USG NEWS:
www.edandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/stealing-hope-tuition-hikes-place-strain-on-students-college-payment/article_abbbb932-0d32-11e4-ac4a-0017a43b2370.html
Stealing HOPE: Tuition hikes place strain on students’ college payment
Leighton Rowell
Paying to attend the University of Georgia requires a lot of planning, and any number of factors can further complicate an ordeal that, for many, already entails filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, applying for loans and, in the case of in-state students, maintaining top grades to qualify for the HOPE Scholarship. However, some go out of their way, and against the law, to obtain cheaper college tuition.
GOOD NEWS:
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http://onlineathens.com/uga/2014-07-16/uga-ranks-first-international-study-scholarship-public-administration-research
UGA ranks first in international study for scholarship in public administration research
By UGA NEWS SERVICE
The public administration program within the University of Georgia School of Public and International Affairs placed number one for international scholarly output based on quality and productivity in a recent study from the Journal of Public Affairs Education. “For the second time this year, a comprehensive and rigorous study has placed UGA at the very top in the world in public administration scholarship,” said Stefanie Lindquist, dean of the School of Public and International Affairs.
RESEARCH:
www.onlineathens.com
http://onlineathens.com/uga/2014-07-16/skidaway-institute-intern-wins-research-prize-study-dolphins
Skidaway Institute intern wins research prize for study of dolphins
By UGA NEWS SERVICE
An undergraduate student who conducted her research at the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography will attend a prestigious international science conference as a reward for winning the Outstanding Research Paper in the Savannah State University’s Bridge to Research program. Candilianne Serrano Zayas’ paper was chosen from 10 others and tied for first place. …Zayas shared the first place honor with SSU student Darius Sanford, who worked at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary and who will also attend the ASLO meeting. Launched in 2009, the SSU Bridge to Research in Marine Sciences program is a National Science Foundation-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates program. The SSU program has proven successful in inspiring under-represented student populations to pursue degrees and careers in science and technology-based research fields. …The seven-week 2014 Bridge to Research program began with field trips and classroom work covering research basics. The students then took a two-day research cruise on Skidaway Institute’s Research Vessel Savannah. They then were paired with a mentor at one of the participating organizations—Savannah State University, UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary or Georgia Tech-Savannah. During this partnership, they conducted research and then presented it at a public forum.
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http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/uga-partners-with-clinton-foundation-in-visit-to-haiti/article_c1ee5a16-0cba-11e4-ae15-0017a43b2370.html
UGA partners with Clinton Foundation in visit to Haiti
Lauren Pratt
With plans to further peanut development in the Tierra Muscady region of Haiti, members of the University of Georgia and the Clinton Foundation visited the area on June 29, where they toured some of the peanut research projects underway. Former President Bill Clinton, along with philanthropist Frank Giustra and representatives of the UGA College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, were a part of the group who traveled to Haiti, according to a UGA Today press release. …UGA’s work in Haiti is a result of its Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research on Peanut and Mycotoxin, a project which began in 1982, said Christy Fricks, Public relations specialist in the CAES Office of Global Programs, in an email to The Red & Black. UGA has been working with Haitian farmers over the years to help them understand and implement peanut development in order to gain food security and economic stability.
www.phys.org
http://phys.org/news/2014-07-magnetically-nanoparticles-treatment.html
Magnetically controlled nanoparticles enhance stroke treatment
(Phys.org) —Researchers at the University of Georgia and their collaborators have developed a new technique to enhance stroke treatment that uses magnetically controlled nanomotors to rapidly transport a clot-busting drug to potentially life-threatening blockages in blood vessels.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/07/17/liberal-arts-faculty-need-get-more-involved-teacher-education-essay#sthash.ANkLWwHZ.dpbs
The Liberal Arts Role in Teacher Education
By Stephen Mucher
How might we prepare better schoolteachers?
