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http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2013/sep/29/darton-state-named-8216military-friendly/
Darton State named ‘military friendly school’
Staff Reports
ALBANY — For the third consecutive year, Darton State College has been named to the coveted Military Friendly Schools list by Victory Media, a media entity for military personnel transitioning into civilian life. The honor ranks Darton in the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members, veterans, and spouses as students and ensure their success on campus.
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http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/uga-ranked-th-for-graduates-who-teach-for-america/article_42a0988a-272a-11e3-b180-0019bb30f31a.html
UGA ranked 17th for graduates who ‘Teach for America’
by Lauren McDonald
Only 8 percent of children who grow up in low-income neighborhoods will graduate from college by the time they’re 24 years old, according to Teach for America’s website. Teach for America is a non-profit organization that works to solve that education inequity problem and the University of Georgia is one of the top contributors of graduates who go into this program. UGA ranked No. 17 among large schools in the recent ranking of colleges sending alumni to the organization’s teaching corps.
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http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-09-28/french-consulate-and-georgia-tech-team
French Consulate and Georgia Tech team up
By Associated Presspublished Saturday, September 28, 2013
ATLANTA — The French Consulate in Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology are teaming up for the fourth year in a row to present events focusing on cooperation between France and the U.S.
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http://onlineathens.com/uga/2013-09-27/uga-lagging-rivals-private-donations
UGA lagging rivals in private donations
By Lee Shearerupdated Friday, September 27, 2013 – 11:25pm
The University of Georgia Foundation saw its nearly $700 million investment portfolio grow by nearly 14 percent last year, better than even Harvard and Yale’s high-powered portfolios. But UGA has been losing ground to its competitors in attracting alumni donations over the past 10 years, university President Jere Morehead told the foundation’s investment committee board on Friday. The foundation accepts gifts on behalf of UGA and manages the money.
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http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1494116
GeorgiaCrowdfundingAssociation.com: Richards College of Business at the University of West Georgia and Carroll Tomorrow To Host CrowdFunding Conference October 12th
…In collaboration with the Georgia Crowdfunding Association, Richards College of Business at the University of West Georgia and Carroll Tomorrow, CrowdWest will provide Georgia based businesses, students, entrepreneurs, investors, faith-based organizations and non-profits an event filled day to learn how to “grow and prosper” utilizing non-traditional funding options to “democratize” capital for their business, organization or cause. Georgia is one of only two states in the US that currently allow equity crowdfunding.
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2013-09-29/uga-host-conference-public-health-georgia
UGA to host conference on public health in Georgia
By Associated Press
ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia is hosting a public health conference to tackle health care in the state. The university’s College of Public Health’s second annual State of Public Health Conference is set for Thursday at the Classic Center in Athens. It aims to bring together the state’s public health professionals, elected officials, policymakers, academics and business leaders to craft a plan to improve Georgia’s public health outcomes.
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http://onlineathens.com/business/2013-09-28/athens-part-regional-tour-industry-leaders
Athens part of regional tour for industry leaders
Twenty-one industry project managers from the Georgia Department of Economic Development and Georgia Power recently visited the Athens area as part of a two-day bus tour of the region. “Project Managers serve as the first point of contact for new industry looking to locate in the state of Georgia, so it’s important for them to experience a community’s cultural amenities first hand,” Ryan Moore, director of the Athens-Clarke County economic development department said in a statement. While in Athens, the group went to a reception sponsored by the University of Georgia and dinner on The Classic Center Theatre stage with entertainment by Circle Ensemble Theatre and the band Saint Francis.
www.oconeeenterprise.com
http://oconeeenterprise.com/articles/2013/09/25/news/doc524315caf3e9d641395805.txt
College can’t wait for some in high school
by Blake Giles
No one would ever accuse Caroline Behr or Bailey Guthrie of being dumb jocks. They are much too studious. …They are two of 16 students from Oconee County High who are also enrolled in classes at the University of Georgia or North Georgia. One student from OCHS is enrolled at Athens Tech also. One additional student is participating in Move on When Ready. At North Oconee, six are enrolled at Athens Tech, four at UGA, 14 at North Oconee, plus two at Georgia Tech.
www.times-herald.com
http://www.times-herald.com/education/20130929-Local-high-school-students-accepted-to-Advanced-Academy
Local students accepted into Advanced Academy
CARROLLTON, Ga. – Three local area high school students were recently accepted into the University of West Georgia Advanced Academy program. …The Advanced Academy is a residential, early entrance to college program at UWG for highly gifted and motivated high school juniors and seniors. The program was the first of its kind in Georgia.
