Albany Herald
Fedrick accepts dual role with Georgia State University, University System of Georgia
By Carlton Fletcher
Albany State University President Marion Fedrick announced Wednesday in a letter to ASU supporters that she has accepted a new dual role as Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff to President Brian Blake at Georgia State University and as University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue’s senior advisor for HBCU Initiatives. Fedrick, who has been Albany State’s president for seven years, will remain at the HBCU for the remainder of the school’s spring semester.
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Middle Georgia CEO
Board Of Regents Approves MGA’s Master Of Education In Curriculum & Instruction With Literacy Focus
Staff Report From Georgia CEO
Middle Georgia State University (MGA) plans to launch a Master of Education and Instruction with a literacy focus this fall. The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia approved the program at its Tuesday, February 13, meeting. The new degree, which will be fully online and housed in MGA’s School of Education & Behavioral Sciences, will give certified teachers the opportunity to take advanced coursework related to literacy education. They will learn content and strategies to teach literacy skills to students who may have learning challenges or live in difficult home or community environments that affect their ability to gain literacy skills. MGA will launch the degree once approved by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.
WGAU Radio
Regents greenlight UGA Med School plans
By Tim Bryant
The state Board of Regents has approved plans for a standalone medical college for the University of Georgia. The legislature has signed off on the $50 million requested by Governor Brian Kemp earlier this year. The University is expected to expand its Health Sciences campus on Prince Avenue as it ends its partnership with Augusta University and its Medical College of Georgia.
From James Hataway, UGA Media Relations…
With its vote on Feb. 13, the University System of Georgia Board of Regents authorized the University of Georgia to establish a new independent School of Medicine in Athens.
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WSB-TV
Board of Regents approves $74.5 million dorm renovation for Georgia Tech
By Sam Sachs, WSBTV.com
The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents approved a $74.5 million residence renovation plan for the Georgia Institute of Technology. The Tuesday meeting of the regents had multiple action items, including the renovation of the Smith and Howell Residence Hall on Georgia Tech’s campus. Going forward, the halls, built in 1947 and 1939, for Smith and Howell respectively, are typically used for first-year student housing on the campus’ east side.
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WGAU Radio
U.S. News ranks UNG online programs
By Clark Leonard, UNG
The University of North Georgia earned high marks on multiple lists when U.S. News & World Report released its Best Online Colleges rankings Feb. 6. UNG ranked fourth among public universities in Georgia on the 2024 U.S. News Best Online Bachelor’s Programs list. The University of Georgia, University of West Georgia and Kennesaw State University ranked ahead of UNG, with UNG ahead of Georgia State University, Columbus State University and Middle Georgia State University. UNG also ranked fourth among public universities in Georgia on the U.S. News Best Online Master’s in Criminal Justice Programs list.
Columbus CEO
Staff Report From Georgia CEO
Columbus State University’s Applied Behavior Analysis program is now Georgia’s first fully online course sequence of its kind to be verified by the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI). The distinction provides students with a course sequence that has been pre-reviewed to meet content requirements. Behavior analysts are based in schools, clinics and businesses where they help people. They use psychological principles and science to help people with learning challenges, mental health conditions, and even everyday weaknesses like improving communication or productivity. They then help people one-on-one adapt their learning styles to personal challenges or teach new skills to improve their educational, health, family or employment situations. They also work with teachers, families, employers and therapists to create supportive environments for success.
Dalton Daily Citizen
Blankenship among UNG students to excel in Model UN event
Special to the Dalton Daily Citizen
The University of North Georgia (UNG) had multiple students from its Dahlonega and Gainesville Model United Nations (UN) teams contribute a strong performance at the Southeast Regional Model United Nations conference in Atlanta in November. Carlee Blankenship from Rocky Face was one of the team members. UNG students won several awards,… Blankenship, a December graduate with a degree in political science with a pre-law concentration, said the Model UN class and club spurred growth for her. It was also valuable experience in preparing her to be a student speaker at commencement in December. “It’s helped me learn to speak to other people in a way that helps lead them to action,” Blankenship, vice president of the Model UN on UNG’s Dahlonega Campus, said. “It’s a way to work on multifaceted problems with a collaborative approach.”
