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Albany State University President Art Dunning to retire on Jan. 31
Dunning was appointed interim president of Albany State in 2013 then named president in 2015
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/art-dunning-to-retire-on-jan/article_2cf11651-bde8-55d4-b61b-10a7e8aa6a8c.html#utm_source=albanyherald.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fbreaking%2F%3F-dc%3D1507562615&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
By Terry Lewis
ATLANTA — Albany State University (ASU) President Art Dunning announced today his plans to retire early next year, effective Jan. 31, 2018. Today’s announcement marks a milestone in Dunning’s 31-year career in higher education in Georgia, in addition to his extensive experience in academics outside the University System of Georgia. “It has been an honor and privilege to serve as the president of Albany State University during such a pivotal time in the institution’s history,” said Dunning. “Albany State University is an integral part of the Southwest region of Georgia, and the dedicated faculty and staff of this institution, along with strong partners in the community, have given countless hours to create the new university. To build on this effort and to stay the course with consolidation, I have asked Chancellor Steve Wrigley to initiate a complete review of Albany State. This review will identify and take action steps necessary during my transition to position the new Albany State to serve generations to come.” Dunning was appointed interim president of Albany State University in 2013 and then named president by the Board of Regents in 2015.

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ASU President Art Dunning to retire
http://www.walb.com/story/36552593/asu-president-art-dunning-to-retire

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ASU President Art Dunning to retire
http://www.wtol.com/story/36552593/asu-president-art-dunning-to-retire

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Albany State University President Art Dunning Announces Plans To Retire
http://www.publicnow.com/view/B2C3ACFCD1008836F12A9724BA52E57122014EB9

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Gov. Deal on receiving Four Pillar Award: ‘I don’t deserve this’ (Photos)
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/10/06/gov-deal-receives-four-pillar-award.html
By Dave Williams  –  Staff Writer, Atlanta Business Chronicle
Gov. Nathan Deal was presented with the Council for Quality Growth’s annual Four Pillar Award Thursday night during a tribute dinner at the Georgia World Congress Center. “I don’t deserve this,” Deal said after being feted by a quartet of the state’s most prominent political, business and education leaders and watching a video tribute highlighting his life and political career. “I have to pay tribute to a lot of good staff people. … They work hard every day and make my job a whole lot easier.” Georgia House Speaker David Ralston, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Georgia Power Co. Chairman, President and CEO Paul Bowers and University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley took turns describing how the governor embodies quality, responsibility, vision and integrity, the four pillars that mark an annual event that dates back to 1990.

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KSU’s Coles College of Business honors Hall of Famers
http://www.mdjonline.com/cobb_business_journal/ksu-s-coles-college-of-business-honors-hall-of-famers/article_9f9894fa-ac8e-11e7-be35-8b28a489aac9.html
Staff reports
Longtime Kennesaw State University supporters Harry Maziar and Doug Shore were honored on Oct. 3 with induction into the Michael J. Coles College of Business Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame recognizes business leaders who promote and embody personal integrity, leadership and an entrepreneurial spirit. In a ceremony at KSU, Maziar and Shore were lauded for their commitment to innovation, community service and global engagement. “Harry Maziar and Doug Shore both are great friends of Kennesaw State University and of the Coles College of Business,” said Dean Kathy Schwaig. “Doug and Harry serve the Coles College out of a sincere desire to be examples for and mentors to our students.”

www.statesboroherald.com
GS faculty senators propose panel on consolidation’s consequences
Board would monitor potential issues
http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/82070/preview/
By Al Hackle
The Faculty Senate at Georgia Southern University will consider naming a committee to deal with unforeseen consequences that arise after the consolidation with Armstrong State University takes effect.

www.edtechmagazine.com
Will Business Partnerships Close the Tech Skill Gap?
Tech companies and universities collaborate to help students succeed in the future.
https://edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2017/10/will-business-partnerships-close-tech-skill-gap
by Meghan Bogardus Cortez
With 500,000 to 1 million IT jobs remaining unfilled every year, industry leaders have turned to higher education institutions to better prepare students for these lucrative careers. But, an IBM report reveals 57 percent of tech industry and academic leaders agree that partnerships between businesses and universities are necessary to provide students with the skills for these jobs… Arizona State University has designed a program through a partnership with Draper University, a private enterprise in Silicon Valley devoted to tech industry entrepreneurship, where students design and pitch their own tech startups. Other universities, like the Georgia Institute of Technology, have developed entire labs where students can use technology to explore their entrepreneurial ideas and then pitch them to local businesses.

