University System News:
www.wjcl.com
New walking trail to connect Ga. Southern to Blue Mile
http://www.wjcl.com/article/new-walking-trails-to-connect-ga-southern-to-blue-mile/15858498
By Staff Reports
Georgia Southern University and the Statesboro community will soon be able to access campus and the Blue Mile, Statesboro’s downtown revitalization project, via a new walking trail scheduled for completion in early February.
www.ajc.com
This Georgia town is ranked among top college towns in America
http://www.ajc.com/news/local/this-georgia-town-ranked-among-top-college-towns-america/K1rYYcGSwy27vXpLmT0aXO/?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=a6354fbff9-eGaMorning-1_23_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-a6354fbff9-86731974&mc_cid=a6354fbff9&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
By Fiza Pirani
The University of Georgia in Athens was recently ranked among the top college locations in the country.
www.thegeorgeanne.com
Georgia Southern addresses Student Government diversity resolution
http://www.thegeorgeanne.com/news/article_8c9093f7-e04a-5f8d-8621-c22a4fe21f1e.html
By Shiann Sivell The George-Anne staff
Georgia Southern University will establish a Presidential Diversity Advisory Council and more student programs in response to SGA Executive Vice President Valencia Warren’s resolution submitted last semester.
Higher Education News:
www.insidehighered.com
The Pressure on Provosts
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/survey/2018-inside-higher-ed-survey-chief-academic-officers
By Scott Jaschik
Provosts are generally confident of free speech rights at their own colleges and universities, but many are worried about the situation more broadly in higher education, according to the 2018 Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Chief Academic Officers, conducted by Gallup and answered by 516 provosts or chief academic officers.
http://diverseeducation.com
Higher Ed Mostly Evades Impact of Government Shutdown
http://diverseeducation.com/article/108629/?utm_campaign=DIV1801%20DAILY%20NEWSLETTER%20JAN23&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
by Joseph Hong
The three-day closure of the federal government stirred anxieties across the country, but the timing and short duration of the shutdown protected colleges and universities from what could have been a financial disaster for students.