USG NEWS:
www.chronicle.augusta.com
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2014-11-03/huckaby-azziz-parting-would-not-be-acrimonious?v=1415052111
Huckaby: Azziz parting would not be ‘acrimonious’
By Tom Corwin
Staff Writer
Should Georgia Regents University President Ricardo Azziz decide to leave for another position, it will not be an “acrimonious” process to negotiate the end of his contract, University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby said. Speaking Monday to the Downtown Kiwanis Club of Augusta, Huckaby said Azziz, like all of the other university presidents, is on a one-year contract that is either renewed or not renewed every spring. Each situation is handled individually when a president departs before that, he said. “All of that will be worked out,” Huckaby said.

www.wjcl.com
http://wjcl.com/2014/11/03/ga-southern-and-effingham-schools-extend-agreement/
Ga. Southern and Effingham Schools extend agreement
By Dave Williams
RINCON, Ga. (WJCL) Some Effingham County public high school students will continue to get a head start on their college career. Monday morning at the Effingham College and Career Academy, Georgia Southern University and the Effingham County School System renewed their Memorandum of Agreement for Teaching as a Profession. Under the agreement, Effingham County School System high school students who complete the Teaching as a Profession Career Pathway will receive 3 university credits to Georgia Southern.

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/variety/math-department-engages-with-high-school-students-through-math-tournament/article_836b466e-6377-11e4-baeb-001a4bcf6878.html
Math department engages with high school students through math tournament
Kalli Drake
The University of Georgia Math Department and Math Club are teaming together to hold their annual high school varsity math tournament on Nov. 8. High schools from Georgia and neighboring states will compete in three rounds of competition at the University of Georgia Miller Learning Center. The aim of the tournament is not to attract students to the university, but rather to foster mathematics education.

www.coastalcourier.com
http://coastalcourier.com/section/5/article/70507/
Armstrong informs faculty of ‘military-affiliated’ issues
Green Zone program provides service, support to veteran students
By Jeremy McAbee Staff writer
Over the past several years, Armstrong State University has increasingly focused on its “military-affiliated” student population – that is, active-duty, reserve and National Guard service-members, retirees, veterans and their families. Programs and initiatives aimed at these students have bolstered the school’s reputation as a military-friendly institution. ASU has even received the “Military Friendly School” designation from GI Jobs for five years running.

www.dvidshub.net
http://www.dvidshub.net/news/146546/armstrong-state-university-faculty-experiences-day-life-3rd-cab-soldier#.VFjZUiivIeV
News: Armstrong State University faculty experiences day in the life of a 3rd CAB Soldier
Story by Sgt. William Begley
HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, Ga. – Several faculty members from Armstrong State University got a firsthand look at Hunter Army Airfield, and experienced what a day in the life of a 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade Soldier is like Oct. 24. … “A lot of the professors don’t understand the leeways Soldiers ask for on a daily basis,” Ingham said. “Whereas after they have seen the tour, it makes it easier for them to understand why Soldiers make the special requests they do.”

Related article:
www.army.mil
http://www.army.mil/article/137230
Armstrong State University faculty experiences day in the life of a 3rd CAB Soldier

www.wsbtv.com
http://www.wsbtv.com/ap/ap/georgia/ga-lawmakers-to-discuss-medical-education-issues/nhy2K/
Ga. lawmakers to discuss medical education issues
The Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga. — A group of Georgia lawmakers is meeting in east Georgia this week to discuss ways to improve medical education in the state. The state House of Representatives Medical Education Study Committee is scheduled to meet Thursday at Georgia Regents University in Augusta.

www.wtoc.com
http://www.wtoc.com/story/26808206/armstrong-nursing-students-prepare-for-ebola?autostart=true
Armstrong nursing students prepare for Ebola
By Lynda Figueredo
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – Professors at Armstrong State University are making sure their students are up to date with the latest information on Ebola. Nursing students say they are going into nursing with the goal of helping others, and if the possibility of treating an Ebola patient were to arise, they plan to be as prepared as they can be to help and protect themselves and others.