www.savannahnow.com
Koyo’s Bobby Jones given manufacturing award
http://savannahnow.com/effingham-now/news/2017-10-04/koyo-s-bobby-jones-given-manufacturing-award
By ENOCH AUTRY
A veteran employee of Koyo Bearings is the face of local and statewide manufacturing. The Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP) named Bobby Jones, manufacturing manager, a “2017 Faces of Manufacturing Award” recipient Wednesday… GaMEP, a federally funded economic development program of Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute, works with manufacturers across the state to help them remain viable and economically competitive. More than 10,000 manufacturing companies operate in Georgia. Those companies, which span all sizes, employ more than 365,000 and produce a total manufacturing output of $53 billion per year. Jones and the other three award recipients were chosen through a public voting contest consisting of 10 finalists. “Bobby’s commitment to his field and industry reflects the quality of the people we have in Georgia manufacturing,” said GaMEP Director Karen J. Fite. “Through this award given today, our Faces campaign aims to honor and celebrate that strength, vibrancy, and talent.”

www.tigersroar.com
SSU Has Two New Science Buildings
http://www.tigersroar.com/news/article_cf6d6f12-aab7-11e7-8d92-6bb8f392499f.html
Arlicia Reynolds
Savannah State University held two ribbon-cutting ceremonies open to the public on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The university has been working on this construction and building funds for two years. When it was all said and done both buildings had to fund of 20.5 million dollars. President Dr. Cheryl D. Dozier presided over both events today. Everyone who had a hand in the allocation of money, construction, and setup of the new building were acknowledged and thanked. The first event was held at 2 p.m. at the new Science and Technology Center, located on campus on North Tompkins Road. The event held at this building had a great turn out. Many students, as well as faculty and staff, showed up to support Savannah State University. The University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley, Georgia State Representative Mickey Stephens, Georgia Senator Lester Jackson, Georgia Board of Regents, District 1 Don Waters, and Mr. Gifton Passley, Georgia State Finance, and Investment Commission were all on hand to celebrate the opening of the new Science and Technology building. The new building holds labs for civil engineering, digital systems, electronics, and a state of the art facility.

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ABAC continues Veterans Initiative with events Thursday
Blue Star Memorial dedication and guest lecture mark event
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/abac-continues-veterans-initiative-with-events-thursday/article_99e52efb-13b4-51fb-9727-c73f5bb67906.html#utm_source=albanyherald.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fheadlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1507464020&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline
From Staff Reports
TIFTON – Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College will continue its Veterans Initiative on Thursday with a lecture followed by a dedication ceremony for a Blue Star Memorial on campus.

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Teams to face off in multilingual debate at the University of North Georgia
http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/teams-face-off-multilingual-debate-the-university-north-georgia/ImQxsGu3hu3LvrBHRMcv2I/
Eric Stirgus
Several teams are scheduled to meet next Saturday and Sunday on the University of North Georgia’s Gainesville campus for a major competition. It’s not college football. It’s the Great Latino Debate. The two-day event, at the Martha T. Nesbitt Building, will have teams from five universities debating in English and Spanish. The teams are coming from the universities of North Georgia, Denver, La Verne and Miami and Cornell University.

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KSU cheerleaders kept off field after some knelt during national anthem
http://www.myajc.com/news/local/ksu-cheerleaders-kept-off-field-after-some-knelt-during-national-anthem/3FE7PkGn1R8me0zNx8K8rO/
By Ellen Eldridge – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A week after a handful of Kennesaw State University cheerleaders took a knee during the national anthem, the squad didn’t take the field at all during pregame activities. At Saturday night’s football game, the cheerleaders instead stayed off the field at the stadium. Mike DeGeorge, the assistant athletic director for communications and broadcasting, said the students’ choice of protest wasn’t part of the decision.  “We are always looking for ways to improve the fan experience,” he said. “As the season unfolds, we have made several changes including a better introduction of the mascot and cheerleaders to match what we do for the band. However, State Rep. Earl Ehrhart, R-Powder Springs, told local media last week that a directive to keep the squad off the field likely could come from KSU President Sam Olens. The comments came after Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren was reported taking note of cheerleaders’ taking a knee at the Sept. 30 game between KSU and North Greenville.  Warren and Olens did not immediately respond to requests for comment by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Debate Over Kennesaw Cheerleaders Taking a Knee
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2017/10/09/debate-over-kennesaw-cheerleaders-taking-knee?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=1b5c715fca-DNU20171009&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-1b5c715fca-197515277&mc_cid=1b5c715fca&mc_eid=8f1f949a06

