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Art Dunning, Hank Huckaby discuss Albany State University-Darton State College merger
Falling enrollment numbers at both schools cited as one reason for consolidation.
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2015/nov/12/art-dunning-hank-huckaby-discuss-albany-state/
By Terry Lewis
ALBANY — The Georgia Board of Regents created perhaps the biggest controversy to hit higher education in Albany Tuesday morning when it voted unanimously to consolidate Albany State University and Darton State College under the umbrella of Albany State. On Thursday, University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby and Albany State President Art Dunning sat down with The Herald to answer questions and concerns about the decision. Huckaby said the merger had been under consideration for several years, but the tipping point came after he got a look at the University System of Georgia’s Fall enrollment report which showed ASU down 10.7 percent and Darton down 2.7 from the previous year.

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Which Georgia University or College Boasts the Highest Endowment in 2014?
http://www.ajc.com/georgia-highest-endowments-2014/
2. Georgia Institute of Technology Total endowment: $1.88 billion; 3. University of Georgia Total endowment: $939 million; 8. Georgia Health Sciences University Total endowment: $212 million

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Sixteen Georgia nonprofits make Philanthropy 400 list
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2015/11/13/sixteen-georgia-nonprofits-make-philanthropy-400.html
Maria Saporta
Contributing Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
Georgia’s nonprofit rankings on the annual Philanthropy 400 slipped a notch or two in the 2015 list put out by the Chronicle of Philanthropy. For the past several years, Georgia has had five nonprofits among the nation’s top 20 charitable organizations, including the Task Force for Global Health — which has been in top six for the past several years… The other 11 Georgia nonprofits on this year’s list are: Emory University (rank: 90) with private support of $268.9 million; Carter Center (rank: 180) with private support of $145.2 million; Georgia Tech (rank: 184) with private support of $141.9 million

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QTS drops out of Georgia Tech’s $350M High Performance Computing Center office project
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2015/11/qts-drops-out-of-georgia-techs-350m-high.html
Urvaksh Karkaria
Staff Writer, Atlanta Business Chronicle
QTS, which had been selected to develop a data center at Georgia Tech’s proposed $350 million High Performance Computing Center, has dropped out of the project, according to minutes from a University System of Georgia meeting. The 25-story mixed-used development (HPCC) near Tech Square will house a 40,000-square-foot data center and lure high-tech corporate tenants to the heart of Midtown.

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Study shows economic impact of Georgia’s early childcare and education
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/study-shows-economic-impact-of-georgias-early-chil/nn667/
By Rose French – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The early child care and education industry in Georgia generates $4.7 billion in economic activity annually while creating more than 67,000 jobs statewide, according to a recently released study. State officials plan to hold two public policy forums this week highlighting the results of the study. Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) commissioned the University of Georgia and Georgia State University last year to study the impact of the child care industry on the economy of Georgia.

www.middlegeorgiaceo.com
FVSU’s New President Meets with Faculty, Says He has No Hidden Agenda
http://middlegeorgiaceo.com/news/2015/11/fvsus-new-president-meets-faculty-says-he-has-no-hidden-agenda/
Staff Report From Middle Georgia CEO
The Fort Valley State University campus community gathered in the C.W. Pettigrew Auditorium on Thursday, Nov. 12 to meet with the institution’s new president, Dr. Paul Jones, and First Lady Sylvia Jones during a special meet and greet. In addressing some anticipated fears from the campus community about his selection, Jones said he had no hidden agenda for accepting the post. The new president said his leadership style is collaborative, transparent and open.

www.universitybusiness.com
Science building at Clayton State University triples lab space
Clayton State’s enrollment has grown to more than 7,200 students from 4,675 in 2001
http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/science-building-clayton-state-university-triples-lab-space
Lauren Williams
Nearly a decade in the making, the new science building at Clayton State University in Georgia adds a much-needed 58,610 square feet of learning facilities to campus.The building nearly triples the school’s lab space, creating more efficient facilities to accommodate increasing enrollment.
CHALLENGE:
Clayton State’s enrollment has grown to more than 7,200 students from 4,675 in 2001. There are more student science majors, and every student is required to take laboratory classes. Waiting lists for these courses ran as deep as 100 students. “Quite frankly, we were running out of physical space,” says Corlis Cummings, vice president for business operations. “It was also affecting student concerns about graduating on time.” … SOLUTION
Prior to the new science building, Clayton State had 11 lab spaces. Now the university has a total of 19 instructional labs, nine research labs, two 64-seat classrooms and two 36-seat classrooms.

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Savannah State celebrates 125 years with Founders Day
http://www.wbtv.com/story/30501358/savannah-state-celebrates-125-years-with-founders-day
By WTOC Staff
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – Savannah State University is celebrating 125 years, and on Thursday, the school is honoring those who have attended and worked there. It was a packed house in Tiger Arena for Founders Day. Mayor Edna Jackson was the guest speaker for the event as she is an alumna of the school.

www.businessinsavannah.com
Three degrees added to School of Teacher Education (3rd story down)
http://businessinsavannah.com/bis/2015-11-12/bis-brief-childrens-hospital-memorial-receives-grant
Savannah State University has received approval from the University System of Georgia Board of Regents and Georgia Professional Standards Commission to offer a bachelor of science degree in education. The anticipated start date is the 2016 fall semester. The program, which will be housed within the School of Teacher Education, will create a bachelor of science in the areas of biology education, mathematics education, and engineering and technology education.

