Man Who’s Spent 20 Years Wearing a Computer on His Face
Clive Thompson
Author, Smarter Than You Think
We’re getting closer to the machine all the time; our transactive partners now ride in our pockets. But what will happen as they move even closer to our minds?If you want a glimpse of that, say hello to Thad Starner. Starner is a forty-three-year-old computer science professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology who also works for Google. But he’s best known as one of the few people on the planet with years of experience using a wearable computer.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Mandatory-Reporting-for-Title/141785/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Mandatory Reporting for Title IX: Keep It Simple
By Brett A. Sokolow
Swarthmore College recently denied a resident-assistant position to a student who would not divulge the name of another student allegedly raped on the campus several years ago. The college has said that it needs the victim’s name so that it can pursue an investigation as required by federal law. It has also said that resident assistants must, under the campus’s mandatory reporting policy, provide this information.

Education News
www.orlandosentinel.com
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-businesses-common-core-20130924,0,7664359.story
Business groups split over Common Core education changes
By Jim Stratton, Orlando Sentinel
Florida’s business community is struggling to find common ground on Common Core. Large groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Business Roundtable support the new education standards and tests, saying they’ll promote a deep understanding of subject matter instead of rote memorization. But many conservative, small-business owners — especially those with ties to the Tea Party movement — want no part of it.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/applications-to-full-time-m-b-a-programs-show-signs-of-rebounding/66493?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Applications to Full-Time M.B.A. Programs Show Signs of Rebounding
For the first time since 2009, a majority of full-time M.B.A. programs in the United States reported increases in applications for the incoming class, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Graduate Management Admission Council.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/headcount/counting-applications-is-an-iffy-exercise/36795?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Why Counting Applications Is an Iffy Exercise
By Eric Hoover
Washington and Lee University’s president has called for a review of how the institution reports admissions data, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday. Over the weekend, the Post published an article describing how the university, in Lexington, Va., had included more than 1,100 incomplete applications in its “official count” of 5,972 applicants for last fall’s freshman class. As a result, the reported admission rate was 19 percent. The actual admission rate, based on completed applications, was 24 percent.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/25/stackable-credentials-energy-industry-take-texas
Have Credential, Will Travel
By Paul Fain
Many community college students in Texas are getting jobs in the state’s turbo-charged oil and gas industry. But the energy job market can change quickly, so several Texas community colleges have partnered with the industry to create “stackable credentials” that allow students to re-enter college seamlessly when they need more training.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Better-Teacher-Training-Is/141851/?cid=at
Better Teacher Training Is Urged as Focus of New Higher Education Act
By Andy Thomason
Lawmakers should push to improve deficient teacher training as part of the coming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, concludes a report released on Tuesday by the Education Trust, an education advocacy group.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/56218/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=901ae3592727408f902673de06ee666c&elqCampaignId=62
NY Raises College Admission Standards for Teachers
by Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press
BUFFALO N.Y.—Aspiring teachers will have to be near the top of their class and pass an entrance exam to attend a State University of New York program under tougher college admission requirements announced Monday. The changes, announced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, were approved by the SUNY Board of Trustees last week as a way to standardize admissions across SUNY teacher preparation programs.

www.online.wsj.com
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303759604579093231122420774.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_News_10_1
New Approaches to Teaching Fractions
By SUE SHELLENBARGER
The government is funding new research on more effective ways to teach the often-dreaded subject
Many students cruise along just fine in math until fourth grade or so. Then, they hit a wall—fractions. The wall is about to get taller. With mastery of the topic seen as a crucial stepping stone to progressing in math, federal standards are stepping up emphasis on fractions starting in third grade. … The government is funding new research on more effective ways to teach the often-dreaded subject.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/09/25/can-president-be-his-own-whistleblower
Can a President Be His Own Whistleblower?
Evan Dobelle, president of Westfield State University, is under fire for what Massachusetts officials consider to be extravagant or inappropriate spending. The Republican quoted sources saying that Dobelle is exploring the idea of using the state’s whistleblower protection law to protect himself.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/gov-brown-advises-cal-state-to-fix-buildings-before-taking-more-students/66541?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Gov. Brown Advises Cal State to Fix Buildings Before Taking More Students
Gov. Jerry Brown used a budget debate among California State University trustees on Tuesday to press his case for more online education and suggested that the system needs to catch up on building repairs before increasing enrollment, the Los Angeles Times reports. The comments came after the trustees presented a preliminary budget that seeks an additional $250-million from the state next year.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/56205/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=901ae3592727408f902673de06ee666c&elqCampaignId=62
Education Program Strengthens Ties Between Brazil, U.S.
by Jamaal Abdul-Alim
…Through the program, Mercadante said, the Brazilian government hopes to grant more than 100,000 scholarships to STEM students from Brazil to study abroad at the world’s top universities. The Institute of International Education, or IIE, runs the program in the United States. Currently, 53,000 Brazilian students have received scholarships through the program and are studying in 35 countries, but the United States is the top choice as a destination, according to Mercadante.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/56189/
Purdue U to Pay Students to Study Abroad
by Associated Press
WEST LAFAYETTE Ind.—Purdue University officials hope paying students up to $3,000 will lead more of them to study abroad. Fewer than 20 percent of Purdue students participate in international study programs before graduating, and one of university President Mitch Daniels’ new initiatives is to increase that to one-third of some 30,000 undergrads, the Journal & Courier reported.

www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/25/ncaa-reduces-sanctions-against-penn-state-due-progress-sandusky
Easing Up on Penn State
By Allie Grasgreen
The National Collegiate Athletic Association unexpectedly backtracked on some of the extensive sanctions it levied against Pennsylvania State University in the wake of Jerry Sandusky’s conviction of 45 counts of child abuse, but it’s neither an acknowledgement that the penalties were rushed or inappropriate, nor a precedent-setting decision, NCAA President Mark Emmert said.