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College, high school cheerleaders may take a knee but NFL cheerleaders won’t
http://talktown.blog.myajc.com/2017/10/09/college-high-school-cheerleaders-may-take-a-knee-but-nfl-cheerleaders-wont/
Cheerleaders from Kennesaw State University were noticeably absent from the field at Saturday night’s pre-game activities. The week prior, on Sept. 30, the cheerleaders had been on the field pre-game when some members of the squad opted to take a knee during the national anthem. School officials said the change had nothing to do with the protest, but as the AJC reported last week, State Rep. Earl Ehrhart, R-Powder Springs, said that KSU President Sam Olens would likely keep the squad off the field. There were also reports that Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren was noting which cheerleaders were kneeling during the game. These were not the first cheerleaders to take a knee in what has become a widespread form of protest in football stadiums nationwide, but while some high school and college cheerleaders have made the choice to participate, the same can’t be said of their professional counterparts. Not a single NFL cheerleaders has taken a knee during the national anthem. Regardless of how they may personally feel, the risks, said many, are just too great.

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Ga Tech cheerleader posts picture of her taking knee during anthem
http://www.cbs46.com/story/36451708/ga-tech-cheerleader-posts-picture-of-her-taking-knee-during-anthem
By WGCL Digital Team
ATLANTA (CBS46) – When former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the national anthem a year ago, a member of the Georgia Tech Gold Rush dance team followed suit. Raianna Brown took a picture of her taking a knee during the anthem in a game last October but it didn’t go viral until she recently reposted it. Brown didn’t want to talk to CBS46 News on camera but called it her proudest and scariest moment. Social media is ripe with commentary about the controversy of kneeling during the anthem. Some are in favor but others say it shows a lack of respect for the American flag and to those who have served in the Armed Forces.

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Georgia Tech Continues Misdemeanor Arrests Weeks After Fiery Protest
https://www.wabe.org/georgia-tech-continues-misdemeanor-arrests-weeks-fiery-protest/
LISA HAGEN
Georgia Tech police have continued to arrest people for their alleged roles in a campus protest more than two weeks ago. Most of them have been students from metro Atlanta colleges. Tech police have arrested at least six people they say were involved in the protest, including a current Tech student and others enrolled at Georgia State University and Georgia Perimeter College. The protest followed a vigil for Scout Schultz, a Georgia Tech student shot and killed by campus police last month. The most recent arrest was just this Monday, for misdemeanor obstruction of law enforcement. WABE legal analyst Page Pate says tracking people down after a protest is unusual.

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Ideas, Dollars And Success; The Atlanta Startup Scene Then And Now
https://www.forbes.com/sites/bijankhosravi/2017/10/08/ideas-dollars-and-success-the-atlanta-startup-scene-then-and-now/#3db61453638e
Bijan Khosravi , CONTRIBUTOR
Atlanta is recognized as one of the major hubs for U.S. startup companies. Rich with resources such as Georgia Tech, Emory University and numerous Fortune 500 company headquarters, Atlanta has attracted huge numbers of entrepreneurs looking to launch new companies and put their ideas on the map. I wrote about the Atlanta startup scene several years ago, but things have evolved for the Georgia city since then, so I thought it was time to revisit it … One of the biggest reasons for the success of startups in Atlanta is the amount of support and resources available. Georgia Tech (GT) and the Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) continue to do what they can do best – invent new products/ideas – but they have yet to create a unicorn. Hopefully Atlanta’s three, new, major incubators can help to make more progress on that front.

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Next-gen women engineers forge a new path in tech
At the Grace Hopper Celebration of women in tech, young female computer science majors abound. They say they’re ready to fight for a place in the field.
https://www.cnet.com/news/women-computer-science-majors-diversity-tech-grace-hopper-students/
BY ERIN CARSON
Why is this still happening? That was the subject of a rant delivered by Hasini Sundaresan, a junior computer science major at the University of Texas, Dallas. Sundaresan spent the summer interning at Juniper Networks in Sunnyvale, California. The day news broke that a Google employee had written a 10-page document trashing diversity efforts and suggesting women are biologically unsuited to work in the industry, she was at Juniper, virtually across the street from Google’s Sunnyvale campus, trying to make sense of it all … For Karen Taub, a Georgia Tech junior from Venezuela, she’s not just dealing with being one of the only women in her classes, she’s also one of the only Hispanics. That adds another layer of complexity when doing something like trying to find a mentor who shares your background. In the wider industry, we’re not even totally sure how many women of color work at the tech giants, because they usually don’t specifically report it.

