University System News:
Colleges Strive to Meet Demand for a More Hands-On Education
http://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Strive-to-Meet-Demand/230189/
By Maddy Berner
Kendall A. Trammell has the kind of résumé employers would notice. The University of Georgia senior has worked at the college newspaper, completed an internship in Washington, and is now studying in Spain. Real-world opportunities like those are invaluable, she said. “That’s what sets you apart from other people.” Soon, all undergraduates at Georgia will be required to pursue similar academic paths. The university announced last month that, as early as the fall of 2016, every incoming freshman will be required to participate in a hands-on learning experience in order to graduate. A growing number of large institutions are embracing experiential learning to enhance their students’ education. In his executive budget, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York dictated that the City and State Universities of New York should develop some kind of experiential-learning plan by June 1, 2016. Georgia is one of the largest public universities to make such opportunities compulsory for all students.
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Jessica Bailey to Lead Fort Valley State University
The University System of Georgia has named Jessica Bailey as acting president of historically Black Fort Valley State University. She will serve as acting president until July 1 when current president Ivelaw Griffith leaves office. On July 1, Dr. Bailey will become interim president of the university.
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Dr. Linda Bleicken on Armstrong Expanding Undergraduate Health Programs
http://savannahceo.com/video/2015/05/dr-linda-bleicken-armstrong-expanding-undergraduate-health-programs/?utm_source=Savannah+CEO&utm_campaign=0bf20323b6-valdostaceo-daily_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8c93e46c9f-0bf20323b6-303726565
President of Armstrong University Dr. Linda Bleicken discusses the importance of health programs to Armstrong University and the Savannah Region. She also discusses how Armstrong is the largest producer of undergraduate health professionals.
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With international flavor, GGC honors largest graduating class | PHOTOS
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/news/2015/may/14/with-international-flavor-ggc-honors-largest/?news
By Keith Farner
LAWRENCEVILLE — There wasn’t a comparison of passport stamps on Thursday at the cool and breezy Georgia Gwinnett College graduation. But if it had been part of the program, it could have been quite a spectacle. The 425 graduates who earned a degree included 44 who came from 28 countries, including Liberia where the ceremony’s keynote speaker, Jeremiah Sulunteh, serves as an ambassador. During the morning ceremony, the largest class of degree candidates to date for the school, which opened 10 years ago, heard several references to the international flair evident at GGC
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Taking Flight: Kennesaw State University graduates more than two thousand
http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/26636703/article-TAKING-FLIGHT–Kennesaw-State-University-graduates-more-than-two-thousand?sp-tk=6F4D4905A0152D05C6AD95E857DCE235E5B43D43676B1BE38C90627D56A79782CAB37E118FA2E4C6FC1A3C3C18A27D298032BB47D490DB325B664AE55686C4FD1C8FC1F0DDD9551E4D78B1C96F1D64F0874485B6313D82ADE9FF4546EC494E4DA128D4EA7D1EE01868C8DA3D5F6EA804BBC3F599BA285CCD4FA49F8FF831165FE2D68EF9DB53D5CE4BC740EC503BD0F0B0FDB81Aby Philip Clements
KENNESAW — Jinny Kim, one of the 2,121 students graduating from Kennesaw State University this spring, hardly knew English when she first arrived in the U.S. Now she has a master’s degree in teaching English.
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GSW touts cost efficiency
http://www.wbtv.com/story/29067111/gsw-touts-cost-efficiency
By Wright Gazaway
AMERICUS, GA (WALB) – A new survey ranks a South Georgia school the 40th most affordable small school in the country. Georgia Southwestern State University ranks ahead of four other Georgia schools on the list. The list is made up of four-year schools with fewer than 4,000 students. The interim president says this national recognition validates what they’ve been doing on campus.
