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Azziz turns in resignation letter
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2015-01-15/azziz-turns-resignation-letter
By Walter C. Jones
Morris News Service
Hank Huckaby, Georgia university system chancellor, said this morning he has a letter from Georgia Regents University Ricardo Azizz on his desk and the regents will hold a called meeting at 2 p.m.to discuss it.
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Georgia Regents president Azziz submits resignation letter
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/georgia-regents-president-azziz-submits-resignatio/njpRD/
By Janel Davis – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Regents University President Ricardo Azziz has submitted his letter of resignation from the university, officials with the state’s university system confirmed. The Board of Regents is scheduled to meet Thursday afternoon to discuss his resignation.
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UPDATE: Dr. Ricardo Azziz meets with leadership at GRU
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/GRU-Sources-Big-announcement-expected-after-meeting-tomorrow-with-GRU-President-Ricardo-Azziz-288625451.html
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW)- Dr. Ricardo Azziz has told the senior leadership at GRU that they should expect an announcement from Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia today. At the meeting this morning, Azziz said they should expect an announcement between 2 and 2:30 pm today. When News 12 asked GRU officials if this is about Azziz resigning, all they would say is that it is a personnel issue and the media will also have to wait for the announcement at 2.
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GRU President Azziz expected to resign today
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2015-01-14/gru-president-azziz-expected-resign-thursday-called-meeting?v=1421327255
By Tom Corwin
Staff Writer
Georgia Regents University President Ricardo Azziz is expected to announce his resignation today according to a highly placed official at the university. Azziz is expected to make the announcement during a called meeting of his cabinet at 8 a.m. today. The University System of Georgia Board of Regents is expected to make the formal announcement later today.
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GRU President Azziz expected to resign at Thursday called meeting
http://www.georgianewsday.com/news/augusta/313914-gru-president-azziz-expected-to-resign-at-thursday-called-meeting.html
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Report: GRU President Azziz to Resign
http://www.wjbf.com/story/27853751/report-gru-president-azziz-to-resign
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UPDATE: Dr. Azziz expected to leave GRU
http://www.nbc26.tv/story/27853738/big-announcement-from-dr-azziz-expected
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Five Georgia WEbMBA Programs Rank in the Nations Top 50
http://www.globalatlanta.com/article/27374/five-georgia-webmba-programs-rank-in-the-nations-top-50/
by Phil BOlton
Five Georgia institutions have been ranked among the top 50 in the country for their online WebMBA programs by the U.S. News and World Report magazine. The Georgia Southern University College of Business Administration ranked 18th; Georgia College’s J. Whitney Bunting College of Business, 25th; Kennesaw State University’s Michael J. Coles College of Business, 29th; University of West Georgia’s Richards College of Business, 44th and Columbus State University’s Turner College of Business, 47th.
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Georgia Tech and Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. partner to train veterans
http://www.wtvm.com/story/27849278/georgia-tech-and-gulfstream-aerospace-corp-partner-to-train-veterans
By WTOC Staff
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – In an effort to help veterans transition to the civilian workforce, Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. is sponsoring active duty Army soldiers for a four-week internship program. The initiative is part of the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Veterans Education Training and Transition (VET2) program, the first of its kind in the nation.
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GGC School of Education Earns National Accreditation
“It is the standard of excellence in educator preparation.”
http://patch.com/georgia/loganville/ggc-school-education-earns-national-accreditation
By Scott Bernarde
The Georgia Gwinnett College School of Education (SOE), in only its fourth year, has received national accreditation under the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards through the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation. Coupled with the college’s partnership with Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS), this distinction positions SOE to be one of the state’s most prominent education programs.
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New Study Suggests End of Ebola in Liberia by June
http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2015/01/sec-150114-voa02.htm
by James Butty January 14, 2015
A new study found Ebola could come to an end in Liberia by June, if the trend toward better hospitalization and preventive care continues. The study, published in the journal PLOS Biology, looked at factors such as the location of infection and treatment, the development of hospital capacity and the adoption of safe burial practices. John Drake, a professor at the Odum School of Ecology at the University of Georgia and lead author of the report, said the study looked at how various interventions that have been put in place affected transmission of the virus.
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Georgia State Researchers Find New Way To Suppress Inflammation Without Steroids’ Harmful Side Effects
http://www.healthcanal.com/immune-system/59129-georgia-state-researchers-find-new-way-to-suppress-inflammation-without-steroids’-harmful-side-effects.html
ATLANTA—A new “trick” steroids use to suppress inflammation, which could be used to make new anti-inflammatory drugs without the harmful side effects of steroids, has been discovered by researchers at Georgia State University. Their findings have been published in the journal Nature Communications.