www.myajc.com
Slain Georgia Tech student remembered for activism, helping others
http://www.myajc.com/news/slain-tech-student-remembered-for-activism-helping-others/n5kSfPiWg7z6XupJhEcUrM/
By Danny Robbins – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Scout Schultz was remembered Sunday as a brilliant student, passionate activist and someone whose death should be a clarion call for better understanding of mental health. All those sentiments mixed together at a memorial service for the Georgia Tech student who was shot and killed by a campus police officer three weeks ago after calling police to say a white male was suspiciously wielding a knife and then confronting the police at the scene.

www.ledger-enquirer.com
Columbus State hires first female assistant police chief in its 59-year history
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article177279626.html
BY MARK RICE
Informed that she is the first female assistant chief of police in Columbus State University’s 59-year history, Laura Bennett welcomed the news. “It’s pretty great,” Bennett told the Ledger-Enquirer in an interview Thursday, her fourth day on the job. “I met with some of the criminology professors yesterday, and I’m hoping to get in the classrooms to maybe encourage some of the female students to look toward active administrative roles in police departments.” Before joining CSU Monday, Bennett had spent her entire 28-year police career at the University of West Georgia, where she reached the rank of lieutenant in her hometown of Carrollton. She sought a higher-level position because she wants to “have more impact.”

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From farm fields to flight paths: Researchers working to turn a novel oilseed crop into jet fuel
http://onlineathens.com/local-news/business/2017-10-07/farm-fields-flight-paths-researchers-working-turn-novel-oilseed-crop
By Merritt Melancon University of Georgia
Researchers have produced biofuels from corn, switchgrass and even algae, but researchers at the University of Georgia will soon study a new source of renewable biofuels: the lesser-known crop of carinata, also known as “Ethiopian mustard.” Through a $15 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture, an interdisciplinary public and private partnership will develop production, marketing and sustainable supply chain systems to commercialize jet fuel obtained by refining carinata oil. The project will be led by David Wright at the University of Florida.

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Study of Outer Banks ocean currents could help with rescues, predict good fishing and explain how new islands form
https://pilotonline.com/news/local/environment/obx-ocean-currents-study-could-help-with-rescues-predict-good/article_7342131c-1b1e-531b-b5a3-e1d89a27cfd8.html
By Jeff Hampton
The Virginian-Pilot
A computer in a small trailer nestled in the sand dunes displayed results of electronic signals sent some 60 miles over the ocean. A light-blue area changed sharply to dark blue. “That’s the edge of the Gulf Stream right there,” said Gabe Matthias, a research technician for the University of Georgia Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. Matthias is part of a team researching currents flowing off the Outer Banks coast. It’s a four-year project that could help Coast Guard crews with search and rescue, explain formations such as this year’s emergence of Shelly Island off Hatteras Island’s Cape Point, and even predict a run of good fishing. “There’s a reason people love offshore fishing at the edge of the Gulf Stream,” Catherine Edwards, a Skidaway Institute scientist, said in a news release. “Areas with regular exchange of shelf and deep waters are often known hotspots for commercial and recreational fishing.” The group will study the relationship between the continental shelf and the deep ocean, said Dana Savidge, team leader and associate professor at the Skidaway Institute.

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Will They Cheat? Do They Like the Course?
Research finds that traditional predictors of whether a student will cheat lose their value if a student dislikes the course.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/10/06/study-links-student-cheating-whether-course-popular-or-disliked
By Nick Roll
Professors can employ plenty of best practices to reduce academic dishonesty among students. But those efforts might be doomed if students don’t like the course in the first place. According to new research, Eric Anderman, a professor of educational psychology at Ohio State University, whether a student likes or dislikes a class can disrupt previously established predictors of whether or not they’ll cheat. The paper, “Academic Cheating in Disliked Classes,” was co-authored by Sungjun Won, a graduate student in educational psychology, and appears in the journal Ethics & Behavior.

www.chronicle.com
Wisconsin Regents Approve a 3-Strikes Policy to Deal With Students Who Disrupt Speakers
http://www.chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/u-of-wisconsin-regents-approve-a-3-strikes-policy-to-deal-with-students-who-disrupt-speakers/120499?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=21c96db7596c4654acbe1700bbe53e10&elq=af869e9744ae4c8abad0d9029bd50e19&elqaid=15961&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6885
by Fernanda Zamudio-Suaréz
The University of Wisconsin’s Board of Regents on Friday approved a policy that will compel campuses to suspend and, eventually, expel students who repeatedly disrupt controversial speakers and speech, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. According to the board’s agenda, any student who has been found responsible twice for disrupting another person’s free speech will be suspended for a minimum of one semester. A student who has disrupted someone else’s speech three times will be expelled.

