U.S. News & World Report
See the 2023 U.S. News Ranking for Best Online Programs
Online programs at more than 1,800 colleges and universities were assessed as part of this year’s rankings.
By Sarah Wood
Best Online Master’s in Business Programs
In addition to MBA programs, U.S. News also ranks the Best Online Master’s in Business Programs, which include degrees in accounting, finance, insurance, marketing and management. For another year, IU claimed the No. 1 spot while the remaining top 10 included several ties. There was a two-way tie for the second spot, Carnegie Mellon and USC, as well as for the No. 4 spot – the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business
Best Online Master’s in Education Programs
The University of Georgia took the top spot for veterans.; Georgia State University College of Education and Human Development; Kennesaw State University; Georgia Southern University; Middle Georgia State University; Georgia College &State University; Valdosta State University; University of West Georgia; University of North Georgia; Columbus State University
WFXL
VSU students rank 8th in Global Sales Competition
by Ty’Tierra Grant
Six students from Valdosta State University’s Harley Langdale Jr. College of Business Administration recently participated in a RNMKRS College Sales Skills Competition. This was VSU’s first time competing in the global virtual sales competition, and VSU finished in eighth place overall out of more than 60 colleges and universities.
Flagpole
With Enrollment Falling, Chancellor Sonny Perdue Warns of Layoffs in Higher Ed
by Ross Williams
Tough financial times could be ahead for the University System of Georgia, Chancellor Sonny Perdue said before a joint budget committee last week. “We will commit to you that we’re going to do our level best to do more with less,” he said. “It’s not gonna get any better for the next couple of years either.” Perdue told lawmakers the formula the state government uses to calculate its share of money for the university is primarily based on the cost to educate students, with total credit hours from two years prior as the main input. But enrollment is down at most of the system’s 26 universities. Only Augusta University, Georgia Tech, Georgia State University, the University of Georgia and Georgia Southwestern State University saw enrollment increases between fall 2016 and fall 2022. The rest saw enrollment decline. Fewer students means fewer credit hours and less money to pay for operation costs. “Our system is built on continuous climbing, climbing, climbing, and now we see with enrollment decline, that brings more challenges here based on the formula,” Perdue said.
Statesboro Herald
GS grad student rakes up history of Georgia oystering and ‘oyster wars’
Al Hackle/Staff
African Americans from the Gullah-Geechee culture became the first “oyster men” on the Georgia coast by the 19th century, but companies, often owned by European immigrants, later moved in for processing and canning oysters, researcher Georgia Southern Public History graduate student Sadie Ingram informed the Bulloch County Historical Society.
accessWDUN
UNG professors to present cyber research in Tel Aviv
By Austin Eller News Director.
Two University of North Georgia computer science faculty members will present their research on car hacking at the Cybertech Global Tel Aviv conference at the end of January. Bryson Payne and Tamirat Abegaz will be among the more than 17,000 professionals who are expected to gather to discuss the cyber industry. Payne is a professor of computer science and coordinator of student cybersecurity programs and Abegaz is an associate professor of computer science.
Morning AgClips
CAES researchers examine blueberry quality issues for Georgia producers
Project will address ‘major issues’ with fruit quality, particularly in rabbiteye blueberries
A multidisciplinary team of University of Georgia agriculture experts are working to determine causes and solutions to postharvest quality problems that have hit Georgia’s blueberry growers hard in recent seasons. Funded by the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) Office of Research and UGA Cooperative Extension, the project will address “major issues” with fruit quality, particularly in rabbiteye blueberries, one of two main types of blueberries grown in the state.
The Moultrie Observer
Exhibit, events to celebrate life and art of Vincent Keesee
Staff Reports
A celebration of the art and life of Vincent A. Keesee will kick off with a grand opening of an extensive exhibit of the artist’s work on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Syd Blackmarr Arts Center from 5 to 7 p.m., with gallery notes from family members at 5:45. The exhibit will include Keesee’s well known Southern themed paintings, plus examples showcasing his creativity in terra cotta images, cartoons, and magazine covers. The reception will feature recipes from the artist’s cookbook, “Vittles and Viands.” The public is invited to enjoy this free event. …On Feb. 16 (Third Thursday), “Toasts to Dr. Keesee” will offer former students, friends and art owners the chance to bring their own art projects or Keesee art and personal memories to raise a toast to him. Born in Campbell County, Virginia, Keesee studied at Richmond Professional Institute, now Virginia Commonwealth University, and earned his master’s and Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. Keesee was professor of art at ABAC from 1966 until his retirement in 1995, teaching college students, adults and children in special workshops.