For over a century, colleges and universities have asked this question with varying levels of interest and commitment. Some have also asked questions more foundational. Can teaching be taught? Or are some teachers just born with “the gift” — an inherent ability to connect with young people and inspire learning? Should we devote resources to training teachers? Or should we simply encourage public policies that identify undergraduates who already posses the knack for teaching? President Obama has ordered his administration to take up similar questions.
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http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/17/few-profits-have-become-nonprofits-despite-regulatory-environment#sthash.CoFQW9LL.dpbs
Dropping Profit
By Paul Fain
These are hard days for most for-profit colleges. Declining revenues and an ongoing regulatory crackdown has led to speculation that some in the sector — including one of the major, publicly traded companies — will go nonprofit to get out of the crosshairs. Yet that transition isn’t easy or practical for most for-profits. Just four have successfully changed their tax status in recent years, sources said.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/17/colleges-often-win-reduction-fines-federal-campus-safety-violations#sthash.QQntlEb4.dpbs
Clery Fines: Proposed vs. Actual
By Michael Stratford
WASHINGTON — Since the U.S. Department of Education in 2010 formed a specialized unit to enforce the federal campus safety law known as the Clery Act, an increasing number of colleges have faced fines for violating it. Department officials over the past four years have finalized the penalties against 15 institutions, compared with the six total fines doled out during the previous decade. Many more cases are currently making their way through the process, and the department plans to double, over the next few years, the number of regulators dedicated to Clery Act enforcement. In spite of that increased scrutiny, colleges facing penalties have continued to be successful in getting their Clery Act fines reduced, according to data provided by the Education Department.
Education News
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http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/record-lottery-profits-for-georgias-hope-pre-k-pro/nghSB/
Record lottery profits for Georgia’s HOPE, pre-k programs
By Kristina Torres
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Another year, another record for the Georgia Lottery as it announced $945.1 million in profits for the recently completed fiscal year to benefit the state’s HOPE Scholarship for college students and early childhood pre-k programs. The total surpassed last year’s record mark by more than $18 million. The timing couldn’t be better, since the 21-year-old lottery continues to face rising college enrollment and tuition that have kept it straining to keep pace with demand. Luckily, players’ thirst for games hasn’t slacked, either.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/07/17/blackboard-unveils-public-cloud-version-ui-redesign-learn#sthash.v98B4ats.dpbs
Blackboard Unveils Public Cloud Version, UI Redesign of Learn
Blackboard will soon offer a version of its learning management system, Learn, in the public cloud, the company announced on Wednesday during its annual conference in Las Vegas.
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New Report Examines Ways to Increase Retention of Black and Other Minority Teachers
New Report Examines Ways to Increase Retention of Black and Other Minority Teachers
The Center for American Progress has released a new study documenting the importance of efforts to retain Black and other minority teachers in our nation’s public schools. Among the findings of the report are:
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http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/07/17/gordons-accreditation-not-risk-over-bias-agency-says#sthash.Df6JpsUz.dpbs
Gordon’s Accreditation Not at Risk Over Bias, Agency Says
Gordon College, whose policies barring sex outside of heterosexual marriage and request for an exemption from federal antidiscrimination requirements have drawn significant attention in recent weeks, has “no chance” of having its institutional accreditation withdrawn in the coming months over the policies according to its accreditor, the Boston Business Journal reported.
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http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/17/new-study-raises-questions-about-global-rankings-citations#sthash.be50ivKE.dpbs
Manipulating Citation Rankings?
By Paul Jump for Times Higher Education
The possession by Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz University of more highly cited researchers than almost any other university in the world raises questions about institutions’ ability to manipulate global rankings. This is the view of two researchers who last week posted on the arXiv preprint server a paper that ranks universities by the number of highly cited researchers who list them as affiliations. …According to their paper, “Which of the World’s Institutions Employ the Most Highly Cited Researchers? An Evaluation of the Data From Highlycited.com,” the University of California system is listed as the primary affiliation of 179 highly cited researchers, followed by Harvard University with 106 and Stanford University with 56.