The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
$117 million project to bring more student housing to Georgia Tech
By Vanessa McCray
Georgia Tech plans to build an 862-bed residence hall for first-year students. The Georgia Board of Regents on Tuesday approved the $117 million housing project, to be financed largely by bonds issued by a private Georgia Tech foundation. The 191,000-square foot hall will be built on Northside Drive, between 8th and 9th streets in Atlanta near the campus. The site currently is used as a parking lot and as a landscaping services yard, according to board documents. The hall is expected to open by the start of the fall 2026 semester.
Americus Times-Recorder
GSW benefits from new career planning tool for student success
“The Career Resource Planning Platform is the most comprehensive career tool USG has ever offered, and it will be the foundation for future career and workforce development initiatives being created within the university system and across Georgia,” USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue said. “As we prioritize affordability, efficiency and degree attainment, our ongoing work to serve workforce development needs furthers our goals and sets the stage for our graduates’ prosperity and success.” GSW students can access Steppingblocks anytime through their myGSW account. By completing a short personality quiz within Digital Career Counselor, students are given recommendations for majors and career paths that best fit their personalities. Additionally, they can find which companies GSW alumni work for, their average salaries and the potential majors and specific skills necessary to succeed in those career fields. Within Steppingblocks, GSW can also access insight about alumni placement through Graduate Insights such as major trends, top employers of graduates, top positions held by graduates, and high-demand skills. “We are excited to have the new Steppingblocks tool that will help our students with their career planning goals,” said David Jenkins, EdD, director of First-Year Experience.
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The Georgia Virtue
New data shows real value of on-campus student engagement
Planning and attending student events on a college campus may sound like it’s all fun and games, but new data from Georgia Southern University shows there are real benefits for the students and for the university when students engage in on-campus activities. A recent analysis by Georgia Southern’s Institutional Research office of first-year students who attended at least one event during the 2021-22 school year showed that students who attended at least one event returned this year at a rate of 79.4%. That figure is more than seven percentage points higher than the University’s overall freshman retention rate of 72%.
The Baldwin Bulletin
GCSU ranked as a Top University in the South
By Bailey Ballard
Georgia College & State University was ranked No. 7 for Top Public Universities in the South and No. 22 for Best Regional Universities in the South in the 20222023 Best Colleges rankings by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News & World Report is a multi-platform publisher of news and information. It is known for its authoritative rankings of Best Colleges, Best Graduate Schools and Best Hospitals. … Beyond its overall rankings, GCSU tied for No. 8 in Most Innovative Schools and No. 12 in Best Undergraduate Teaching.
Marietta Daily Journal
Georgia Tech president touts Cobb-based researchers
By Jake Busch
Kennesaw State University is not the only major research university with a foothold in Cobb County. Just ask Ángel Cabrera, the president of the Georgia Institute of Technology. Cobb Chamber of Commerce Chairman Greg Teague did just that, interviewing Cabrera on the stage of the Coca-Cola Roxy at the chamber’s monthly luncheon Monday. Cabrera, the 12th president of Georgia Tech, touted the Atlanta-based university’s impact, across the U.S. and globally, but also in Cobb.
41NBC
Next generation of scientists, engineers shine at 46th annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Georgia College and State University hosted its 46th annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair this week, drawing more than 160 students from 12 different counties to participate.
by Drake Rozelle
Georgia College and State University hosted its 46th annual Regional Science and Engineering Fair this week, drawing more than 160 students from 12 different counties to participate. With 78 presentations spanning topics from invasive spiders to the effects of sugar on vegetables, the competition was a showcase of the next generation of scientists and engineers. …Trinity Johnson and Tamia Miller are both students at Georgia College Early College. Johnson, a senior, did an experiment on the effects of humidity on silica materials. She hopes her experience will further her interest in chemistry.
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David Kieran of CSU on the Symposium on the Iraq War
David Kieran of Columbus State University talks about the upcoming two day symposium about the Iraq War on March 10th.
The Baldwin Bulletin
GCSU participates in Super Museum Sunday
By Bailey Ballard
Georgia College’s Department of Historic Museums hosted free visits at Andalusia Farm, Georgia’s Old Governor’s Mansion and the Sallie Elvis Davis House for Super Museum Sunday. Super Museum Sunday is a holiday coordinated by the Georgia Historical Society. Over 100 different host sites open their doors to the public so that individuals have a chance to be introduced or reacquainted with historic sites, museums and cultural institutions in their own community and around the state. Georgia College’s Department of Historic Museums has hosted sites for Super Museum Sunday for eight years.