Athens Banner-Herald
Louis B. Sohn: UGA law professor and scholar was dedicated to human rights
Sohn’s book ‘World Peace Through World Law’ resulted in 46 nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize
Robin Lally Correspondent
Louis B. Sohn spent his life promoting international law and peace. The staunch human rights advocate believed no problem was too complex to solve if nations worked together. Considered one of the world’s most eminent international and legal scholars, Sohn was the inaugural holder of the Emily and Ernest Woodruff Chair in International Law at the University of Georgia School of Law for a decade – teaching and mentoring students, many who then spent their legal careers leading international humanitarian efforts, combating human trafficking, and helping to maintain peace and security throughout the world. …Upon Sohn’s death, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said: “Throughout his life, he won wide respect as a voice of reason and source of wisdom and was a firm believer in the importance of the United Nations and of the rule of law in settling international disputes.”
Albany Herald
Quinn Gray introduced as Albany State’s new football coach
Joe Whitfield Sports Editor
Though he has been on the job for a couple of weeks, the Albany State University athletic department officially introduced Quinn Gray as the new head coach of the Albany State University Golden Rams football team. Decked out in the ASU blue suit with a yellow shirt and a matching tie, Gray spoke for about 30 minutes before delving into specific interviews with members of the media. Gray, a graduate of FAMU in Tallahassee, was working as the senior offensive analyst for the University of Memphis before being selected by the search committee at Albany State.
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Inside Higher Ed
New Role Brings More Focus to Student Basic Needs
Colleges and universities have started hiring directors of basic needs to address growing food and housing insecurity among students.
By Safia Abdulahi
When Andrea Mora enrolled at University of California, Irvine, in 2012, she was a low-income, first-generation student. She was also 25 years old and an undocumented immigrant from Peru. She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. …She channeled her interest in these issues into student activism at the Irvine campus and became president of Dreamers at UCI, an advocacy organization for undocumented students, and an appointed member of the president’s advisory council on undocumented students, which helped her see the gaps in services the university provided to underrepresented students. …College administrators nationwide were already starting to tackle the issue in recent years but homed in on it after the pandemic revealed stark economic disparities among students. Some were going without enough food to eat; others were sleeping in their cars. Many lacked stable or affordable housing, while others had no internet service at home.
Higher Ed Dive
Florida university system won’t vote on tenure policy this week after drawing 1,300-plus comments
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Senior Reporter
Dive Brief:
A Florida university system policy that would evaluate tenured faculty members every five years and was chugging toward governing board approval will not receive a vote this week after drawing more than 1,300 public comments. A vote was anticipated at its meeting this week. Faculty balked at the State University System of Florida’s proposed post-tenure review system, saying it duplicates other policies and undermines tenure protections. System spokesperson Renee Fargason said in an email she doesn’t know when the board of governors will vote on the plan. She did not answer why the board is not taking up the vote this week.
Higher Ed Dive
New Jersey bill would limit college transcript holds
Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Senior Reporter
Dive Brief:
A bill working through New Jersey’s legislature would mostly prohibit the state’s colleges from withholding academic transcripts for money students owe on nontuition expenses. Colleges would also still be able to block access to the academic records of students who owed more than $2,000 worth of what the bill deems “non-mandatory charges,” which are those outside of tuition, room, board and other fees. The General Assembly, the legislature’s lower house, passed the bill in December. It then moved to the Senate Higher Education Committee.
Higher Ed Dive
Differences in academic preparation contribute to college-going disparities, paper finds
Natalie Schwartz, Editor
Dive Brief:
Differences in academic preparation during elementary and secondary school partly explain the large racial, gender and socioeconomic disparities in U.S. college enrollment rates, according to new research from the Brookings Institution. The researchers found steep divides in college-going rates between students with higher and lower socioeconomic status. Of students in the top quintile for socioeconomic status, 88.9% attended college, compared to just 51.2% of students in the bottom quintile — leaving a nearly 38 percentage point gap. However, when researchers compared students with similar levels of academic preparation, the divide between those two socioeconomic groups shrunk to 11 percentage points. They observed even more pronounced effects when examining differences by race and gender.
Inside Higher Ed
University Settles Hazing Case With Family of Dead Student
By Susan H. Greenberg
Bowling Green State University reached a $2.9 million settlement with the family of a 20-year-old student who died in 2021 after a fraternity hazing incident, The Columbus Dispatch reported Monday. Stone Foltz was a sophomore at Bowling Green State pledging the Pi Alpha Kappa fraternity when he attended an off-campus initiation event in March 2021 where he drank a liter of bourbon, according to the Dispatch. Three days later he died of alcohol poisoning. Foltz’s parents, Cory and Shari Foltz, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Bowling Green State in June 2022, alleging that the university knew Greek organizations on campus were engaging in hazing rituals but did nothing to stop them.
Inside Higher Ed
Faculty Strike Ends at U of Illinois at Chicago
By Ryan Quinn
The University of Illinois at Chicago’s faculty strike has ended, just before its second week was to start. The university and the union, UIC United Faculty, each announced the strike’s end and a tentative agreement early Monday morning. Union members haven’t yet voted on the new contract, so the walkout could resume if members reject the deal. It’s unclear when that vote will be.