Good Word News
Disney UNCF Corporate Scholars announced for 2024 cohort as part of Black History Month
Sara Adm
This year’s Disney UNCF Corporate Scholars cohort includes 28 extraordinary students who will receive $5,000 renewable scholarships, professional development opportunities, and access to early career opportunities at Disney. Additionally, 35 Disney UNCF Corporate Scholars will receive one-time $2,500 scholarships. …The 2024 Disney UNCF Corporate Fellows are …Spencer Wingate: Fort Valley State, Veterinary Technology – Disney UNCF Enhanced Scholars …The Disney UNCF Corporate Scholars program is part of the Disney Future Storytellers initiative, the company’s commitment to supporting the next generation of storytellers and innovators.
Gwinnett Daily Post
PHOTOS: Georgia Gwinnett College connects people with services at inaugural community fair
Photos by Jason Castro
Georgia Gwinnett College students, faculty and staff participated in the college’s inaugural Community Engagement and Service Fair this week. Hosted by GGC’s Student Life, Community Engagement and Service and Grizzlies Serve organizations, the event paired participants with 46 area nonprofit, community and government entities, which provided information on resources such as food pantries, various support groups, hospice care and much more.
Atlanta Business Chronicle
New Georgia Tech executive says school’s expanding footprint is a boon to all of Midtown
By Melanie Lasoff Levs – Assistant Managing Editor
Last summer, Georgia Tech hired a new executive vice president for administration and finance (A&F) and chief business officer, Shantay Bolton. Bolton, whom Midtown Alliance President and CEO Kevin Green called “a real breath of fresh air,” reports directly to the university’s president, Angel Cabrera. She has a massive job that includes overseeing some 1,500 A&F staff. In the announcement of her hire, her job description took up an entire paragraph; in short, Bolton is responsible for pushing forward Georgia Tech’s strategic plan by directing facilities planning, design, construction, maintenance, operations, IT, real estate development and more.
The City Menus
Retired director continues support of UWG’s First-Year Writing Program
by Miranda Hodges
A testament to the University of West Georgia’s commitment to fostering literary excellence, the UWG First-Year Writing program’s roots embody a rich legacy that continues to shape the journey of aspiring writers. This scholarship further exemplifies UWG’s dedication to cultivating a dynamic and competitive academic environment, aligning seamlessly with the university’s strategic plan to remain at the forefront of educational innovation. At the heart of this legacy is Dr. Martha Ann Saunders, who served as director of the First-Year Writing program in the 1980s and whose vision laid the foundation for scholarly pursuits that stand the test of time. Due in large part to Saunders’ service and support, the First-Year Writing Program is a cornerstone of academic excellence at UWG.
Athens CEO
UGA FoodPIC Empowers Food Startups for Successful Launch and Growth
Emily Cabrera
Starting a company from the ground up is a daunting endeavor, but data shows a steady climb in startups in the United States over the past decade, with more than 330,000 businesses entering the market in 2023. Jim Gratzek, director of the University of Georgia’s Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center (FoodPIC), earned his doctorate in food process engineering from UGA’s Department of Food Science and Technology. He returned to the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) in 2022 after nearly 30 years in the commercial food industry, bringing a new perspective. In his experience, the biggest hurdle for new food entrepreneurs who don’t yet have sufficient working capital or manufacturing facilities is moving a product from concept to consumer. This hurdle, he added, is part of FoodPIC’s core mission.
Athens Banner-Herald
Can Athens tell fruits from vegetables? Find out in this TV series episode filmed at UGA.