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KSU staffer’s behavior spurs racism complaints
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/ksu-advisers-behavior-spurs-racism-complaints/nmGfB/
Janel Davis
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A video showing a tense interaction between a Kennesaw State student and a member of the university’s advising staff has touched off cries of racism at the school. The 30-second video posted Wednesday night by student Kevin Bruce, who is black, shows him visiting the university’s student advising office and being told by a white staff member that waiting for an advisor is harassment.
www.theroot.com
Waiting While Black: University Student Accused of ‘Harassment’ for Wanting to Talk to Adviser
A Kennesaw State University staff member threatened to call campus security because a student was waiting to speak to his adviser at her office after what he says were numerous failed attempts to set up an appointment.
http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2015/05/waiting_while_black_university_student_accused_of_harassment_for_wanting.html?wpisrc=topstories
By: Breanna Edwards
Kevin Bruce, a student at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, just wanted to talk to his academic adviser. After numerous attempts to schedule an appointment with her, he finally went to the office to see her in person. While he was waiting patiently, however, a staff member came up to Bruce and told him that he was harassing his adviser merely by sitting there. In a video Bruce uploaded to his Twitter feed, the woman—identified as Abby Dawson—comes out and accuses him of harassing a “Mrs. Tilley.” …Bruce said that he didn’t believe it was a racial issue, pointing to other individuals—whom he retweeted—who have had bad experiences with advisers at the university.
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Georgia State Research Paves Way for Early Detection of Liver Cancer
http://www.bio-medicine.org/medicine-news-1/Georgia-State-Research-Paves-Way-for-Early-Detection-of-Liver-Cancer-144126-1/
Led by Georgia State University, researchers have developed the first robust and noninvasive detection of early stage liver cancer and liver metastases, in addition to other liver diseases, such as cirrhosis and liver fibrosis. Their findings were published Wednesday (May 13) in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Doctors link cognitive ability, congenital heart disease in children
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2015/05/15/doctors-link-cognitive-ability-congenital-heart.html
Tonya Layman
Contributing Writer
When a parent hears their newborn suffers from a congenital heart disease (CHD) they immediately focus on what can be done to fix the problem rather than its potential long-term impact. But some recent research by two local doctors provides evidence that a child’s cognitive ability is impacted by congenital heart disease. Last year, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA) Drs. Bill Mahle and Thomas Burns partnered with Emory University School of Medicine, Georgia Tech and Georgia State University to take a multidisciplinary approach to determine the effects of congenital heart disease on a child’s brain.
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Fight Over Campus Banking
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/05/15/obama-administration-propose-new-rules-campus-financial-products
By Michael Stratford
The Obama administration is preparing to take on banks and other financial firms with new rules that would ban certain fees they can charge college students as well as restrictions on how they market products on campuses. The U.S. Department of Education is expected, as soon as today, to unveil draft regulations on debit cards and other financial products offered on campuses. Consumer advocates have long sought the rules, which have drawn the ire of the financial services industry. The draft regulations will target two categories of financial products, according to two people who are familiar with the proposal.
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How Ending the Two-Tiered Student-Loan System Would Help Struggling Borrowers
http://chronicle.com/article/How-Ending-the-Two-Tiered/230155/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
By Ben Miller
Defaulting on a student loan is not pleasant. It wrecks a borrower’s credit, puts her into the unpleasant world of debt collection, and can even result in wages or Social Security benefits being garnished. There are increasing calls to keep down student debt and to create more flexible payment plans to avoid default.If we care so much about student loan debt, then it’s time to end the existing two-tiered system of handling students who default — one that doubles down on struggling borrowers by inflating the balances they owe, and another that helps them get a fresh start at a much lower cost.
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Boom Budget in California
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/05/15/california-governors-budget-increase-would-prevent-controversial-tuition-hikes-uc
By Paul Fain
California is raking in a surprising amount of tax revenue. And on Thursday Jerry Brown, the state’s governor, said he wants to send some of that surplus to California’s public colleges. Brown’s revised budget proposal would increase funding levels for all three public higher education systems. It also ends a showdown over tuition increases with the University of California.