Georgia Trend – November 1, 2015
A Focus on Technology
http://www.georgiatrend.com/November-2015/A-Focus-On-Technology/
Bud Peterson, who has been at Georgia Tech since 2009, presides over one of the country’s most prestigious technical institutes, engaged in far-reaching research and innovative economic development activities. It has changed dramatically in the last few years, moving well beyond its beginnings as an engineering school. The school’s Technology Square is a magnet for high-tech firms, and Tech has been way ahead of the curve in establishing academic and industry partnerships.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
State University System to give Georgians retroactive degrees
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/state-university-system-to-award-georgians-with-re/npCLw/
By Janel Davis
The state’s university system announced a plan this week to help some Georgians receive associate degrees they may not know they’ve earned.The “Credit When It’s Due” program is designed to identify former students who may have completed enough college credits to earn the degree, but have not actually received it.
USG Institutions:
HBCU Digest
Savannah State Launches Oceanography Research Project
http://hbcudigest.com/post/132216093031/savannah-state-oceanography-research-project
Students in the new graduate Advanced Oceanographic Instruments and undergraduate Oceanographic Instruments courses deployed two surface current drifters using Savannah State University’s (SSU) research vessel Margaret C. Robinson on Friday, October 16.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
UGA takes pumpkin carving to the next level with lasers
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/uga-takes-pumpkin-carving-next-level-lasers/npBwt/
By Ana Santos
Move over, amateur pumpkin carvers. The jack-o’-lantern enthusiasts at the University of Georgia have etched up some amazing creations ahead of Halloween.The MakerSpace lab used a laser cutter to create some fun Bulldog-themed etches to give a modern twist on a classic October tradition.
WABE
Atlanta Luxury Apartment Boom Puts The Squeeze On Renters
http://news.wabe.org/post/atlanta-luxury-apartment-boom-puts-squeeze-renters
Caroline Huftalen has lived in Atlanta for six years, in the Cabbagetown-Reynoldstown area, specifically. She’s a writer and the marketing director for Seven Stages, a nonprofit theater company in Little Five Points. And recently, she had to move. Huftalen had been renting a 700-square-foot unit in a condo building for $975 in the neighborhood, but this summer, building officials reinstated a two-year renting rule, forcing her out. Huftalen says she quickly learned $1,000 for a one bedroom apartment or studio didn’t go as far as it did a few years ago.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Missing Ga. Tech student casts spotlight on dangers of “train surfing”
By Mark Davis
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/missing-ga-tech-student-casts-spotlight-on-dangers/npCjy/
The thread that links Jimmy Hubert to the place where he vanished and to the spot where he appeared, more than two days later, is a silver one. It is steel and wood and gravel, a train line. According to his family, the Georgia Tech student was riding a CSX freight train — “train surfing,” some call it. Hubert, 24, may have fallen.
Higher Education News:
www.insidehighered.com
The Case for Better Faculty Pay
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/11/02/study-suggests-instructional-spending-leads-better-student-employment-outcomes
By Colleen Flaherty
Faculty salaries have stagnated at most colleges and universities in recent years, even as other portions of institutional budgets have ballooned. But a new study suggests that investing in instructional costs yields key returns on investment, including better undergraduate employment outcomes — especially for disadvantaged students. Data also suggest that spending on certain kinds of students services, such as career-oriented programs, correlates with better career outcomes for more advantaged students.
The New York Times
Academia’s Rejection of Diversity
By Arthur C. Brooks
ONE of the great intellectual and moral epiphanies of our time is the realization that human diversity is a blessing. It has become conventional wisdom that being around those unlike ourselves makes us better people — and more productive to boot. Scholarly studies have piled up showing that race and gender diversity in the workplace can increase creative thinking and improve performance. Meanwhile, excessive homogeneity can lead to stagnation and poor problem-solving.