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/sports/georgia-women-s-tennis-helps-build-habitat-for-humanity-house/article_3bf77182-26c8-11e3-bbbd-0019bb30f31a.html
Georgia women’s tennis helps build Habitat for Humanity house
Taylor Denman
Before the Bulldogs kicked off their 2013-2014 season, the Georgia women’s tennis team took a trip to Union Point, Ga. for a Habitat for Humanity house building project. “This was our first time [participating in Habitat for Humanity],” head coach Jeff Wallace said. “It may be one of the best things I’ve done in 29 years as a coach at the University of Georgia.
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http://gwinnett.patch.com/groups/schools/p/gwinnett-sat-scores-best-state-local-charter-school-is-no-2-in-georgia_8aecb6a1
Gwinnett SAT Scores Best State Average, Local Charter School No. 2 in Georgia
Gwinnett County Public School students top both state and national averages in the SAT.
Posted by Joy L. Woodson
SAT results are out for schools across the state of Georgia, and once again Gwinnett County students topped state and national averages. …Which school in Gwinnett County scored the highest? That honor goes to the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology, which had a composite score of 1917. According to state Department of Education data, only one other public school in the state posted higher results: The Advanced Academy of Georgia with 2081. The school is a residential program for high-achieving students located at the University of West Georgia.
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http://newindianexpress.com/education/edex/Georgia-tech-forays-into-MOOC/2013/09/30/article1806348.ece
Georgia tech forays into MOOC
By Shilpa Vasudevan – CHENNAI
There might come a time when MOOC programmes are dismissed with an unusual ease as if it is an SMS forward especially since every other day we hear announcements from universities jumping onto the massive online open courses bandwagon. But not to be ignored is US-based Georgia Tech College of Computing’s online master’s in computer science (to be completed in three-six years) since you exit with a ‘degree’ in hand. So why has Georgia Tech forayed into MOOC.
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http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/science_health/uga-researchers-get-the-skinny-on-childhood-obesity-in-georgia/article_4b1a9e0a-264b-11e3-afe3-0019bb30f31a.html
UGA researchers get the skinny on childhood obesity in Georgia, nation-wide
By Jeanette Kazmierczak @sciencekaz | 0 comments
In 2011, 15 percent of Georgia’s high school students were obese, according to the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. And in 2010, 13.5 percent of children between the ages of 2 and 5 were considered obese. Nationwide, over one third of children and adolescents were overweight or obese in 2010 and rates are projected to continue increasing. But University of Georgia researchers have found that teaching children early may help them avoid obesity and related complications later in life.
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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/just-having-smartphone-near-computer-145644131.html
Your Smartphone Can ‘Read’ What You’re Typing On A Nearby Computer Simply By Detecting Keystroke Vibrations
Business InsiderBy Dylan Love | Business Insider
Using nothing more than a smartphone resting next to a laptop, researchers at MIT and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a new technique for logging your keystrokes based on sound and vibration.
www.scienceworldreport.com
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/9762/20130927/debt-takes-toll-mental-health-people.htm
Debt Takes a Toll on the Mental Health of People
Researchers recently uncovered the impact of unsecured debts on a person’s cognitive and emotional well being. The study conducted by researchers at the University of Southampton in collaboration with a researcher from Kingston University reveals that people in debt are three times more likely to suffer from mental health problems compared to people who are not in any financial woes. …A recent research from the University of Georgia revealed that during times of economic recession there was a 10 percent increase in the number of anti-depressant or anti-anxiety drug prescriptions in the Northeast regions of U.S. with one percentage point increase in unemployment.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
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http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2013/sep/28/johnson-local-college-makes-impact-on/
JOHNSON: Local college makes impact on Lawrenceville
By Judy Jordan Johnson
As a veteran math teacher, putting two and two together has always been a familiar founding principle. Earlier this month, when news hit the stands of Georgia Gwinnett College’s ranking as the No. 5 Southern regional public college according to U.S. News & World Report, two and two added up.
