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Dalton Daily Citizen
John M. Fuchko III: Dalton and Dalton State College thriving together
By John M. Fuchko III
It is my honor to accept Chancellor Sonny Perdue’s appointment as the Dalton State College interim president after many years of stellar service from now-retired president Margaret Venable. I started in this role on June 1 after serving the last year as Columbus State University’s interim president. I am passionate about strengthening the partnerships among Dalton State and the communities we are called to serve and where Dalton State draws the vast majority of its enrollment. In turn, Dalton State provides the teachers, healthcare professionals, businesspeople, scientists and other professionals that allow Dalton and this region to thrive. In fact, 70% of the graduates who completed our spring ’22 graduate survey were employed before or upon graduation, and of those, 82% were employed in Dalton or the surrounding area, and 91% were employed within Georgia.
WRGA
Board of Regents approves Alabama border states tuition waiver at GHC
The Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia (USG) recently approved border state tuition waivers at Georgia Highlands College (GHC) for students who live in Alabama. Current students and incoming students from Alabama will now pay the in-state tuition rate of $95 per credit hour at GHC. … GHC has a campus in Floyd County, which borders Alabama.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AJC On Campus: Editing out ‘diversity’; Spelman’s new provost
By Vanessa McCray
A roundup of news and happenings from Georgia colleges and universities
Despite growing backlash, work to remove “diversity” and “equity” from Georgia’s teacher preparation rules is proceeding with more changes proposed for next month. In this edition of AJC On Campus, we bring you the latest on rule changes that impact education colleges. Also, we’ll fill you in on plans for a big safety grant at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, a new hire at Spelman College and more. The Georgia Professional Standards Commission isn’t giving up the grip on its red pen. The push to edit terms such as “diversity” and “equity” from Georgia’s teacher preparation rules is nowhere near over. The commission has been methodically amending the dozens of rules that guide the state’s educator preparation programs, which include education colleges that train future K-12 teachers. …The effort comes as Republican lawmakers and policymakers scrutinize diversity, equity and inclusion programs in schools and colleges. In late April, Lt. Gov Burt Jones asked the University System of Georgia to report how much its 26 public colleges and universities spend on such efforts. University officials have said they’re working to provide that information.
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Winners Announced for the 2023 Global Scaling Challenge Competition
Business Wire
The University of New Mexico’s prestigious Anderson School of Management has announced the outstanding medal winners of the highly anticipated 2023 Global Scaling Challenge. This year’s Challenge brought together 36 university student teams vying for over $35,000 in cash prizes. The theme of the challenge revolved around the critical technology sector of “Aerospace,” with a strong focus on real businesses seeking scalable solutions. The firms focused on were Proof Labs, RS21, and IDEAS-TEK. Esteemed judges from various professional backgrounds, including entrepreneurs, company executives, economic development professionals, venture capitalists and industry experts lent their expertise to evaluate the teams’ performance in the global events. The winners were: …Bronze Medal Winning teams – Georgia College and State University,
Savannah Business Journal
YELENA N. TARASENKO, DrPH, earns Fulbright US Scholar Program award for 2023-2024
Savannah Business Journal Staff Report
A noted Georgia Southern University public health professor has earned a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award in All Disciplines to Latvia for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. Yelena N. Tarasenko, DrPH, is a professor in the Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences at Georgia Southern’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health. Her Fulbright project is titled “Strengthening research and teaching capacity in cancer prevention globally.”
Augusta Business Daily
Mondays with Rick: Internships – The Hull Difference
Dr. Rick Franza
This is the second in my series of columns on the value of internships. In my last column, I highlighted the outstanding summer internship programs in Augusta-Richmond County (Students2Work) and Columbia County for high school students to be introduced to potential future careers and the “work world” at local businesses. In addition, I indicated the benefits not only to the young people and companies participating in those programs, but also to the workforce development of the CSRA. In today’s column, I will discuss the vital role that Augusta University’s Hull College of Business’ internship program plays in taking the next step in workforce development and the benefits both students and businesses reap from these internships.
