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Georgia Southern chief is only finalist for Georgia Regents University
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/ga-southern-president-sole-finalist-to-lead-ga-reg/nmpMN/
Janel Davis
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Brooks Keel, president of Georgia Southern University, has been named sole finalist to lead Georgia Regents University. If approved by the state’s Board of Regents, Keel will replace outgoing president Ricardo Azziz, who steps down today from GRU. Azziz was named president of the Medical College of Georgia in 2010, and led the merger of Augusta State and Georgia Health Sciences universities in 2012, which created GRU, the University System of Georgia’s fourth research university. Keel has led Georgia Southern in Statesboro since January 2010.

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Georgia Southern president to head Georgia Regents University
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/06/30/georgia-southern-president-to-head-georgia-regents.html
The Georgia Regents University in Augusta has its new president, for all intents and purposes. The Georgia Board of Regents on Tuesday named Brooks Keel the sole finalist for the job. On July 8, the Board of Regents will vote on his nomination. Keel is the current president of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro, where he has focused on expanding undergraduate and graduate education through research and community experience. He has also worked to raise the national profile of Georgia Southern academically and athletically.

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Dr. Gretchen B. Caughman Named Georgia Regents University Interim President
http://wjbf.com/2015/06/30/dr-gretchen-b-caughman-named-georgia-regents-university-interim-president/
By Randy L. Key
ATLANTA, Ga. – University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Hank Huckaby has named Dr. Gretchen B. Caughman as interim president at Georgia Regents University (GRU). Caughman currently serves as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at GRU. She was appointed to vice president and provost Jan. 2013. Prior to the consolidation of Augusta State University and Georgia Health Sciences University, she was appointed interim provost of the Medical College of Georgia in Sept. 2010 and became executive vice president for academic affairs and provost of Georgia Health Sciences University in June 2011. She is also a professor in the College of Dental Medicine, the Medical College of Georgia (Medicine) and the Graduate School at GRU. She will begin her new assignment on July 1, following the departure of President Ricardo Azziz.

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UPDATE | Georgia University system announces interim President of GRU
http://www.wrdw.com/home/headlines/Dr-Azzizs-last-day-as-GRU-President-310897951.html
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) — University System of Georgia names Dr. Gretchen Caughman as the Interim President of Georgia Regents University. Caughman is currently the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost of the university, and has been since January 2013.

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VSU President reflects on his career on his last day
http://www.wtvm.com/story/29444050/vsu-president-reflects-on-his-career-on-his-last-day
By Colter Anstaett
VALDOSTA, GA (WALB) -Valdosta State University was, as of Tuesday, about to come under new leadership. Tuesday was Dr. William McKinney’s last day as President. Dr. Cecil Stanton was appointed Interim President, but he was not expected to arrive on campus until July 6th. Dr. McKinney unexpectedly announced in April that he would be resigning as of July 1st after less than three years as President. He had been facing ongoing criticism from some faculty members at the time, though no official reason was ever given for his decision to resign.

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Big day arrives for Middle Georgia State University
http://www.macon.com/2015/06/30/3822949_big-day-arrives-for-middle-georgia.html?rh=1
BY DAVID SCHICK
New signs big and small trumpet a historic day at Middle Georgia State: The college becomes a university Wednesday. “We are Georgia’s newest university,” college President Christopher Blake said Tuesday. “It’s a great thing to think about.” The college has undergone big transitions in the past couple of years, from the merger of Macon State with Middle Georgia College in 2013 to the plan to offer master’s degree programs by next spring. At the time of the merger, “It was envisioned that that college would be an interim step to a state university,” Blake said. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents approved the status change in March, along with a proposal to offer a Master of Information Technology program.

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M.G.S.C. becomes a university

Middle Georgia State College will become a university tomorrow. and I’m here with president of the school, Doctor Christopher Blake stopped by 41 Today to talk about the changes may come with the transition.

