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Hurricane Irma: All public schools in metro Atlanta closed on Monday
http://www.ajc.com/news/hurricane-irma-all-public-schools-metro-atlanta-closed-monday/iEXd5JztXBZCZeCPpBZqLJ/
Janel Davis The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As Hurricane Irma continued its destructive path north, metro Atlanta public schools all announced that they will close on Monday, with most remaining closed on Tuesday. Gwinnett County Schools, Atlanta Public Schools and Buford City Schools kept their options open for Tuesday. The other districts all announced closings for both days. Here’s the rundown: …These colleges and universities have also closed due to Hurricane Irma: Georgia State University will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Georgia Tech will be closed Monday and Tuesday. Updates will be posted to gatech.edu/Irma; Albany State University is closing its main and statellite campueses on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 10-11. Kennesaw State University will be closed Monday and Tuesday, according to an alert from the university. Residence halls, The Commons and Stingers will remain open. The University of Georgia canceled all classes and campus events on Monday and Tuesday. All residence and dining halls will remain open. Georgia Gwinnett College is closing at 5 p.m. on Saturday and will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Abraham Baldwin Agriculture College in Tifton will be closed and classes canceled on Monday and Tuesday. Residence halls and dining operations will remain open. Valdosta State University has also canceled classes on Monday and Tuesday. The university’s Camden County campus closed at 6 p.m. Thursday and will resume operations on Wednesday, Sept. 13. The school’s residence halls will remain open and staffed. Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville will be closed Saturday through Tuesday. Classes at its Macon and Warner Robins campuses will also be canceled. Only essential personnel should report to work. Georgia Southern University in Statesboro announced it was closing and canceling classes Friday, Sept. 8 through Tuesday of next week. Savannah State University began evacuating residential students on Thursday, and also canceled clases Friday through Tuesday. The campus will be closed beginning Saturday. Armstrong State Univeristy’s main campus in Savannah and the Armstrong Liberty Center in Hinesville will close at 5 p.m. Thursday. All residence students must leave campus by 9 a.m. on Friday. Classes there were also canceled Friday through Tuesday The College of Coastal Georgia canceled all classes at its Brunswick campus and Camden Center on Thursday. The college officially closes at 6 p.m. Thursday, and will remain closed through Tuesday.
Students and staff at all campuses were advised to check their campus emails and text notifiations for information on when classes would resume and campuses would reopen.
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Schools close ahead of Hurricane Irma
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/schools-closing-ahead-of-hurricane-irma-impact-in-georgia/605665379
www.insidehighered.com
Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina Colleges Close for Irma
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/09/11/alabama-georgia-and-south-carolina-colleges-close-irma?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=552ba5b809-DNU20170911&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-552ba5b809-197515277&mc_cid=552ba5b809&mc_eid=8f1f949a06
By Nick Roll
After Florida colleges last week announced a spate of closures in response to Hurricane Irma, colleges in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina are following suit as the storm — a Category 4 when it made landfall in Florida Sunday — heads north.
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Georgia Gwinnett College to close campus on Monday due to impending weather
http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/georgia-gwinnett-college-to-close-campus-on-monday-due-to/article_01aca6f2-cd17-5eb4-8324-c256b90708d2.html
From Staff Reports
Due to the forecast associated with Hurricane Irma, Georgia Gwinnett College announced it will close at 5 p.m. Saturday and re-open for normal operations Tuesday. School officials said any change to that plan will be announced by 5 a.m. Tuesday.
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What DeVos Can’t Change
Education secretary’s speech on Title IX implied she could end many policies suggested by Obama administration. But many policies on campus sexual assault investigations are enshrined in law.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/09/11/when-obama-era-guidelines-are-rescinded-many-requirements-campus-handling-sex?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=552ba5b809-DNU20170911&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-552ba5b809-197515277&mc_cid=552ba5b809&mc_eid=8f1f949a06
By Andrew Kreighbaum
Education secretary’s speech on Title IX implied she could end many policies suggested by Obama administration. But many policies on campus sexual assault investigations are enshrined in law.
www.insidehighered.com
U California Sues Trump Over DACA Repeal
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/09/11/u-california-sues-trump-over-daca-repeal?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=552ba5b809-DNU20170911&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-552ba5b809-197515277&mc_cid=552ba5b809&mc_eid=8f1f949a06
By Nick Roll
The Trump administration’s proposed winding down of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program has drawn a lawsuit from the University of California. …The Trump administration is “wrongly and unconstitutionally violating the rights of the university and its students by rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program on ‘nothing more than unreasoned executive whim,’” a statement from the UC Office of the President read. The Trump administration has maintained that DACA itself was unconstitutional.
www.insidehighered.com
Senate Bill Includes Restoration of Pell for Defrauded Borrowers
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/09/11/senate-bill-includes-restoration-pell-defrauded-borrowers?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=552ba5b809-DNU20170911&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-552ba5b809-197515277&mc_cid=552ba5b809&mc_eid=8f1f949a06
By Andrew Kreighbaum
A Senate appropriations package approved last week would restore Pell Grant eligibility for defrauded borrowers, among other boosts to financial aid and college-readiness programs. The appropriations committee voted last week to approve the bill, which most notably boosted the maximum value of the Pell Grant to $6,020. It also restores Pell eligibility to student borrowers who were defrauded or misled by their institution and were approved to have their student loans cleared through a borrower-defense claim. “While I believe we need to do more to strengthen our investments in Pell Grants and financial aid, I’m pleased this budget builds on the reinstatement of year-round Pell Grants earlier this year by increasing the maximum Pell Grant and restoring eligibility for students defrauded by predatory colleges,” said Senator Patty Murray, the ranking Democrat on the Senate education committee.