WJBF
MCG, AU and a local middle school team up for a unique collaboration
by: Tiffany Hobbs
MCG and Augusta University develop an innovative program for medical students. The Pediatric Pathways Program brings together MCG, AU and a local middle school in a unique collaboration to help address pediatric health concerns. Pediatric doctor April Hartman wanted to find a way to get medical students more practice with adolescents.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Opinion: Avoid math rollout’s miscalculations when rewriting literacy model
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
In Georgia’s quest to bolster student reading, we ought to remember the state’s botched attempt to revolutionize math instruction. The hurdles in improving reading are the same faced in math 18 years ago — asking teachers to teach something they weren’t taught. …The National Council on Teacher Quality evaluation of nearly 700 teacher prep programs awarded one of 23 Georgia programs an A+ for fidelity to the core components of scientifically based reading instruction, Georgia College & State University. Four undergraduate programs and one grad program received an A. Seven undergraduate programs earned an F for how well they incorporate science of reading principles. (Most private colleges in Georgia declined to provide necessary data to the National Council on Teacher Quality, so they’re not rated.)
accessWDUN
Softball: Davenport, Mooney, Sinquefield, Denton look back on UNG national title series win
By AccessWDUN Staff | Video by Seth Chapman
The University of North Georgia softball team captured the 2023 NCAA Division II national championship earlier this month. The Nighthawks knocked off Grand Valley State, 7-3 and 3-0, to win the best-of-three championship series at UT-Chattanooga’s Frost Stadium.
Statesboro Herald
Georgia Southern’s Ben Carr makes cut at the U.S. Open
Josh Aubrey/staff
Rickie Fowler and Xander Shauffele made history Thursday with a pair of 62’s which were the lowest rounds ever at a U.S. Open. Friday Ben Carr put his name in the history books at Georgia Southern as he became the first Eagle golfer to make the cut at the U.S.
Rome News-Tribune
Reed takes over as head coach of ABAC softball
The Albany Herald
Mike Reed has been named as the new head coach for the Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College women’s softball team. Reed, a native of Valdosta, has been an assistant coach for the Fillies for seven seasons and is excited about the new opportunity.
Griffin Daily News
SHS makes strides at UGA camp
By Horace Shivers Sports Editor/Photographer
The Spalding High School Jaguars traveled to the University of Georgia on Thursday to participate in UGA’s 7 on 7 camp.
Fox28 Savannah
Savannah leaders gather on Juneteenth to celebrate Gullah Geechee Heritage Center
by Destiny Wiggins
In honor of Juneteenth, Georgia Southern University celebrated the opening of a new center that will be focused on Gullah Geechee culture. Local dignitaries across the state, including Georgia Rep. Carl Gilliard and State Sen. Derek Mallow, were in attendance to celebrate the opening of the new center on a special holiday. The Gullah Geechee people of Coastal Georgia are descendants of enslaved Africans from plantations along the lower Atlantic coast.
Douglas County Sentinel
Several Juneteenth celebrations held throughout county
By Derrick Mahone Staff Writer
Douglasville native Camille Brown plays the violet during last week’s Juneteenth Celebration held at the courthouse. Brown is a rising senior at the University of West Georgia. The annual commemoration started on last Thursday and went through the weekend at various sites throughout the county.
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ASU Men’s Health Fair brings good turnout, experts stress prostate cancer testing
By Fallon Howard
Men in Albany are taking control of their health, and their first step was attending the health fair at Albany State University on Saturday. Many health experts say that prostate cancer is more common in black males. Having a primary care doctor is necessary to help early detection. “It is wonderful to see the turnout from our community and it’s extremely important to make sure we are getting that information out to our community. A lot of the time we don’t necessarily get information from our physicians because we aren’t going to our physicians,” Dr. Derek Heard, medical director for Primary Care Phoebe, said.
Albany Herald
Trail linking Albany State to downtown nearly one-half completed
By Alan Mauldin
Walking from Albany State University’s East Campus to downtown Albany quicker and more safely is closer to becoming a reality, with work on a Flint River Trail project running ahead of schedule. The 1.3-mile section of trail will link the ASU campus with Oglethorpe Boulevard. Concrete already has been poured underneath the bridge and on other portions of the project.
Psychiatric Times
Pregnancy Complications, Neonatal Characteristics, and Bipolar Disorder in Offspring
Brian Miller, MD, PhD, MPH
Dr. Miller is a professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia. He is on the Editorial Board and serves as the schizophrenia section chief for Psychiatric Times®.