www.wtoc.com
http://www.wtoc.com/story/27169262/understanding-ebola-international-students?autostart=true
Understanding Ebola: International Students
By Tim Guidera
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – Twenty percent of students in Armstrong’s nursing program are from other countries, including between 20 and 30 who are from West Africa. WTOC spoke with one of those students who has found herself with some difficult decisions about going home. Freda Fosu has been on humanitarian trips to West Africa before and plans to go again after she completes her nursing degree. The Armstrong nursing student doesn’t expect to be returning to her native Ghana any time soon because of the nearby Ebola outbreak. …Fosu is one of many international students reconsidering travel plans, not necessarily for fear of catching Ebola, but from concern of how they might be received when they return.

www.wtoc.com
http://www.wtoc.com/story/27149803/fraternity-shaves-heads-to-help-fight-breast-cancer
Fraternity shaves heads to help fight breast cancer
By Tedi Rountree
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) – The gentlemen of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity at Armstrong are taking up the fight against breast cancer on Wednesday. During the month of October, brothers and pledges have been accepting donations for The American Cancer Society. Now, they are shaving their heads to show their support.

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/fraternities-work-to-combat-sexual-assault-alcohol-abuse-hazing/article_9b1038d6-5faa-11e4-9cbc-001a4bcf6878.html
Fraternities work to combat sexual assault, alcohol abuse, hazing
Mariana Viera
At the University of Georgia, six fraternities are now working to combat sexual misconduct, binge drinking and hazing through the national Fraternal Health and Safety Initiative consortium. Sean Wagner, associate executive vice president for the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, said his organization is committed to ensure its undergraduate members are participating in the FHSI.

RESEARCH:
www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/uga-thai-educators-exchange-teaching-techniques-culture/article_59e5588c-6315-11e4-b484-001a4bcf6878.html
UGA, Thai educators exchange teaching techniques, culture
Molly Golderman
All the way from the Mekong River to the Broad River, Thai teachers came to the University of Georgia during October to learn about U.S. learning strategies during several science education workshops. The government of Thailand dispersed about 45 teachers throughout three schools in the U.S., including UGA, Michigan State University and the State University of New York at Cortland. The UGA College of Education has a long history of working with the Thai government.

www.redandblack.com
http://www.redandblack.com/variety/local-startups-give-students-networking-opportunities/article_1c8a58ba-6302-11e4-9aee-0017a43b2370.html
Local startups give students networking opportunities
Martha Nixon
Striving to connect technology companies with University of Georgia students, Four Athens is hosting its biannual Talk Tech event on campus. The event brings opportunities to meet innovators and make connections within the community. “At Talk Tech, over 20 local startups will be on hand to discuss and demonstrate their business and products” said Tamara Neff, marketing and outreach employee of Four Athens. The event is open to all audiences but it is mainly geared to give UGA students a chance to network. The setting of the Talk Tech is a casual meet and greet with the local startup companies around Athens. Students have found that this type of networking is helpful in their search for a job and source of reliable good information.

Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.getschooled.blog.ajc.com
http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2014/11/04/does-education-win-in-todays-election-if-so-how/
Get Schooled with Maureen Dowmey
Does education win in today’s election? If so, how?
Any predictions on what today’s election results might mean for education in Georgia? I don’t think much will change on the federal level regardless of shifts in Congress. We haven’t seen much progress as other issues – the economy, terrorism and now Ebola – have eclipsed education. However, election results at the state level could generate changes. Certainly, education has dominated the governor’s race.