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2 people arrested in shooting death of UGA student from Gwinnett
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/2-people-arrested-in-shooting-death-of-uga-student/njpQD/
Mike Morris
Police in Athens arrested two men Wednesday night in connection with this week’s shooting death of University of Georgia student Min Seok Cho. Cho, a 21-year-old graduate of Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, died Tuesday after being brought by private vehicle to Athens Regional Medical Center for treatment of a gunshot wound. Athens-Clarke County police spokeswoman Hilda Sorrow said Cormaine Goss, 21, and Andre Ruff, 18, were arrested and charged with felony murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.
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Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2015/01/14/obamas-free-community-college-plan-a-bogus-giveaway/
Obama’s free community college plan: A bogus giveaway?
Peter Morici is an economist and professor at the University of Maryland and a national columnist. He tweets @pmorici1. Today, he discusses President Obama’s proposal to make community college free. Morici contends students going from community colleges to four-year schools are often not “competitive” and struggle. That’s interesting as the official narrative here in Georgia is that the community college students who transfer to four-year schools do well and post high graduation rates.
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Free Community College? Why Not Free Freshman Year?
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/01/15/free-community-college-why-not-free-freshman-year
As President Obama sells his proposal that community college should be free, one philanthropist is arguing the idea should extend to the first year of college in general.
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Questioning Debit Card Deals
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/01/15/consumer-financial-protection-bureau-urges-colleges-look-more-closely-bank-deals
By Michael Stratford
WASHINGTON — Federal consumer protection officials want colleges to more thoroughly vet the agreements they make with financial institutions to provide banking products on campus. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday that it will create voluntary guidelines for colleges as they negotiate deals with financial institutions. The goal, officials said, is for colleges to keep students’ financial interest in mind as they negotiate the terms of the arrangements with the companies.
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Forgetting Title IX?
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/01/15/changes-ncaa-rules-raise-title-ix-concerns
By Jake New
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Recent and upcoming changes to National Collegiate Athletic Association rules — including a new pilot program that will provide travel expenses to the families of basketball players who play in national championship games — are rife with “serious Title IX complications,” a panel of gender equity experts said here Wednesday.
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2 UVa Fraternities Say They Won’t Sign Agreement Prompted by ‘Rolling Stone’ Article
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/2-uva-fraternities-say-they-wont-sign-agreement-prompted-by-rolling-stone-article/92149?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
by Andy Thomason
Two fraternities at the University of Virginia say they won’t sign a new, stricter agreement issued by the college in the wake of a now-discredited Rolling Stone magazine article about an alleged sexual assault at a UVa fraternity, Bloomberg reports. The fraternities, Alpha Tau Omega and the Kappa Alpha Order, say the university erred in suspending all Greek activities after the publication of the article, which has not stood up to intense news-media scrutiny.
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City College of San Francisco Wins a Reprieve in Its Accreditation Battle
http://chronicle.com/article/City-College-of-San-Francisco/151207/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
By Eric Kelderman
The accreditor that oversees City College of San Francisco announced on Wednesday that the college would have two more years to meet all accreditation standards. Whether that decision has any relevance could depend on the outcome of a lawsuit over the institution’s accreditation status.
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North Dakota’s Higher-Ed Chief Resigns, Citing Struggles With Lawmakers
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/north-dakotas-higher-ed-chief-resigns-citing-struggles-with-lawmakers/92191?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
by Andy Thomason
The chair of the North Dakota Board of Higher Education resigned on Wednesday, citing chilly relations with the state’s legislature, the Associated Press reports.
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President of Colgate U. Will Step Down This Year
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/president-of-colgate-u-will-step-down-this-year/92117?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
by Andy Thomason
The president of Colgate University will not renew his contract when it expires later this year, according to a news release posted on the college’s website. Jeffrey Herbst, who became president in 2010, said in the release he was stepping down “so that new leadership can be in place as the university prepares for the next fund-raising campaign and the 2019 bicentennial celebration.”
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Warrant Issued for Mayor in Disappearance of 43 Students in Mexico
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by Associated Press
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials have filed an arrest warrant for the former mayor of a southern city for the kidnapping of 43 teachers’ college students. Tomas Zeron, head of criminal investigations for the Federal Prosecutor’s Office, announced the arrest order Tuesday night. Forty-four other people are named in the warrant. It is the first time the judicial system has officially linked Iguala ex-Mayor Jose Luis Abarca to the disappearances.