InsiderAdvantage
Debate swirling over “Opportunity Tuition” for illegal aliens
by IAG Staff
State Rep. Kasey Carpenter, R-Dalton, has again introduced H.B. 131 in order to change state law on tuition rates in Georgia’s public colleges and tech schools. The goal is to lower the tuition for illegal aliens in Georgia who are recipients of then-President Barack Obama’s 2012 DACA program. DACA has repeatedly been ruled illegal but allowed it to remain in place for existing DACA recipients. …Using posted tuition and fee rates at Kennesaw State University, immigration activist D.A. King reports the cost of a typical fifteen-hour course load per semester for under graduates is $3,449.00 while the out of state rate is $10,483. So if his math is correct, Carpenter’s HB 131, “Work Force Development Act” would allow the unauthorized immigrants with DACA to pay an increase of between $34.49 and $340.49 to attend classes at Georgia’s third largest university.
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Inside Higher Ed
Battle Lines Drawn in Fight Over List
Higher education groups are generally opposed to the Biden administration’s plan to create a list of low-financial-value programs, but some think tanks and for-profit colleges like the idea.
By Katherine Knott
If the Biden administration wants to create a list of “low-financial-value” postsecondary programs, it’s going to have to overcome stiff opposition from the higher education lobby, which decried the plan as a slippery slope, problematic and potentially dangerous. The American Council on Education, the main lobbying group for higher education, said in a letter signed by nearly 25 organizations that it doesn’t think it is possible for the department “to establish a metric or metrics that will fully capture all of the relevant information—both qualitative and quantitative—that would theoretically be used to determine value.”
Inside Higher Ed
New Report: Lengthy Calculus Prerequisites Pose Barriers
By Sara Weissman
A new report suggests that calculus prerequisite sequences across the California State University system are too lengthy and could pose a barrier to students who need to complete calculus as a stepping-stone to earning STEM degrees. The report, released today by Just Equations, an organization focused on equitable math education, analyzes prerequisites in the 23-campus system and draws on interviews with math leaders from eight CSU campuses. It found that, while calculus prerequisite sequences vary by campus, students face “long on-ramps” to calculus courses. For example, one campus required students to take up to four semesters of math before taking calculus. Some campuses also offer multiple prerequisite pathways to calculus courses, which can confuse students and cause them to take less efficient routes, according to the report.
Inside Higher Ed
Virginia Legislature Defeats Bill to Limit ‘Transfer Holds’
By Doug Lederman
Republican legislators in Virginia have blocked the progress of a bill that would limit colleges’ ability to withhold transcripts from students who owe them money, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. The legislation was defeated by a Virginia House committee for the second year in a row, after the Senate unanimously approved it. The sponsor of the bill, Ghazala Hashmi, a Democratic state senator, had softened the measure by limiting it to students who owed less than $500 or those who had made at least three straight monthly payments toward the debt. The measure appeared to run into partisan differences between the House and the Senate.
Inside Higher Ed
Deadly Shooting at Michigan State
A gunman unaffiliated with the university killed three students and critically wounded five others before killing himself.
By Scott Jaschik
A gunman shot and killed three students at Michigan State University Monday night. The shooter also injured five students, all of whom were listed in critical condition at a local hospital as of Tuesday morning. Authorities said at a news conference this morning that the gunman was Anthony McRae, a 43-year-old with no connection to Michigan State. He shot himself dead, off campus, after police tracked him down. At the news conference, officials said they had no indication as yet of the motive for the shootings.
Inside Higher Ed
Some students at historically Black colleges in Atlanta are protesting a police training center scheduled for construction. They and some of their professors want campus leaders to denounce the project.
By Sara Weissman
Some students and faculty members at historically Black Atlanta colleges and universities are speaking out against plans to build an 85-acre, $90 million police training facility nearby in forested land owned by the city. The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, nicknamed “Cop City” by its critics, was approved by the Atlanta Council in fall 2021. The complex is expected to include shooting ranges, a mock city for police training and a K-9 unit kennel, among other amenities, and would be a little less than 10 miles from the Atlanta University Center, which is home to four HBCUs. The project has been the source of heated opposition for over a year from environmental activists and residents who believe the increased police presence may lead to potential police brutality. Some opponents also see the move as a capitulation to residents of Buckhead, a wealthier and predominantly white neighborhood in Atlanta, where some want to secede from the city because of its crime rates.