Andrew Shearer
For the final episode of its fourth season, the RFD-TV Network series “Where Food Comes From” last July visited Athens and the University of Georgia campus to find out if locals were able to tell fruits from vegetables. In a mock game show called “Fruit Or Vegetable?!,” host Chip Carter quizzes contestants to test their knowledge about some commonly-known foods. The episode is scheduled to air at 9:30 p.m. Friday and again at 12:30 a.m. Saturday. …A sneak peek from the show featuring College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences public relations coordinator Jordan Powers can be viewed on the “Where Food Comes From” YouTube Channel. …Also featured in the “Fruit or Veggie?!” game show is UGA Department of Agriculture Professor and Extension Specialist Dr. Tim Coolong, who is on hand to help explain things when folks need help with correct answers. In a press release, Coolong said that knowing the difference between fruits and vegetables is key information when it comes to farm management.
yahoo!news
It’s not too late to vaccinate: Prevent cervical cancer with the HPV vaccine
Written and Sponsored by the Georgia Cancer Center
Cervical cancer was once one of the most common causes of cancer death for American women. Today, the number of deaths from cervical cancer has declined, mainly due to the effectiveness of regular Pap test screening in detecting early pre-cancers and recently the increase in human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations. “Prevention of cervical cancer is as simple as getting the HPV vaccine,” said Dr. Sharad Ghamande, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Georgia and the Georgia Cancer Center at Wellstar MCG Health. “In addition to prevention, scheduling your Pap smears based on discussions with your OB/Gyn provider is an important factor affecting cure rates, and function and quality of life after treatment if you are diagnosed with cervical cancer.”
Smithsonian Magazine
Recovering the Lost Aviators of World War II
Inside the search for a plane shot down over the Pacific—and the new effort to bring its fallen heroes home
By Stephen Mihm (Stephen Mihm, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, is a professor of history at the University of Georgia)
…But the United States has long been exceptional in the resources it devotes to locating the remains of fallen soldiers. The practice dates to the Civil War, when the War Department instructed the office of the quartermaster general of the Union Army to mark temporary resting places of the fallen in anticipation of a formal burial. …Patrick Scannon was born in 1947, the same year the military abandoned its search for Manown’s plane. …Scannon is the founder of Project Recover, a California-based nonprofit devoted to locating and recovering the remains of America’s MIAs. …Adrift after high school, he enrolled at the University of Georgia to study chemistry. He quickly distinguished himself, and he went on to earn a doctorate in organic chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, and a doctor of medicine from the Medical College of Georgia.
WRBL
9th Annual “Girls In The Game” and so much more headed our way at Columbus State University
by: Bob Jeswald
Video on CSU’s sport’s success
The Tifton Gazette
Former ABAC PR Chief named to Tift County High School Athletic Hall of Fame
From Staff Reports
Mike Chason, Director of Public Relations Emeritus at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, was inducted into the Tift County High School Athletic Hall of Fame at the recent ceremony in the TCHS Performing Arts Center. Named the recipient of the Meritorious Service Award, Chason had previously been inducted into the ABAC Athletics Hall of Fame and the Valdosta State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 2022. …Serving as the Director of Public Relations at ABAC from 1979 until his retirement in 2011, Chason received emeritus status in 2012 and still handles a few part time duties with the college.
Score Atlanta
Kevin Whitley named new head coach at Northgate after stints at Stockbridge, Georgia Southern
by Max Wolborsky
Former Stockbridge head coach and Georgia Southern University assistant, Kevin Whitley, has been named the head football coach at Northgate. …Whitley has spent the last five years as the cornerbacks coach with Georgia Southern and spent 10 years before leading the Stockbridge football team as their head coach.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Scott Cochran no longer coaching for Georgia Bulldogs
By Chip Towers
The curious case of Scott Cochran’s Georgia career has come to a close. Coach Kirby Smart on Wednesday confirmed that Cochran and Darrell Dickey, another support staffer, left the program. UGASports.com was the first to report Wednesday that Cochran’s office at the Butts-Mehre football complex had been emptied and vacated. “I want to thank Scott and Darrell for their contributions to Georgia football,” Smart said in a statement released by the UGA sports communications office. “We wish them all the best moving forward.” Kirk Benedict, who has been a special-teams analysts the past two years, was promoted into Cochran’s post.
