University System News:
www.mdjonline.com
Solve the equation: Leaders say communication key to funding education system
http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/26538593/article-Solve-the-equation–Leaders-say-communication-key-to-funding-education-system
by Brittini Ray
ATLANTA — With the Cobb and Marietta school districts having lost a combined $147 million in state revenue in the 2014-15 academic year under the state funding formula, Cobb Chamber CEO David Connell asked the state’s top education leaders what can be done. Richard Woods, Georgia’s state school superintendent; Hank Huckaby, chancellor of the University System of Georgia; and Gretchen Corbin, commissioner of the Technical College System of Georgia, were asked to weigh in on the topic during a chamber luncheon Tuesday.
www.bizjournals.com
UAB hires military IT veteran as new chief information officer
http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/news/2015/03/24/uab-hires-military-it-veteran-as-new-chief.html
Alan Alexander
Reporter- Birmingham Business Journal
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has found its new chief information officer. Curtis A. Carver has been named the CIO and vice president of technology at the university beginning June 1. He will lead the direction of IT to support the administrative, academic and research missions of UAB and oversee the central IT organization in collaboration with the Health System Information Systems unit. Carver will also teach a computer science class at UAB.
USG Institutions:
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Boeing, Georgia Tech discuss possible research facility
http://www.myajc.com/news/business/boeing-georgia-tech-discuss-possible-research-faci/nkdgd/#15d05163.3458751.735681
By Greg Bluestein and J. Scott Trubey – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Aerospace giant Boeing is scouting sites in Midtown Atlanta for a possible research facility, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has learned, a move that could add another blue chip name to a growing roster of corporate players making investments around Georgia Tech. The Fortune 500 maker of airliners, military planes and other defense systems would join heavy hitters such as AT&T, Home Depot, NCR and Worldpay US in planting a corporate presence near one of the world’s top engineering schools. How many jobs and what types of research might be involved wasn’t immediately clear. …“We are pleased with our relationship with Georgia Tech and are continuing to talk with them about ongoing and future research projects, but we do not have anything of substance to announce at this time,” a spokesman said. …The flurry of new research and development centers and corporate campuses in Midtown reflect the desire of companies to tap into Tech’s rich student and faculty talent.
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Scam solicits hefty free tax refund on college campus
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/scam-solicits-hefty-free-tax-refund-college-campus/nkdmf/
By Jim Strickland
CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — Authorities at Clayton State University issued a campus-wide alert Friday morning after getting a tip from Channel 2 consumer investigator Jim Strickland. The email warning blast went out after Strickland told a university official a student had fallen for a bogus solicitation found on campus promising a big free tax refund. The IRS tipped off Strickland. “It was an absolute travesty,” said student Eric Russell, who confirmed receiving the email. “I believe (the scammers) understand that Clayton State students or any college student are under a lot of financial burden and may easily hop onto this opportunity.” “Don’t fall for it. That is a scam,” said IRS spokesman Mark Green in a direct message to students across Georgia.
Higher Education News:
www.chronicle.com
What Colleges Can Do to Improve Career Development
http://chronicle.com/article/What-Colleges-Can-Do-to/228747/
By Beckie Supiano
New Orleans
Families and policy makers have made it clear that they expect colleges to do more to prepare students for careers — and colleges are feeling the pressure. That message came through in several sessions and conversations here this week at the annual meeting of Naspa — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. …When students first enroll, few realize what career preparation really entails, Sheila Curran said during a panel that she and I participated in on Tuesday. “There’s often a perception that all you have to do is get into a good college,” said Ms. Curran, chief executive officer of the Curran Consulting Group. But there’s much more to it than that, as panelists discussed during a number of different conference sessions.
www.diverseeducation.com
U.Va. Board Considers Tuition Hike; Vote Expected This Week
http://diverseeducation.com/article/71021/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=7f14c84eec6347f28d346f82db9d10b5&elqCampaignId=415&elqaid=88&elqat=1&elqTrackId=c055db2e35f647329322845255c92a04
by Associated Press
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Students would pay more to attend the University of Virginia if a proposed tuition increase is approved. The proposal includes a 3.6 percent increase for in-state undergraduate students and a 3.7 percent hike for out-of-state undergraduates.
www.insidehighered.com
Academic Freedom or Secrecy?
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/03/24/does-academic-freedom-mean-researchers-need-not-reveal-their-funding-sources
By Colleen Flaherty
The University of Delaware is refusing to fulfill a congressman’s request that it release information about who is funding a prominent climate change skeptic’s research. The university is the first of seven institutions facing similar requests to publicly deny them, citing concerns about academic freedom. Delaware’s refusal raises important questions about the line between protecting free inquiry and preserving research integrity, and signals a reversal of sorts from an earlier position on controversial research funding. And not everyone agrees that academic freedom covers a decision to keep funding sources secret.