There is some evidence that pre- and perinatal factors are associated with risk of bipolar disorder, including preterm birth.1-3 However, findings for other factors—including elective caesarean birth, small-for-gestational age (SGA), and small head circumference—are mixed.3 The impact of pregnancy complications, such as gestational diabetes and preeclampsia, are similarly unclear. Previous studies have used obstetric complication scores,4,5 which does not permit inferences regarding specific individual risk factors. Beer and colleagues used Swedish population registers to examine whether neonatal characteristics are related to risk of bipolar disorder in a nationwide cohort. They assessed whether specific underlying causes of preterm birth and SGA are associated with bipolar disorder in offspring. They also performed nested sibling-controlled comparisons to account for residual confounding by time-invariant shared familial (genetic and environmental) risk factors.
Athens Banner-Herald
Joro spiders are spreading in the Southeast and UGA scientists want your help to find more
Wayne Ford
The Joro spider invaded northeast Georgia in 2014 and in the ensuing decade its sticky gold web has spread into the Carolinas, Tennessee and Alabama. At the moment scientists don’t know how far across the country this arachnid from east Asia with long hairless legs will populate as its eats it way in all directions. Spiders were also spotted in Oklahoma and Maryland and are believed transported there on vehicles. The Joro, well known to homeowners in Athens, is constantly under the curious eyes of scientists, including those working for the University of Georgia.
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Bloomberg Equality
In this special Pride edition of “Bloomberg Equality” Caroline Hyde and Romaine Bostick dig into the rise of legislation impacting LGBTQ+ rights in the US and the delicate balancing act companies face as they roll out themed merchandise and campaigns for June’s Pride month celebrations.
Guests include: GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis, Dr. Joanna Schwartz of Georgia College & State University and Family Equality CEO Stacey Stevenson.
Inside Higher Ed
Following the Rainbow to the Campus Store
As retailers like Target face backlash for selling Pride Month items, LGBTQ+ students say it’s especially meaningful to see their universities selling such merchandise in the campus store.
By Johanna Alonso
At the University of Utah campus store, traditional sports team merchandise is combined with hoodies, key chains and hats emblazoned with rainbow letter U’s, celebrating LGBTQ+ pride. To acknowledge Pride Month, the store’s website is promoting these items on the homepage, calling on shoppers to “celebrate equality” by shopping the pride collection. …Ien Zielinski, a transgender junior at Utah, said the pride merchandise in the university’s store—some of which is sold year-round while other items are June exclusives—signals to LGBTQ+ students that the university accepts their identities and wants them to feel at home on campus. Joanna Schwartz, a professor of marketing at Georgia College and State University, said that given the attacks on pride displays at mainstream retail stores—and in the face of broader of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation that has sprung up in some states—campus pride displays are more important than ever.
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What Boomers Should Do With Their Real Estate, According to Experts
Written by Andrew Lisa for GOBankingRates
When it comes to real estate, the boomers are still booming. According to the National Association of Realtors, baby boomers overtook millennials as the largest generation of homebuyers in 2022. They accounted for 39% of all properties purchased last year. …If you sell a home, you pay the tax. But if you gift it while alive, the recipient gets stuck with the bill. “This is because the tax basis, the value used to calculate how much of a capital gain or loss you have on an investment, gets carried over from the person giving the gift,” said Nicholas B. Creel, a realtor and assistant professor of business law at Georgia College and State University. “This means that you essentially step into the shoes of the person who gave you that gift. So if they bought the property for $100,000 and it is now worth $1 million when they gifted it to you, you would be on the hook for a $900,000 capital gain if you immediately sold that property.” But if you inherit the property instead, your tax basis “steps up” to its value at the time you received it.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Opinion: How to write stellar college application essays
Get Schooled with Maureen Downey
In a guest column, Eric Greenberg, founder and president of Greenberg Educational Group, gives high school students advice on crafting a successful college application essay. His New York-based company provides test preparation services, tutoring and educational advising.
