Savannah Business Journal
TRIO grant, supports first-generation students in pursuit of doctoral degrees
Savannah Business Journal Staff Report
Georgia Southern University has received $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Education to continue the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program through 2027. The McNair Scholars Program is one of seven federal TRIO programs, targeted to serve and assist income-eligible students, first-generation college students and individuals with disabilities to progress through the academic pipeline from middle school to post-baccalaureate programs.
yahoo!news
ABAC breaks ground on Agriculture Technology Building
Davis Cobb, The Tifton Gazette, Ga.
Construction on Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College’s newest building is underway. The college commenced development of its new Agricultural Technology Building with a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, Oct. 26, sending a project five years and $11 million in the making into its final stages. … ABAC President Dr. Tracy Brundage thanked the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission, the Georgia General Assembly and the offices of Gov. Brian Kemp and Chancellor “Sonny” Perdue for their efforts in the project, stating that ABAC could not have accomplished this task without their help.
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The Red & Black
UGA Ride Smart increases maximum discount
Sarah Evans
UGA Ride Smart – a service that provides nighttime rides for University of Georgia students – will increase its maximum amount paid by UGA to $7.50 a ride starting on Nov. 1, according to an email from UGA Transportation and Parking Services. This change marks an increase from the current discount of $5 per ride, the email said. UGA Ride Smart launched last December as a partnership with Lyft to offer a 50% discount on standard and XL Lyft rides. The service is available to students from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. seven days a week, for up to four rides a month that start or end anywhere on UGA campus, including one block north of the Arch.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia State marks 30th anniversary of student sit-in: photos
By Vanessa McCray
Georgia State University is marking the 30th anniversary of a student sit-in that prompted the birth of the school’s African American studies department. A host of virtual and in-person events are scheduled to commemorate the historic demonstrations. Activities include panel discussions next week and a protest reenactment on Nov. 6, 2 p.m. at the student center at 55 Gilmer St. “We are proud to mark the 30th anniversary of our founding student protests,” department chair Jonathan Gayles said in a written statement. “Their bravery, and the bravery of those that supported them created the foundation upon which we continue to stand.”
WGAU Radio
UGA Foundation honors Victor Wilson
By Clarke Schwabe, UGA Today
The University of Georgia Foundation Board of Trustees named Victor K. Wilson, UGA’s vice president for student affairs, as the latest recipient of its Distinguished Service Award. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes a long-serving UGA employee or volunteer with a strong record of impactful and selfless service to others. The board also allocates $100,000 from the UGA Foundation’s unrestricted operating surplus to establish a scholarship in the honoree’s name. …Wilson is the third recipient of the award, which was created and first awarded during the board’s fall 2021 meeting. The scholarship established alongside Wilson’s award will fund meal plans to students with financial need.
Athens CEO
Laura Katz of the SBDC on How to Hire and Retain Good Employees
Laura Katz is the Area Director of the SBDC. She discusses the challenges businesses have today finding great employees and says companies should “train for the skills but hire for the fit” and look everywhere to get applicants.
Douglas Now
COFFEE, ATKINSON STUDENTS AMONG 18 ABAC AMBASSADORS
Eighteen ABAC students, including one from Douglas and another from Pearson, have been selected to participate in one of the most prestigious organizations on the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College campus, the ABAC Ambassadors. Through a process involving application, letters of recommendation, and interviews, college administrators choose students whom they believe to be motivated and who show leadership potential to serve as Ambassadors.
MedicineNet
Vitamin D Could Help Extend Your Life
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
A vitamin D deficiency puts you at risk for more than just weakened bones, a major new study reports. Too little vitamin D in your system can increase your overall risk of premature death, as well as your specific risk of dying from cancer, heart disease or lung disease, according to data gleaned from more than 307,000 U.K. residents. “Each of the cause-specific forms of death that we assessed echo the same theme – this being the importance of having sufficient vitamin D prior to facing any of these life-challenging situations,” said lead researcher Joshua Sutherland. He is a PhD candidate with the Australian Center for Precision Health at the University of South Australia. …There’s medical evidence to support what this study shows regarding vitamin D’s role in fighting cancer, said Emma Laing, director of dietetics at the University of Georgia’s College of Family and Consumer Sciences, in Atlanta. “Vitamin D has anti-inflammatory and other biological effects that have been shown to slow cancer cell growth and tumor progression,” Laing said. “However, data are still mixed with respect to vitamin D and cancer incidence and mortality, and additional research is still needed.” Previous studies also show vitamin D’s importance to heart health, Laing added.