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First Chambliss Fellows Dinner Raises $350,000-plus for UGA Student Scholarships
http://athensceo.com/features/2015/11/chambliss-fellows-dinner-uga-scholarships/?utm_source=Athens+CEO&utm_campaign=aa026e2438-valdostaceo-daily_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3401d54c55-aa026e2438-303727209
Staff Report From Athens CEO
Students at the University of Georgia will have the opportunity to intern as Chambliss Fellows in Washington, D.C., thanks to scholarship funds raised during the first Chambliss Leadership Forum dinner held Nov. 10 in Atlanta. Founded in 2014, the Chambliss Leadership Forum encompasses three programs: the annual fundraising dinner, the Chambliss Fellows Program and a campus lecture series. Chambliss Fellows—five UGA students competitively selected each semester—will be provided with financial and academic assistance to live, work and pursue their passion in the nation’s capital.

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University students submit test piece for new James Webb Space Telescope
http://www.dodgecountynews.com/archives/6509-University-students-submit-test-piece-for-new-James-Webb-Space-Telescope.html
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By Taelor Rye
As of November 5, 2015, test pieces for the James Webb Space Telescope constructed by Middle Georgia State University (MGSU) students and interns at the Eastman campus are sitting in the White Room at Goddard Space Flight Center. The White Room is a clean location set aside wherein pieces for satellites and rockets are put together and tested. MGSU’s part is the Integrated Equipment Compartment (IEC), and students and interns have built mirrors, panels, the radiator shell and flight hardware for the project, according to Rick Krontz, director of the Institute for Applied Aerospace Research at MGSU.

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Emory endowment reaches record $6.7 billion
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/emory-endowment-reaches-record-67-billion/npMb5/
Janel Davis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Emory University’s endowment has reached more than $6.7 billion, a record for the institution. The private research university has the largest endowment of any school in the state, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the Commonfund Institute. Emory’s endowment earned a 3.6 percent return on investment over 12 months, which was lower than the 19.1 percent return the previous 12 months. Endowments are designed to support an aspect of a university’s operations — such as research, scholarship or faculty salaries — built up over several years and invested.

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Students across U.S. march over debt, free public college
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/13/us-usa-college-protests-idUSKCN0T116W20151113#0JRqc8ReYpgqyb8d.97
BY CURTIS SKINNER AND VALERIE VANDE PANNE
Students held demonstrations on university campuses across the United States on Thursday to protest ballooning student loan debt for higher education and rally for tuition-free public colleges. The demonstrations, dubbed the Million Student March, were planned just two days after thousands of fast-food workers took to the streets in a nationwide day of action pushing for a $15-an-hour minimum wage and union rights for the industry.

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Obama Administration Announces Higher Ed Changes
http://diverseeducation.com/article/78866/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=74d4b3ec1bd74d2084c55c59d61e6779&elqCampaignId=771&elqaid=88&elqat=1&elqTrackId=ae69e76a06a049ee96c6c1d2d23a3316
by Diverse Staff
In a Veteran’s Day press conference, President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that veterans and their dependents will now receive in-state tuition rates in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The provision was signed into law last August via the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act, but the implementation of the tuition consideration had been delayed. The president also called upon Congress to pass a number of bills that would tighten the requirements for schools receiving GI Bill benefits, “to reinstate GI Bill benefits for students whose schools close midterm, and extend housing benefits for students who would otherwise not receive them” and to limit the targeting of veterans by for-profit institutions, according to a White House fact sheet.

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Vice president Joe Biden urges students to change campus rape climate
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/vice-president-joe-biden-urges-students-to-change-/npKxJ/
By Janel Davis and Shannon McCaffrey – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Vice President Joe Biden urged Atlanta college students on Tuesday to change the culture on their campuses to create an environment where there is zero tolerance for sexual assaults. Biden, who authored the 1994 Violence Against Women Act, said the rate of violence against women has fallen across the country except on college campuses. “We have a cultural problem. We have to change the standard of decency by which we measure ourselves,” Biden said. “The standard with which we have to measure ourselves is if we do not have consent, it is rape. Period.”

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4 Higher Ed Groups Oppose ‘Campus Carry’
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/11/13/4-higher-ed-groups-oppose-campus-carry
Four higher education groups on Thursday issued a joint statement criticizing the “campus carry” laws being enacted in some states to permit people to carry concealed weapons on campuses. “Colleges and universities closely control firearms and prohibit concealed guns on their campuses because they regard the presence of weapons as incompatible with their educational missions,” said the statement. “College campuses are marketplaces of ideas, and a rigorous academic exchange of ideas may be chilled by the presence of weapons.