University System News:
www.albanyherald.com
Education issues among 2017’s top stories
Comings and goings of education officials dominated past year
http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/education-issues-among-s-top-stories/article_fd9924a9-d539-5331-bb3a-72e0387aa18b.html
By Terry Lewis
ALBANY — Education stories offered some of the biggest news in the region during 2017. Here are The Herald’s Top 10 education stories of the year: …2. Art Dunning retires at Albany State University; 5. Albany Area Chamber of Commerce President Barbara Holmes named to Board of Regents; 6. Albany State University Fine Arts Center finally opens
www.connectsavannah.com
17 for ’17: Savannah’s Year in Review
A look back at the wild and woolly year that was in local happenings
https://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/17-for-17-the-year-in-review/Content?oid=6693352
3. Georgia Southern/Armstrong ‘merger’: A hostile takeover?
www.thebrunswicknews.com
Year in Review: School system, college see leadership changes in 2017
https://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/year-in-review-school-system-college-see-leadership-changes-in/article_fa6b15f6-7735-5c47-b13c-f1372baaa316.html
By LAUREN MCDONALD
This was a year of multiple leadership changes for local education institutions. Glynn County Schools hired a new superintendent to lead the school system this summer, and nearly half the schools are under new principal leadership this academic year. College of Coastal Georgia brought in an interim president and recently launched a search to find its next leader. …A new face at Coastal Greg Aloia, president of CCGA since 2013, announced in January that he would retire in the summer. The University System Board of Regents selected Meg Amstutz to be the interim president. She started in the position July 1.
www.quebecdailyexaminer.com
James Havord Murphy Celebrates Decades of Industry Experience in Economics
https://quebecdailyexaminer.com/pr-business/james-havord-murphy-celebrates-decades-of-industry-experience-in-economics/46269
Ari Roul
CARROLLTON, GA, December 28, 2017 — James H. Murphy has been included in Marquis Who’s Who. As in all Marquis Who’s Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process. For many years, Dr. Murphy has served as the associate professor of economics at the University of West Georgia, where he began as an assistant professor in 2006. In academia, he has also worked as an instructor of economics for Georgia State University, an adjunct assistant professor for Oglethorpe University, a visiting assistant professor for the Georgia Institute of Technology, and an assistant professor of economics for Western Carolina University. Over the years, Dr. Murphy has also lent his expertise to the legal field, the banking industry, and in the area of independent consulting.
Higher Education News:
www.politico.com
Universities fear a violent 2018
White nationalists plan more campus rallies, and anti-fascist extremists are ready to push back.
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/12/26/white-nationalists-antifa-university-violence-305014
By KIMBERLY HEFLING
After a year marked by campus confrontations between white nationalists and anti-fascist extremists, university administrators are preparing for a combative and potentially violent 2018 by beefing up security and examining the boundaries of their own commitment to free speech. Administrators at many campuses told POLITICO that they are struggling to balance their commitment to free speech — which has been challenged by alt-right supporters of President Donald Trump — with campus safety, as white nationalists and left-wing provocateurs vow to continue the types of confrontations that have led to violence in Berkeley, California, and Charlottesville, Virginia. …Some colleges and universities are expecting increases in security funding, as they train campus police in mob control; others are scheduling student dialogue sessions and sending campus officials to training sessions on hate groups. Several universities are now requiring more notice before speaking events and have banned outside groups from reserving campus facilities without the sponsorship of a university-sanctioned group.