Fox28 Savannah
Economics experts discuss unemployment rates, state of workforce in Savannah
by Christian Felt
As unemployment rates across Georgia continue to drop following the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for workers is still growing. The Georgia Department of Labor reported an unemployment rate of 2.5% in Savannah, continuing on a downward trend since this time last year. Michael Toma is an economics professor at Georgia Southern University, and he said the pandemic caused some people to leave their jobs, creating a supply issue in the workforce.
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NPR
How to bust the ‘big lie’ around college applications
WYNNE DAVIS
Choosing where to go to college is not an easy decision, often because it feels so important. Kids are told that where they go after high school will define how the rest of their life turns out. But writer Kelly Corrigan says that’s the big lie society must stop telling. “The lie is that this is it, that this is a binary moment,” said Corrigan, who also hosts the podcast Kelly Corrigan Wonders. “[That] if you get to the University of Stretch Dream Goal, everything will unfold accordingly. And if you don’t, you’re kind of screwed.” But that’s actually not the case, she said. For starters, Corrigan acknowledges that even thinking about college is a privilege not everyone has. And even for those who are considering it, the financial aspect can be just as stressful as the rest of the application process.
Inside Higher Ed
A Purchase for the College Board
It is trying to buy Carnegie Dartlet, which provides enrollment management consulting to colleges. But the FTC must weigh in first, and it appears to be asking some tough questions.
By Scott Jaschik
The College Board is trying to buy Carnegie Dartlet, a company that advises colleges on enrollment management. The move could be controversial. The College Board is a nonprofit organization and Carnegie Dartlet is for-profit. More important, a major part of the College Board’s revenue comes from selling colleges the names of potential students (who have taken one of the College Board’s exams). If the College Board in some way favored clients of Carnegie Dartlet, that could give Carnegie Dartlet an edge. People with industry ties report that they have been called by the Federal Trade Commission, which is interested in determining whether the College Board would have such an advantage.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
UNCF Urges Passing of HBCUs IGNITE Excellence Act
Arrman Kyaw
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has announced its full support of the revamped HBCUs IGNITE Excellence Act, calling it “the most important single piece of legislation for HBCUs before this Congress.” H.R. 8803 would require the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to distribute grants for new campus buildings, broadband expansion, and research and instruction equipment at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and qualifying minority-serving institutions (MSIs). The UNCF urged Congress to act before they adjourned and HBCU supporters to write to their representatives in Congress.
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
Arrman Kyaw
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced final rules regarding predatory recruitment practices against veterans, access to Pell Grants for incarcerated students, and accountability when colleges and universities change owners. Regarding predatory practices of for-profit schools, these new regulations close loopholes in the 90/10 rule, which requires 10% of revenue of such schools come from non-federal sources.
Higher Ed Dive
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Senior Reporter
Dive Brief:
Bills designed to prohibit classroom discussion of certain topics like race and LGBTQ culture can directly affect colleges, but often target K-12 schools and may dissuade prospective teachers from joining the profession, according to a new report. The research, from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, outlines patterns in these bills, including how teachers can be subject to fines or other penalties for violations. The association recommends educators support and talk with each other amid the politically charged environment. It also urges parents to speak out against these bills and for school administrators to regularly update instructors on legislative changes and help them make curricula choices.
Higher Ed Dive
Here are publicly traded higher education companies’ 2022 earnings
We’re keeping tabs on how companies are performing to get a glimpse into where higher education has been and where it’s headed.
By Natalie Schwartz
Several major higher education companies are publicly traded, which means they’re required to provide regular disclosures about their strategies and performance. When they do so, they also offer a glimpse at where the higher education sector is headed. Below, we’re tracking some of the most prominent public companies in the sector, from those that help colleges launch and run online programs to those that own for-profit institutions. …Coursera