By Eric Greenberg
College admissions are now more competitive than ever; standing out amongst the sea of grades and scores is crucial. Writing a high-quality college application essay can boost your admissions chances by showing who you are and how you will fit in as a member of the school’s community. Writing your essay with a personal, conversational touch will appeal more to the admissions team than just “repeating” your resume.
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Inside Higher Ed
Education Department Eyes New Requirements for All Programs
The Education Department’s proposed regulations would give the secretary more discretion to yank an institution’s eligibility for federal financial aid. Institutions are worried about unintended consequences.
By Katherine Knott
Colleges and universities and those representing them in Washington, D.C., are concerned about a set of proposals from the Education Department that could potentially usher in a new era of accountability for all types of programs. Under the plan, the department would report more data about all programs on students’ debt loads and earnings and could potentially use that information to revoke an institution’s eligibility to access federal financial aid. Colleges and universities generally support the new transparency requirements but say the other aspects are vague and subjective.
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Gov. Greg Abbott approves $1.19 billion in spending for Texas A&M University System
The new funds will include freezes to undergraduate tuition and fees for Texas residents for the next two years.
Author: Matthew Gromala
On Monday, Gov. Greg Abbott approved a record $1.19 billion in new spending for the Texas A&M University System, according to a release from the university. The money will freeze undergraduate tuition and fees for Texas residents for the next two years. It is also the first time that Texas A&M has surpassed $1 billion in new funding from the state. Included in the funding increase was a state match bump for Prairie View A&M to qualify for federal funding among other things. “We are thankful to state officials for meeting the needs of higher education in what is a historic legislative session for higher education,” said John Sharp, Chancellor of The Texas A&M University System in a news release. According to the release, the funds that allowed the changes to be made “was tied to tenure reform as well as legislation addressing Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts in higher education.”
Inside Higher Ed
What Could Colleges Do Without Affirmative Action?
Could percentage plans work? What about admitting more transfer students from community colleges?
By Scott Jaschik
Colleges are still waiting for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on affirmative action in their admissions programs. A final decision is expected in the next two weeks. As they wait, college and university officials are continuing to explore what they will do to enroll diverse classes in the likely event that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill lose their cases. Many already adopted test-optional admissions policies during the pandemic (and have kept the policies in place). But two options, among others, are available to colleges that want to preserve diversity even if they aren’t allowed to consider race directly in admissions decisions. Colleges aren’t generally talking about these policies today (in public) out of fear that it could make it easier for the court to rule against affirmative action.
Inside Higher Ed
College Board and Florida Fight Over AP Psychology
By Scott Jaschik
The College Board is defending its approach to Advanced Placement psychology, including teaching about gay issues, to Florida officials. The Florida Department of Education Office of Articulation has requested that the College Board audit and potentially modify AP courses relative to the new Florida laws that restrict classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Inside Higher Ed
DeSantis Cuts Higher Ed Funding; New College Gets a Boost
By Liam Knox
Florida governor Ron DeSantis will cut $120 million of higher education funding from the state budget—nearly a quarter of the half-billion dollars in funding requests he rejected through line-item vetoes last week. Many of the projects and programs cut centered on workforce development in crucial areas of the state economy. That includes $20 million for a nursing school at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee—at a time when the state is facing a severe nursing shortage—and $34 million for a STEAM complex at St. Johns River State College in Lakeland. In addition, DeSantis rejected over $30 million in funding for capital maintenance and facilities upgrades, including $5 million to make necessary repairs to a dormitory at the University of West Florida that has been closed since 2017.
Inside Higher Ed
Seattle Pacific Announces 40% Cut in Budget for Academic Programs
By Scott Jaschik
Seattle Pacific University has announced plans to cut its academic budget by 40 percent in the next year, The Seattle Times reported. The cuts will mostly be achieved through faculty layoffs. The university blamed falling enrollment for the cuts.
Inside Higher Ed
Connecticut, Vermont Mergers Gain Accreditor Approval
By Doug Lederman
Controversial consolidations of multiple public institutions in Vermont and Connecticut have earned the key step of initial accreditation from the New England Commission of Higher Education. In statements published Monday, the accrediting agency said it had granted approval for Connecticut’s 12 community colleges to operate as one institution and for three formerly separate public universities to come together as Vermont State University. Both consolidations are due to take effect on July 1, in less than two weeks.