www.savannahnow.com
http://savannahnow.com/exchange/2013-09-28/education-tax-reform-and-3-georgias#.Ukl_EbyAEXw
On education, tax reform and the 3 Georgias
By Mary Carr Mayle
Perhaps one of the best illustrations of this old adage is Savannah businessman Steve Green, whose involvement in the community encompasses the ports, the airport, community banking, economic development and the Savannah Chamber, among others. …This year, in addition to helping shepherd a new consulting firm, he has assumed a statewide leadership role as chairman of the board of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. He recently sat down with the Savannah Morning News to talk about what he sees as the state’s biggest challenges and what needs to be done to make Georgia the No. 1 state in the country for doing business. Q. From your perspective, what is the toughest challenge facing the state as it strives to be competitive? A. “Education
www.nytimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/28/opinion/three-sisters-not-chekhovs.html
Three Sisters (Not Chekhov’s)
By JOE NOCERA
It’s September, and school’s in. Let’s talk to some teachers, shall we? The teachers I have in mind are Edel Carolan, 28; Denise Dargan, 36; and Melinda Johnson, 38. They’re sisters, each with a different kind of teaching experience.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/alma-mater/rebounding-major-disappointment
Rebounding From a Major Disappointment
By Jeff Abernathy
President Alma College
…Even the stories about the challenges for higher education end up with something of a positive spin. Such is the nature of presidential journalism, I suppose.
But, even for the elite colleges, not all of the news is good. What happens when the college runs into a major disappointment? How do you discuss such matters in public? The old-style PR office would have counseled that we leave such news altogether out from public discussion, but since I came to Alma, I’ve been espousing transparency, so I need to “walk my talk.”
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/09/30/essay-suggests-scoring-diving-suggests-path-rating-colleges
When Rating Colleges, Think Diving
By Walter M. Kimbrough
President of Dillard University
About one month ago, President Obama announced plans for sweeping changes in higher education. In short, he wants the system to be much more efficient, affordable, and timely. Numerous reports have indicated the cost of higher education has increased at rapid rates. Bloomberg indicated that since I started college in 1985, the cost has risen by 500 percent. This is a complex problem.
Education News
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/How-a-Government-Shutdown/141987/
How a Government Shutdown Would Affect Academe
By Kelly Field, Paul Basken, and Jennifer Howard
Washington
If Congress fails to reach agreement on a stopgap spending bill and the government shuts down on Tuesday, the impact on colleges, students, and university scientists would be minimal, at least at first. But researchers who depend on government-run archives, libraries, and museums could see their work interrupted, and some university employees whose salaries are paid by the federal government may have to wait for their paychecks.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/30/shutdown-looming-outlook-colleges#ixzz2gNOJD9fb
Plans for a Shutdown
By Michael Stratford
As the clock runs down on a Monday night deadline for Congress to reach agreement on a funding measure or else force most of government to close, the Obama administration is providing details on how federal agencies would operate during a shutdown. The new contingency procedures for agencies that most directly affect higher education are largely in line with plans created under the threat of previous government shutdowns.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/56296/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=dc44d6047a9d45c98c46a5e558c40e89&elqCampaignId=62#
Obama Administration Issues New Guidelines for College Admissions
by Jamal Watson
The Obama administration has issued new guidelines to colleges and universities instructing them on how best to address the issue of affirmative action while steering clear of potential legal sanctions in the wake of the recent U.S. Supreme Court case Fisher v. University of Texas.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Should-Bear-Some-of/141983/
Colleges Should Bear Some of the Risk on Student Loans, Senator Says
By Kelly Field
Boston
To make college more affordable, Congress should offer incentives to states to increase their spending on public education and require colleges to bear some of the risk when their students default, U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren told a gathering of reporters here on Saturday.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Stereotypes-Add-to-Burden-for/141981/
Stereotypes Add to Burden for Minority Male Students, Researcher Says
By Katherine Mangan
Boston
Rather than bemoaning how few minority male students succeed in college, admissions counselors should reach out to high-school counselors to find smart, motivated students who are flying under the radar of most selective colleges, a University of Pennsylvania researcher said on Saturday.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/PresidentsProfessors/141893/
Presidents and Professors Largely Agree on Who Should Lead Innovation
By Jeffrey Selingo
When San Jose State University’s president announced the expansion of a pilot program to use recorded lectures from two large MOOC providers, he thought his campus would appreciate being on top of a growing trend. Instead, Mohammad H. Qayoumi’s announcement last spring was met with howls of protest from professors in the philosophy department. They worried that the experiment would both put them out of work and provide a substandard education to their students.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/56303/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=dc44d6047a9d45c98c46a5e558c40e89&elqCampaignId=62#
Female Professors Face Family Quandary on Tenure Track
By Autumn A. Arnett
Numerous articles and studies have been released suggesting that having a family is a career-killer for women — in academia and in any field. For this reason, many women either put off starting a family until after they have attained tenure, drop out of the tenure race because they have children or shy away from it altogether since they don’t believe having a family and attaining tenure is feasible.