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Georgia State’s education college changes name, expands focus
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/georgia-states-education-college-changes-name-expa/nmp3h/
Janel Davis
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia State University’s College of Education has changed its name to the College of Education & Human Development. The new name, which takes effect today, better represents the full scope of the teaching, research and service of the college,” said Risa Palm, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. “The college prepares not only teachers and administrators, but also a variety of other professionals in human services.”

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More teachers graduating from the University of Georgia are getting jobs in the state.
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/more-university-of-georgia-education-graduates-hir/nmpZS/
Janel Davis
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Among UGA’s 2014 graduates with a teacher-preparation degree, 62 percent, or 325 graduates, were hired by a Georgia city or county school district. The in-state hiring rate is an increase of 11 percentage points from the previous year, when about 51 percent of new UGA teacher graduates took jobs in Georgia schools, according to a report from the College of Education’s student services office at UGA. UGA officials credit the increase to the improving economy and new school construction. About 45 new schools have been built in the state since 2013, particularly in high-growth areas such as Gwinnett and Forsyth counties.

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Ga. Tech Receives Grant To Beef Up Military’s Cyberdefense
http://wabe.org/post/ga-tech-receives-grant-beef-militarys-cyberdefense
By TASNIM SHAMMA
Georgia Tech researchers are trying to help the U.S. military secure its equipment ─ like naval warships and drones ─ from cyberattacks. Cyberattacks on military equipment are on a different level compared to traditional cyberattacks that steal your credit card and Social Security information. You can’t stop to develop a strategy when there’s a cyberattack on a moving vehicle, like you can with security breaches at companies…. Lee is also director of Georgia Tech’s Information Security Center. He and other researchers at Georgia Tech received a $2 million grant to develop new cybersecurity computer programs and software that could be installed on military vehicles or other equipment.

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Survey: 70% of Students Stressed Over Finances
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/07/01/survey-70-students-stressed-over-finances
A national study released today finds that 70 percent of college students are stressed over their finances. The study, conducted by Ohio State University researchers, used a sample of students at 52 institutions, including two- and four-year, public and private colleges. Nearly 60 percent of students said that they worry about paying for college, while more than half worry about paying living expenses.

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Threat to Faculty Unions
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/07/01/supreme-court-takes-case-could-threaten-financing-most-faculty-unions
By Scott Jaschik
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to consider a case that could effectively make union membership dues optional for public employees. The vast majority of faculty members who are represented by unions are in public higher education, and such a shift could be devastating to the financing of their unions.

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Obama’s Overtime Proposal Could Be Costly for Colleges
http://chronicle.com/article/Obama-s-Overtime-Proposal/231287/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
By Paul Basken
President Obama visits the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse on Thursday to detail a labor initiative that’s cheering workers at retail stores and restaurants while alarming their owners. By the time the president’s proposed change in federal rules on overtime pay could take effect next year, however, it might also generate similar divisions among college administrators and their workers. The basic thrust of the proposal is to raise, from $23,660 to $50,440, the annual salary cutoff below which workers are generally eligible for a time-and-a-half wage rate for work that exceeds 40 hours a week. That change, the Obama administration estimates, would help nearly five million workers, many in retail and food services, whose employers manage to avoid paying the overtime rate by classifying them as managerial. Colleges and universities, however, are not bystanders in the matter. Teaching positions are exempt from the overtime rule, at least for now. But most of the workers on American college campuses are outside of teaching, and the economic effect of the change could be significant, according to several labor lawyers.

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Washington State Moves To Cut Public University Tuition By Up To 20 Percent
Experts say this is a rare move that could influence other states
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/washington-tuition-cut_559305a7e4b000c99ee1d23c?utm_hp_ref=college
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP
SEATTLE (AP) — A decision this week to cut tuition for Washington state’s public universities by 15 to 20 percent over the next two years is a rare move that national experts believe could influence other states as they come out from under the recession. “Tuition rollbacks are very rare. It will be interesting to see if other states follow Washington’s lead,” said Thomas L. Harnisch, director of state relations and policy analysis at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Although many states have frozen college tuition in the years since approving big increases during the recession, only Minnesota also has passed a tuition cut.