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Azziz is finalist for Vegas school’s presidency
By Tom Corwin
Staff Writer
Georgia Regents University President Ricardo Azziz is one of the finalists for the presidency of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, announced the Nevada System of Higher Education on Monday. Azziz, who has been mentioned in the past for other open university positions in Florida and Texas, is one of three finalists for the position.
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http://www.forest-blade.com/news/community/article_38947d2e-53b2-11e4-a9a1-6b2036287414.html
Correll Scholars program announced at EGSC
Philanthropy is defined as the desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed especially by the generous donation of money to good causes. Synonyms for the word philanthropy include benevolence, generosity, social conscience, charity, unselfishness, humanity, kindness and compassion. These are words that perfectly describe the life and legacy of Pete and Ada Lee Correll. …The Corrells believe that the key to success in the future is in providing an educated work force that is capable of seizing on the job opportunities of tomorrow’s businesses. In order to make that a reality in Emanuel County, the Corrells are making a transformational gift to East Georgia State College. The Correll Foundation has committed $900,000 over the next five years to establish the Correll Scholars’ Program at EGSC.
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http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/why-georgia-state-librarians-e-reserve-loss-might-actually-be-a-win/54959?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Ga. State’s Loss in ‘E-Reserves’ Case Might Actually Be a Win for Librarians
by Steve Kolowich
In May 2012 fair-use advocates celebrated a federal judge’s decision in a high-profile copyright case. The ruling was seen as a decisive victory for Georgia State University, whose librarians wanted to be able to make freely available as much copyrighted material as possible to students via its electronic reserve system. On Friday a federal appeals court ended that celebration by reversing the judge’s decision and sending the “e-reserves” case back to the lower court for further action. At a glance, the latest ruling looks like a loss for Georgia State and its allies, and a win for three academic publishers that had sued it. But was it, really?
www.accessnorthga.com
http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=280929
Gov. Deal details Ebola Response Team
By The Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Nathan Deal has assembled an Ebola Response Team to prepare the state for any occurrences of the virus. Deal says the group of 13 will meet for the first time this week but didn’t have details on Monday afternoon. …The Ebola response team will be chaired by Brenda Fitzgerald, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health. A full list of team members below: …Frederick Quinn, MS, PhD, Professor of Infectious Diseases, University of Georgia
RESEARCH:
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http://savannahnow.com/news/2014-10-20/researchers-shrimpers-look-black-gill-shrimp-georgia
Researchers, shrimpers look for black gill shrimp in Georgia
By Mary Landers
This wasn’t your typical cruise. For starters, the day-long journey around Chatham County waterways on the 92-foot R/V Savannah on Thursday was focused on a tiny parasite on shrimp that turns their gills an unsightly and unmarketable black. And instead of scientists researching the problem by themselves and reporting their results in a scientific journal years from now, they invited along shrimpers, fisheries managers and outreach workers, even a pathologist from Mercer University Medical School who has been studying the parasite in her lab. “Everybody here has some expertise and brings their perspective to it,” professor Marc Frischer of the UGA Skidaway Institute of Oceanography told the assembled stakeholders as the R/V Savannah made its way out to shrimping grounds off Wassaw Island. “The real opportunity here is to share our stories and our information as we’re doing a little bit of work.”
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
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http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2014/10/20/david-perdue-backs-uga-on-canceling-journalist-visit-because-of-ebola-fear/
Political Insider with Jim Galloway
David Perdue backs UGA on canceling journalist visit because of Ebola fear
By Daniel Malloy
Republican U.S. Senate hopeful David Perdue sent out a press release today supporting the University of Georgia’s decision not to allow a Liberian journalist speak in Athens because of Ebola concerns.
www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2014/10/21/essay-nature-change-education-and-media
Repair or Replace
By Arthur Levine
The newspaper and book businesses have been transformed in recent years. But not education. After a 30-year school reform movement, no major urban school district in the country has been successfully turned around. Meanwhile, despite loud and persistent criticism from government, media and families, the cost of college continues to rise faster than inflation and student loan debt is ballooning. So why hasn’t education changed?
www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/confessions-community-college-dean/cbe
CBE
By Matt Reed
When Michael Dukakis ran for President, his slogan of “competence, not ideology” didn’t exactly stir the blood. But I saw competency stir the blood of some smart people on Monday, and it gave me hope. NEBHE – the New England Board of Higher Education – hosted a conference in Boston on Competency-Based Education, and it was one of the best I’ve attended in years.
www.getschooled.blog.ajc.com
http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2014/10/21/are-smartphones-the-future-of-classroom-learning-or-the-ruin-of-it/
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
Are smartphones the future of classroom learning or a threat to it?
Smartphones seem to present real headaches for teachers. While many educators understand the phones represent a potential learning tool, they’re finding them an actual problem now.
Here are some examples.
www.getschooled.blog.ajc.com
http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2014/10/20/an-architect-of-no-child-left-behind-looks-back-on-failed-reforms-and-says-we-forgot-the-why/
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
An architect of No Child Left Behind looks back on failed reforms and says, ‘We forgot the why.’