www.savannahnow.com
http://savannahnow.com/column/2014-11-03/kerry-madden-parents-could-use-break-student-loans-too
Kerry Madden: Parents could use a break on student loans, too
By KERRY MADDEN
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been fighting the good fight for student loan debt reform. As she put it recently: “Millions of young people are just stuck. They can’t buy homes, they can’t buy cars … all because they are struggling under the weight of student loan debt.” I hope she gets a reform bill through Congress. But I also hope that she and others who care about education debt relief will expand their sights on loan reform to another group of people who can’t buy homes or new cars because of college loan debt: parents.

www.myajc.com
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/opinion/too-many-college-grads-too-few-tradespeople/nhxS3/?icmp=ajc_internallink_invitationbox_apr2013_ajcstub1#fa6ef75f.3458083.735541
Too many college grads, too few tradespeople
By Peter Morici
The U.S. economy remains locked in mediocre growth and increasing inequality. To help break that cycle, federal and state governments should cut funding and student assistance at colleges and universities and redirect resources and students into vocational programs. The economy supports many well-paying jobs at the top in technology, industry and finance. And it creates many more jobs at the bottom for folks who serve the “better off” at restaurants and in health spas, but hardly enough in the middle — notably production jobs in manufacturing and construction, where some of the best wages are paid for ordinary workers. This is not a cynical scheme hatched by the top 10 percent.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Confessions-of-a-Young/149815/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Confessions of a Young, Prolific Academic
Equating protracted study with quality is exactly what causes graduate students to take so long earning a Ph.D.
By Brian Ray
Read enough columns about the crisis in the humanities, the publish-or-perish dilemma, or the faculty job market, and you’re likely to think that we academic writers spend our days and nights imprisoned in dimly lit cubicles, praying for relief. But we’re not all miserable, and I think it’s time to give an alternate take on what it’s like to work hard on scholarship and actually enjoy it. No doubt, academe—and the humanities in particular—faces a range of problems that have upped the pressure on everyone. The job market is cutthroat, and even those of us with tenure-track positions must start publishing almost immediately in order to stay employed. …My advice to graduate students and early career academics is to rekindle your pleasure in research and writing. Think of publication and tenure as motivators, not unfair burdens or unpaid labor. When you have tenure, don’t let it go to your head.

Education News
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/67719/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=9b15fa965e7d4536b7e66f52efb2e9a0&elqCampaignId=415
How to Pick a College? Data Crunchers Hope to Help
by Anne Flaherty, Associated Press
WASHINGTON ― For many high school seniors, fall means deciding where to apply for college and maybe visiting a guidance counselor. Data crunchers hope to help. The popularity of social media sites and advancements in the ability to analyze the vast amounts of data we put online give members of the class of 2015 more tools than ever to help chart their next step, even if finding the right college is an inexact science. The professional networking site LinkedIn has just come out with its “University Finder,” which identifies which colleges are popular with which companies.

www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/11/04/study-customer-relationship-software-use-growing
Study: Customer Relationship Software Use Growing
Nearly two-thirds of all colleges and universities are using a customer relationship management system for services such as admissions and recruitment, but only one-quarter of institutions say they are fully taking advantage of those systems, according to a report from the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers.

www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/11/04/students-want-koch-corporate-influence-campus
‘UnKoch My Campus’
By Kaitlin Mulhere
Students on nearly 30 campuses around the country called for a separation of college and corporation in protests Monday. Although the events highlighted financial influence from the Koch brothers, organizers said the campaign is a response to a broader trend of corporate influence. The idea was spearheaded by students at Florida State University, where past criticisms over the university’s relationship with the Charles Koch Foundation are now intertwined with criticism of choice of a politician without an academic background for university president.

www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/11/04/open-educational-resources-perceived-high-quality-even-though-faculty-awareness-lags
Open, but Undiscovered
By Carl Straumsheim
When faculty members choose which textbooks to assign to their students, they look for trusted names and a track record of quality — not the price tag, a new survey suggests. While those priorities may stymie the growth and adoption of open educational resources (OER), the Babson Survey Research Group’s report on faculty members’ attitudes and opinions about those resources contains both “terrible” and “incredible” news for proponents of OER, depending on your interpretation.