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http://diverseeducation.com/article/56300/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=dc44d6047a9d45c98c46a5e558c40e89&elqCampaignId=62#
Napolitano’s Resume Precedes Her as Cal President
by Lisa Leff, Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano officially takes over as the University of California’s president on Monday, but she already has survived her first leadership challenge — a no-confidence” vote sought this month by student activists who think her work in Washington makes her unsuitable to run the nation’s largest public higher education system.
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http://www.ajc.com/news/news/georgia-sharecroppers-son-now-ny-university-presid/nZ97Y/
Georgia sharecroppers’ son now NY university pr physiology esident
By Christopher Seward
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A son of Georgia sharecroppers and now an expert in crop physiology was inaugurated Saturday as the 19th president of the University at Albany in New York.
Dawson native Robert Jones said his goal at the university, part of the State University of New York system, is to expand degree programs, increase recruitment of out-of-state and international students and strengthen the university’s financial resources. …Jones received his bachelor’s degree in agronomy, the science of soil management and crop production, from Fort Valley State College and his master’s degree in crop from the University of Georgia in Athens.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/u-of-florida-online-bachelors-programs-win-state-approval/46883?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
U. of Florida Online Bachelor’s Programs Win State Approval
By Lawrence Biemiller
The University of Florida got a green light on Friday to begin offering a wide range of fully online bachelor’s-degree programs in January. The programs, planned at the behest of the state’s Legislature, are intended to expand access to the university without further crowding its campus, which administrators say is full.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/12/05/obama-administration-issues-affirmative-action-guidance-colleges
Affirming Affirmative Action
By Michael Stratford
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that its previous guidance to colleges on affirmative action still remains valid even after the Supreme Court in June set a high constitutional bar for such policies.
www.nytimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/28/us/guns-at-school-if-theres-a-will-there-are-ways.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Guns at School? If There’s a Will, There Are Ways
By KIM SEVERSON
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. — The slim, black 9-millimeter handguns that the school superintendent David Hopkins selected for his teachers here weigh about a pound and slip easily into a pocket. Sixteen people, including the janitor and a kindergarten teacher, wear them to school every day. Although state law prohibits guns on campus, Mr. Hopkins found a way around it.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Federal-Agencies-Revamp/141953/?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
U.S. Agencies Revamp Standards for Cybersecurity Program
By Megan O’Neil
Nearly 200 college and university cybersecurity programs will have to reapply for a coveted federal designation under new curriculum standards being rolled out by the National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/What-Are-the-Barriers-to/141869/?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
What Are the Barriers to Innovation?
There has been a lot of talk lately about innovation in academe. Many colleges are taking a fresh look at what is taught, how, and by whom. Some are also re-examining their physical spaces, trying to better track their students, or experimenting with ways to improve quality and lower costs. But how realistic is it to expect institutions with long histories and traditional academic structures and cultures to be able to change? And can meaningful change stick? We asked a group of scholarly thinkers to comment.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Entrepreneurial-Experience/141865/
Entrepreneurship: Part of a Liberal Education
By Andrew Phelps and Evan Selinger
Innovation is one of the hottest buzzwords in academe, and colleges and universities promote it in two basic ways. They infuse innovation ideals throughout the curriculum. And they support it directly by sponsoring “incubators” for budding entrepreneurs and “accelerator” programs to help inventors get their ideas into the marketplace.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/How-Disruption-Can-Help-/141873/?cid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en
How Disruption Can Help Colleges Thrive
By Clayton M. Christensen and Michael B. Horn
As disruptive innovation has crept into higher education in the form of online learning, traditional colleges are beginning to feel the pinch. Disruptive innovations have transformed many industries—computers, cars, accounting—by taking a sector so expensive, inconvenient, and complicated that it served only a limited number of people and turning it into one much more affordable, convenient, and simple.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/College-Career-Centers-Stretch/141863/
Career Centers Stretch to Fill New Roles
By Beckie Supiano
…Career services was due for an overhaul.
A competitive job market, rising student-loan debt, and questions about the value of a degree have pressured colleges to prove that they are a good investment. These forces, coupled with a growing body of research on the value of experiential learning, have led colleges to rethink how they prepare students for careers, says Debra Humphreys, vice president for policy and public engagement at the Association of American Colleges and Universities.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Education-Technology-Start-Ups/141899/
Education-Technology Start-Ups Are Booming
By Jake New
Washington
…There’s CollegeAppz, an online platform that guides high-school students through the college-admission process, and CollegeSnapps, a mobile app that provides a series of alerts and messages to encourage students to seek help when they’re struggling. There are start-ups devoted to online tutoring, Big Data, and cloud computing. One meta start-up, VentureBoard, helps student entrepreneurs build start-ups of their own.