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USG Board of Regents Elects New Officers
http://metroatlantaceo.com/news/2018/11/usg-board-regents-elects-new-officers/
Staff Report From Georgia CEO
The Board of Regents, the 19-member governing body for the University System of Georgia, elected Regent Don L. Waters to a one-year term as the Board’s chair and Regent T. Rogers Wade to a one-year term as the Board’s vice chair. Waters will serve as Board chair from Jan. 1, 2019, through Dec. 31, 2019. …T. Rogers Wade, who will serve as vice chairman of the Board in 2019
See also:
http://albanyceo.com/news/2018/11/usg-board-regents-elects-new-officers/
http://athensceo.com/news/2018/11/usg-board-regents-elects-new-officers/
http://middlegeorgiaceo.com/news/2018/11/usg-board-regents-elects-new-officers/
www.gwinnettdailypost.com
GGC’s middle grades education program approved
By Trevor McNaboe
Georgia Gwinnett College announced Wednesday it’s proposal for a new bachelor’s degree program in middle grades education was approved by The University System of Georgia Board of Regents. “This program will fill a critical need for middle grades teachers in Gwinnett County Public Schools, as well as the Atlanta region and elsewhere in Georgia,” Cathy Moore, dean of the School of Education, said. “We will be excited to begin accepting students into this program once it has been approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.” GGC currently has programs for elementary education and special education. The middle grades program will include field experience as well as in classroom lectures. Part of the curriculum will have students in the program complete a full year of student teaching.
www.metroatlantaceo.com
Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson on Increasing the Innovation Ecosystem and the New CODA Building
President of Georgia Institute of Technology G.P. “Bud” Peterson talks about expanding the innovation ecosystem in Midtown with the recent purchase of the Biltmore Hotel and the new construction of the CODA building. (video)
www.onlineathens.com
UGA launches institute to improve biomedical regulation
https://www.onlineathens.com/news/20181115/uga-launches-institute-to-improve-biomedical-regulation
By Mickey Y. Montevideo and Prajakta Dhapte
The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy recently launched the Institute for International Biomedical Regulatory Sciences. The first-of-its kind institute will address the increased challenges and opportunities in regulatory sciences caused by advances in technology and sciences in the biomedical field. The institute will focus on collaborative partnerships, integrative research, education, training and outreach to meet its primary objective, which is the safe implementation of various biomedical products, including pharmaceuticals, vaccines, medical devices, biologics, animal health products and combination products.
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USPOULTRY Foundation awards student recruiting grant to University of Georgia
The USPOULTRY Foundation awarded a $25,875 student recruiting grant to the University of Georgia (UGA). The grant was made possible in part from an endowing Foundation gift from the Leland Bagwell Education & Innovation Fund, named in honor of the founder of American Proteins. The grant check was presented by John Starkey, president of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), to Dr. Todd Applegate, department head and professor at UGA. Joining in the presentation were several UGA students. The University of Georgia is one of the six universities in the United States that has a department dedicated to the study of poultry science. The department recently awarded 30 poultry science and avian biology undergraduate degrees. Half of the graduates are employed in the poultry sector, while the remainder are continuing their education in graduate or professional programs.
www.statesboroherald.com
Georgia Southern waives application fee in November
University urges potential students to apply early
https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/georgia-southern-waives-application-fee-november/
From Staff Reports
Georgia Southern University has been offering a “No Fee November,” waiving its $30 admissions application fee for undergraduate students.
www.tiftongazette.com
Pierce named director of sponsored programs at ABAC
TIFTON — Faculty members at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College who are searching for federal grant funding for their research projects will now cast their eyes toward Scott Pierce, ABAC’s new director of sponsored programs. “I’m really looking forward to the opportunity to help and foster undergraduate research and research projects for faculty members,” Pierce said. “That’s a part of what I firmly believe is necessary and helpful for an undergraduate education.” ABAC provost and vice president for academic affairs Jerry Baker said that Pierce will play an important role at the institution.
www.ajc.com
New Emory program on early memory decline gets $23.7 million boost
James M. Cox Foundation, Cox Enterprises donate grants for groundbreaking work
By Shelia M. Poole, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
… A new groundbreaking program at the Emory Brain Health Center will tackle such early declines in memory. The Mild Cognitive Impairment Empowerment Program is being developed through $23.7 million in grants from the James M. Cox Foundation and Cox Enterprises, which owns The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The new program will combine research, clinical care, patient and caregiver support while at the same time giving patients the tools to take an active role in their health … The initiative is in partnership with the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Institute for People and Technology and the SimTigrate Design Lab in the College of Design.
www.campustechnology.com
New ‘Social Good’ Google Program Offers Funding for AI, Machine Learning Projects
By Dian Schaffhauser
Google has set aside a $25 million pool to fund research work by schools and other organizations using machine learning for “social good.” Besides cash, the company’s “AI for Social Good” project is also offering support from its artificial intelligence experts, credits and consulting from Google Cloud. Those chosen will also join a “launchpad” accelerator program with mentoring, support and access to Silicon Valley experts … Projects seeking funding need to address a societal challenge and have a clear plan to deploy the AI model for real-world impact. Organizations will have until the end of January 21, 2019 to submit their applications. Those will be reviewed by a diverse group of experts, including Jeff Dean, the senior vice president in charge of Google AI; Ayanna Howard, the chair of the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech; and actress Geena Davis, who chairs an institute on gender in media.
