USG eclips for May 1, 2018

University System News:

www.ajc.com

Ga. Tech research arm spent $1.1 million in tax dollars on staff ‘morale’

https://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional/tech-research-arm-spent-million-tax-dollars-staff-morale/zT8aEgGez9hZMtDGcXnrxJ/

By Richard Belcher

In the name of morale boosting, the Georgia Tech Research Institute spent nearly $1.1 million in tax dollars over the past two years on entertainment and meals for employees and their families, a Channel 2 Action News investigation found.

 

www.globalatlanta.com

InComm’s Acquisition of Some Amex Products Highlights Georgia’s Importance as a FinTech Hub

https://www.globalatlanta.com/incomms-acquisition-of-some-amex-products-highlights-georgias-importance-as-a-fintech-hub/

By Phil Bolton

Gov. Nathan Deal announced on  April 24 that InComm Inc., the Atlanta-based financial technology company, acquired the distribution rights of American Express’s prepaid reloadable and gift card products.

 

www.washingtonpost.com

AKA sorority chapter at small Georgia college embroiled in sexual misconduct investigation

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/05/01/aka-sorority-chapter-at-small-georgia-college-embroiled-in-sexual-misconduct-investigation/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.a7c6e01eedaa

By Kyle Swenson and Amber Ferguson

In March, before a gymnasium packed tight with friends and family, 21 young women from Fort Valley State University in central Georgia marked a milestone.

 

http://times-herald.com

Tuition won’t increase for UWG students next year

http://times-herald.com/news/2018/05/tuition-wont-increase-for-uwg-students-next-year

By Colton Campbell

University of West Georgia students will pay the same tuition for the 2018-19 academic year as the current year, with tuition rates set for next year at a zero percent increase.

 

www.myajc.com

Georgia colleges: Former Fort Valley employee’s lawyer says charges are false

https://www.myajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-colleges-former-fort-valley-employee-lawyer-says-charges-are-false/iGF1GFQ2tJ8rqyO9NjrIhP/

By Eric Stirgus

A former Fort Valley State University employee involved with a sorority at the center of a criminal sexual misconduct investigation has not done anything illegal, her attorney said Monday.

 

www.wsbtv.com

Woman at center of sorority sex scandal ‘not a pimp,’ attorney says

https://www.wsbtv.com/news/2-investigates/attorney-for-woman-at-center-of-sorority-sex-scandal-shes-not-a-pimp/741447655

By: Nicole Carr

ATLANTA – The attorney for an ex-administrator at the center of a university sexual misconduct investigation and a state criminal investigation told Channel 2 Action News that his client is not a pimp, confirming the nature of the allegations lodged against the former sorority advisor.

 

http://tiftonceo.com

Gin, Still & Mill to Run May 5th at ABAC’s Georgia Museum of Agriculture

http://tiftonceo.com/news/2018/04/gin-still-mill-run-may-5th-abacs-georgia-museum-agriculture/?utm_source=Tifton+CEO&utm_campaign=5d0aee5392-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_04_27&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b977a0f8f6-5d0aee5392-303871653

For the first time all year, the cotton gin, turpentine still and sawmill will all run on the same day on May 5 at the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Georgia Museum of Agriculture and Historic Village.

 

 

Higher Education News:

www.educationdive.com

Closing the attainment gap requires consideration of cultural, financial barriers

https://www.educationdive.com/news/closing-the-attainment-gap-requires-consideration-of-cultural-financial-ba/522291/

By Shalina Chatlani

A new report from UnidosUS highlights that the share of Latino students aged 18 to 24 years old — of which 75% are first-generation — going to college has increased from 24% to 39% over the last decade, but barriers to enrollment and completion remain as they work to learn how to navigate the American college system from scratch.

 

http://hechingerreport.org

Are America’s colleges promoting social mobility?

http://hechingerreport.org/are-americas-colleges-promoting-social-mobility/

by APM REPORTS

Back in the 1980s, Derek Peterson was admitted to Stony Brook University in New York as part of a special program for low-income students who show potential but aren’t fully prepared for college.