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More Colleges Are Offering Microcredentials—And Developing Them The Way Businesses Make New Products
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-10-05-more-colleges-are-offering-microcredentials-and-developing-them-the-way-businesses-make-new-products
By Jeffrey R. Young
If 2012 was “The Year of the MOOC”—massive open online courses, usually offered for free—2017 could be “The Year of the Microcredential.” A growing number of elite colleges are offering short-form graduate and certificate programs that can be taken online for a fraction of the price of a traditional master’s. Proponents say the new offerings will expand access to graduate education and help workers update their skills in fast-changing fields. But the programs also serve as an example of how colleges, increasingly thinking like businesses, are eager to find new ways to bring in revenue.

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International counselors blast ACT and College Board, citing ‘lack of confidence’ over testing
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2017/10/04/international-counselors-blast-act-and-college-board-citing-lack-of-confidence-over-testing/?utm_term=.968929540f6b
By Valerie Strauss
An organization representing nearly 3,000 school counselors working around the globe just issued a scathing statement rebuking the College Board and ACT Inc. for their handling of international administration of the SAT and ACT college admissions exams, citing a “lack of confidence” in the testing giants. The International Association for College Admission Counseling, with members in 100 countries who work with hundreds of thousands of overseas students and U.S. citizens living abroad, attacked the two organizations for frequently canceling tests in countries at the last moment and then failing to communicate in a timely fashion. The statement (see in full below) also said U.S. students now “have an advantage in the U.S. admissions process” because more test administrations are given every year and overseas students have fewer chances to take the tests.

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Should Universities Ban Single-Gender Discussion Panels?
http://www.chronicle.com/article/Should-Universities-Ban/241387?cid=wcontentgrid_6_1b
By Julia Martinez
One source of controversy at some academic conferences is the tendency for discussion panels to be composed largely of white men. In recent years, there’s been a heightened awareness among scholars of the importance of both gender and racial diversity when organizing such discussions — be they at conferences or on campuses. In July, the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University took an unorthodox step to ensure gender diversity in its panel discussions: It adopted a rule banning single-gender panels. Specifically, the policy requires panels with more than two speakers to include both men and women. And if all speakers happen to be of the same gender, the moderator must be of a different gender. Violating the policy could result in a panel’s cancellation.

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With Title IX Guidance in Flux, It May Be ‘Open Hunting Season’ for Lawyers
http://www.chronicle.com/article/With-Title-IX-Guidance-in/241404?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en&elqTrackId=18c9f739c2674197a732a5c02d900197&elq=af869e9744ae4c8abad0d9029bd50e19&elqaid=15961&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=6885
By Lee Gardner
Susan C. Stone still remembers the day in 2012 a fellow lawyer popped into her office and asked if she knew anything about Title IX. She says she laughed and said, “The athlete statute?” Working with college students facing Title IX complaints of sexual assault now makes up about 70 percent of Ms. Stone’s private practice, and she is not unusual. A “Dear Colleague” letter issued by President Barack Obama’s Department of Education in 2011, and a subsequent enforcement crackdown, not only compelled colleges to take their handling of rape on campus more seriously; it also spawned a growing industry of lawyers who specialize in representing both victims and the accused. Now the department under President Trump has rescinded the Obama-era guidance on Title IX compliance. In a speech last month, Betsy DeVos, the secretary of education, expressed concern about overzealous Title IX enforcement and repeated comparisons of campus disciplinary hearings to “kangaroo courts.” The shift in policy and rhetoric may prove a challenge for colleges — and a possible boon for the defense half of the Title IX bar.

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A Higher Ed Strategy From Apple?
After years of deals for devices, the tech giant’s arrangement with Ohio State suggests a greater willingness to focus on student learning.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/10/06/experts-consider-significance-apples-deal-ohio-state#.WddpGZpbDBM.twitter
By Lindsay McKenzie
Apple has sold products to colleges, sometimes at meaningful discounts, for a long time, but no deal has ever looked anything like the collaboration just announced with Ohio State University. Beginning next year, Ohio State will be integrating Apple technology into all its teaching and learning experiences as part of an institutionwide initiative called the Digital Flagship University. By giving each first-year student an iPad Pro (complete with keyboard, Apple pen and apps for “learning and life”) the university aims to create “the world’s largest and most effective integrated learning community.” Apple will be providing the iPads to Ohio State at a discount, though the terms of the deal have not been revealed.