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Georgia House approves $270M to fund hurricane recovery
http://accesswdun.com/article/2018/11/735650/georgia-house-approves-270m-to-fund-hurricane-recovery
By Associated Press
Georgia’s House overwhelmingly approved $270 million on Thursday to help communities devastated by Hurricane Michael, citing a dire need for help with ruined cotton fields and shattered timberland across a swath of the state. The aid money sought by Gov. Nathan Deal passed the House 162-1 on the third day of a special session called after the storm inflicted severe damage in the heart of Georgia’s agricultural economy. The proposal still must pass the state Senate. Only Republican Rep. Matt Gurtler of Tiger in northern Georgia, who campaigned against the state income tax, voted against the spending measure. The bill adds $69 million in state matching funds required for Georgia to receive disaster aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. It also includes $55 million to help farmers saddled with production loans and destroyed crops that would have repaid them. Another $20 million will help owners of commercial timberland clear broken trees.
www.insidehighered.com
Trump Administration’s Take on Title IX
Campus sexual misconduct rule proposed by Betsy DeVos would add protections for accused students and limit the responsibility of colleges to investigate allegations.
By Andrew Kreighbaum
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released a proposed rule Friday that would revamp expectations for colleges’ handling of campus-based sexual misconduct. The regulation — the first the federal government has issued on the matter — was crafted to clarify requirements for colleges and to add due process protections for accused students. But women’s groups and advocates for survivors of sexual assault warn that it will undermine the rights of victims. And they say it will let colleges off the hook for not taking the issue of sexual misconduct seriously. One of the rule’s biggest changes from previous federal policy is that it would make institutions responsible only for investigating misconduct that occurred within a college’s own programs. Advocates for victims had warned this would leave institutions off the hook for incidents that occurred off-campus but documents released by the department Friday emphasize that geography alone does not dictate whether misconduct falls under the purview of Title IX.
www.chronicle.com
Who Else Will Get Sued Over Their Admissions Policies?
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Who-Else-Will-Get-Sued-Over/245109
By Nell Gluckman
The recent trial that challenged Harvard University’s consideration of race in its admissions process brought the issue of affirmative action back into the spotlight. The university could be one of many that is put on the defensive over the issue, legal scholars say. In what may be just the tip of the iceberg, a law professor filed a lawsuit on Thursday seeking the University of California system’s undergraduate admissions and enrollment data for the past 12 years. The professor, Richard Sander, who teaches at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, studies racial preferences in admissions and has argued that affirmative action hurts the people it is intended to help by placing students in universities that they are underqualified to attend.
www.insidehighered.com
Private Colleges’ Net Tuition Outpaces Publics’ Growth
By Doug Lederman
Median net tuition is expected to grow by 2.8 percent at private nonprofit colleges in the 2018-19 academic year, nearly double the 1.5 percent rate of increase for public institutions, according to an annual report released this morning by Moody’s Investors Service. Moody’s publishes an annual report examining tuition and enrollment trends at the institutions the service rates (which skews toward the larger and wealthier end of the higher education spectrum) and their anticipated impact on the campuses’ finances. This year’s report shows that comprehensive and medium-size universities are driving the strengthening tuition revenue growth for private institutions, which is the highest since 2013. Comprehensive privates can expect median growth in net tuition revenue of 4.2 percent, compared to 1.6 percent for small four-year private institutions.
www.edsurge.com
Moving from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching Can Be Hard. Here’s One Expert’s Advice.
By Tina Nazerian
Enrollment in online courses is rising. But the shift to online instruction can be challenging for some instructors who have spent most of their academic careers teaching (and learning) face-to-face. At the 2018 OLC Accelerate conference in Orlando on Wednesday, Julin Sharp, director of digital education at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, discussed reasons why that transition can be daunting. One reason comes down to a lack of tech training for higher-ed faculty, Sharp said … But there are also barriers to training faculty in online teaching, such as time constraints, a lack of ongoing support and different rules and processes across departments when it comes to putting materials online.
www.chronicle.com
Hate Crimes on Campuses Are Rising, New FBI Data Show
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Hate-Crimes-on-Campuses-Are/245093
By Dan Baumann
… Nearly 280 hate crimes were reported in 2017 to the FBI by select campus police departments, up from 257 in 2016 and 194 in 2015. The FBI collects hate-crime data from a much smaller sample of colleges than does the Education Department. The largest year-to-year increases in hate crimes reported to the FBI, in terms of motivating bias, occurred in crimes against multiracial victims, African-Americans, and Jews. Nationally, hate crimes in 2017 rose by 17 percent compared with the year before, according to the FBI. While fewer campus police departments and security services report hate-crimes data to the FBI compared with the thousands of public and private institutions that are required to disclose such incidents to the U.S. Department of Education under the Clery Act, the bureau’s report is an early indicator of campus-climate issues that many large universities and colleges are facing.
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Political Tensions With China Put Pressure on American Universities’ Research Commitments
https://www.chronicle.com/article/Political-Tensions-With-China/245105
By Lindsay Ellis
… Some politicians have charged that campuses are too soft on China, particularly through foreign-talent programs that recruit experts and academics, an accusation that some campus leaders reject. But universities have much to lose if they incorrectly navigate the moment. On the one hand, many colleges rely on Chinese academics to pad undergraduate enrollment revenue, staff graduate departments, and collaborate on high-profile research. They say these relationships are crucial to their missions, and Chinese-born professors make up the core of many departments. But campuses also know they cannot risk making an error in the fraught political environment, so they are left scrambling to draw lines and make decisions.
www.tampabay.com
USF and other Florida universities join nationwide effort to improve college access
Megan Reeves
Times staff writer
The University of South Florida and three other state universities are joining higher education institutions across the county to crack the code on student success. USF, the University of Florida, Florida State University and Florida International University join a group of 130 who will collaborate to improve college access and equity to get more students to graduation. The universities will share data with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU), which organized the effort, called Powered by Publics: Scaling Student Success.