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Higher Ed Dive
FAFSA delays could create enrollment uncertainty and budgetary challenges, S&P says
Minority-serving institutions and colleges with large shares of low-income students will likely be hit hardest, analysts said.
Laura Spitalniak, Staff Reporter
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Federal financial aid delays will be most challenging to colleges that enroll significant numbers of low-income students and those who qualify for Pell Grants, S&P Global Ratings said this week. The U.S. Department of Education postponed the release of the 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid until Dec. 30, about three months later than usual, as it sought to simplify the form. But that bump — and the news that colleges won’t receive FAFSA applicant information until this March — has left institutions with far less time to create and distribute financial aid offers to prospective students. Colleges will likely need to make last-minute adjustments to their fiscal year 2025 budgets, as the FAFSA holdups will waylay fall 2024 enrollment estimates and tuition revenue projections, according to S&P.
Inside Higher Ed
Colleges Urge Education Dept. to Keep Rules Allowing Inclusive Access
By Katherine Knott
Seventy-five administrators and professors from at least 61 institutions are calling on the Education Department in a letter released Wednesday to abandon its current proposal to change how colleges and universities can bill students for books and supplies. The letter comes after the department wrapped up a second round of negotiations over the proposal and other potential regulatory changes. The department has proposed ending a 2016 policy that allowed colleges and universities to automatically charge students for books and supplies as part of tuition and fees. That change allowed a procurement model known as inclusive access to flourish. The representatives of the colleges and universities say in the letter that they were alarmed by the department’s attempt to curb programs like inclusive access. They argue that the programs are “an essential tool for making higher education affordable to a broader range of Americans.”
Higher Ed Dive
Endowment returns averaged 7.7% in fiscal 2023
Strong public equity markets bouyed returns, according to the National Association of College and University Business Officers and Commonfund Institute.
Natalie Schwartz, Senior Editor
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College endowment returns averaged 7.7% after fees in fiscal 2023, with gains largely due to strong public equity markets, according to new data released Thursday. Smaller endowments saw the strongest one-year investment results in fiscal 2023, according to the annual study conducted by the National Association of College and University Business Officers and asset management firm Commonfund Institute. Those with values under $50 million had an average return of 9.8%, while those worth over $5 billion had an average return of just 2.8%. This divide is due to the allocations of smaller endowments skewing toward publicly traded securities, which performed well in fiscal 2023. Larger endowments, on the other hand, tend to invest more in private markets, which were largely flat or moderately negative during the year.
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AAUP Starting Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom
By Ryan Quinn
The American Association of University Professors is starting what it is calling a Center for the Defense of Academic Freedom with a grant of more than $1.5 million from the Mellon Foundation. In a news release Wednesday, the AAUP said the center aims to study and confront “the recent surge of political and ideological attacks on American higher education” and “will bring together higher education and academic freedom experts over the course of the next two years to develop a comprehensive understanding of the scope and nature of political interference in higher education and develop means of countering this assault.” The center will also create a “record of the political organizations, think tanks, donors, and political operatives most responsible for the current wave of attacks,” the release said.
Inside Higher Ed
Online Course Provider 2U Faces Doubts It Can Continue
The financially challenged company said it needs to undergo major changes to survive.
By Lauren Coffey
Financially struggling 2U, one of the largest online course providers, has warned of “substantial doubt” it can continue in business, creating uncertainty for the hundreds of colleges and universities that use its services. The warning, in a quarterly filing on Monday, added more tumult to the already-uncertain landscape for online program management firms, or OPMs. At the end of last year, 2U had more than $900 million in debt. According to the earnings report, if 2U cannot raise capital or amend or refinance its loan, which the company has already begun to do, there is “substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.”