By Maureen Downey
In Atlanta Friday, former U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige explained the chief cause of decades of failed school reform. Yes, we have overhauled the how, when, where and what of education, but Paige says we ignored the most critical element — the why. “When kids understand why they are learning something, why it is relevant, they will study,” said Paige, speaking to the Southern K-14 Education Innovation Summit at Georgia Piedmont Technical College.
Education News
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http://chronicle.com/article/Universities-Curtail-Health/149543/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Universities Curtail Health Experts’ Efforts to Work on Ebola in West Africa
By Katherine Mangan
Tough new restrictions on travel to Ebola-ravaged countries, including a flurry of bans announced in the past several days, by the State University of New York and other groups, have some infectious-disease experts, on campuses and off, worried.
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/67490/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=8a5a865ad52f4e9ab5cec6fd0e462ad3&elqCampaignId=415
State Lottery Funds May Not Help Those Who Need it Most
by Jamal Abdul-Alim
When it comes to using state lottery funds to finance scholarships for college, the idea that gambling proceeds are helping the poor pay for their education makes the state-sanctioned games of chance more acceptable than they might otherwise be. But a deeper look at how state lottery proceeds actually flow to college students shows that lotteries often tend to benefit those who need the money the least at the expense of those who need it the most.
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The University of Michigan Reports Undergraduate Enrollment Up
by The Associated Press
ANN ARBOR, Mich.— The University of Michigan says undergraduate enrollment at its Ann Arbor campus rose to 28,395 students this fall. The number announced Monday is 112 students more than a year ago and includes an entering class of 6,505, which is 280 more than in 2013.
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https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/10/21/u-michigan-gets-accreditor-approval-competency-based-degree
U. of Michigan Gets Accreditor Approval for Competency-Based Degree
The University of Michigan’s regional accreditor has signed off on a new competency-based degree that does not rely on the credit-hour standard, the university said last week. The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools gave a green light to the proposed master’s of health professions education, which the university’s medical school will offer.
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Three Virginia Colleges’ Support Staff Pay Exceed Average
by The Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. — A new report says support staff salaries at three public higher education institutions in Virginia exceed the average of similar schools nationally. According to the report, the average salaries of upper- and mid-level support staff at most public higher education institutions were near or below the average of their peers nationally. Average salaries at the University of Virginia, Virginia Military Institute and Virginia Tech topped the average of similar schools nationally.
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https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/21/study-documents-impact-federal-research-support
The Value of Research Funding
By Scott Jaschik
To many people at research universities, it may seem self-evident that federal research and development support actually results in scientific breakthroughs. A new paper released by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that the assumption is correct.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Seeking-Hip-Worker-Environs/149541/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Seeking Hip Worker Environs, Universities Remake Research Parks
By Paul Basken
Research Triangle Park, N.C.
Research Triangle Park, the king of university-affiliated business development, is 11 square miles of North Carolina pine forest laced with blue-chip tenants that include IBM, Monsanto, Cisco Systems, and Dupont. Its companies have landed more than 3,200 patents and registered more than 1,900 trademarks, with popular discoveries that include artificial turf, the product bar code, and the cancer drug Taxol. Over 55 years, Research Triangle Park, referred to here as RTP, has become an undisputed economic success, spawning imitators and challengers all over the country. Yet from his gleaming glass-and-brick headquarters in the middle of it all, the park’s director, Robert T. Geolas, is troubled by an increasingly glaring absence: He can’t just walk outside to get a cup of coffee.
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https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/10/21/jump-federal-probes-mishandling-sex-assaults
Jump in Federal Probes for Mishandling Sex Assaults
The number of federal investigations into colleges’ handling of sexual assault on their campuses has jumped 50 percent in the past six months, according to government data provided to The Washington Post.
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http://chronicle.com/article/Public-College-Leaders-Rail/149535/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Public-College Leaders Rail Against Education Dept.’s ‘Regulatory Culture’
By Eric Kelderman
Washington
Ted Mitchell, under secretary of education, began his speech to a roomful of higher-education leaders on Monday with a conciliatory tone, stressing that the U.S. Department of Education shared a goal with them of serving the public good. After laying out some details of the department’s major policy proposals, Mr. Mitchell invited the audience to tell him how the federal government was impeding new and more-effective approaches in higher education. He got an earful from the attendees, mostly college presidents from members of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, which is holding its annual meeting here this week.
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https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/10/21/democrats-tout-student-loan-issues-ryan-budget-higher-ed-cuts-political-ads
Student Loans and Political Ads
By Michael Stratford
As Democrats look to keep control of the U.S. Senate and hold on to House seats, they are continuing to raise student loans as an issue in this fall’s election. After several Democrats last month pushed student loan refinancing on the campaign trail, some Democratic candidates in both House and Senate races are now trying to put their Republican opponents on the defensive on higher education issues.