www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/11/04/bill-rights-community-college-adjunct-faculty
‘Bill of Rights’ for Community College Adjunct Faculty
The Colorado Conference of the American Association of University Professors has published a 23-article “Bill of Rights” for faculty in the Colorado Community College System. The document seeks to end the “two-tier” faculty system, recommending that colleges treat everyone with teaching responsibilities as a member of the faculty, pay them on the same pay scale and increase access to shared governance, among other rights.

www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/11/04/should-ncaa-prevent-convicted-criminals-playing-college-sports
Looking the Other Way?
By Jake New
The National Collegiate Athletic Association does not have a rule against allowing convicted felons to participate in NCAA sports and it does not anticipate changing its policy, even as it faces public pressure following the revelation that a star football player at Alcorn State University is a registered sex offender. “If you’ve been convicted of sexual assault or rape you shouldn’t be allowed to play on the team,” Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a Democrat from New York, said to ABC News last week, calling on the NCAA to change its rules.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/chapel-hills-accreditor-to-launch-new-review-in-wake-of-fraud-report/89059?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Chapel Hill’s Accreditor to Launch New Review in Wake of Fraud Report
by Charles Huckabee
The regional accrediting agency that accredits the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will launch a second review of the university in the wake of last month’s findings about the scope of an academic-fraud scandal at the institution, the News & Observer reported.

www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/11/04/u-texas-system-try-competency-based-education
U. of Texas System to Try Competency-Based Education
The University of Texas System on Monday announced a plan to create a broad, competency-based education program in the medical sciences. The system-wide curriculum will be aimed at learners from high school through post-graduate studies, according to a news release.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/New-Rules-for-Human-Subject/149767/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
New Rules for Human-Subject Research Are Delayed and Debated
By Christopher Shea
When I. Glenn Cohen, a professor at Harvard Law School and director of a bioethics center there, helped to organize a conference in 2012 about the future of research on human subjects, he says he worried about being “late to the party.” In 2011, the Department of Health and Human Services had floated some ideas for changes in the rules governing such research. The aim was both to better protect the subjects and to reduce the much-resented bureaucratic burden on professors and university staff members. Mr. Cohen needn’t have worried about tardiness. Today, more than two years after the conference, the regulations remain just where they were in 2011: still under development.

www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/11/04/college-endowments-see-double-digit-returns-second-year-row
Endowment Returns Up Again
By Ry Rivard
College endowment funds saw double-digit returns this year, but many are still just treading water over the past decade. Endowments saw average market returns of 15.8 percent in the 2014 budget year, according to preliminary findings of a survey by Commonfund and the National Association of College and University Business Officers.

www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/67716/?utm_campaign=Diverse%20Newsletter%203&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=9b15fa965e7d4536b7e66f52efb2e9a0&elqCampaignId=415
Johns Hopkins University Turns to Grade-School Program to Raise STEM’s Profile
by Catherine Morris
A common complaint of university campuses is that they can be isolated, ivory-tower-like places. At Johns Hopkins University, this is not the case. ­Through a series of initiatives directed at local K-12 schools that have been implemented piece by piece over the years, the university is directly engaged with the urban, and occasionally troubled, community that surrounds its campus. One such initiative has just started its second year of implementation: Johns Hopkins’ STEM Achievement in Baltimore Elementary Schools (SABES) program. SABES’ goal is to raise STEM as a value in Baltimore.

www.insidehighered.com
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/11/04/blackboard-and-chegg-partner-student-services
Blackboard and Chegg Partner for Student Services
Students using Blackboard Learn will soon have access to Chegg’s tutoring and career planning services, the companies announced on Monday. The news was first reported by The Wall Street Journal, which said Chegg and Blackboard will share revenue for every student who signs up for Chegg’s services.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/North-Dakota-Voters-Consider-a/149817/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
North Dakota Voters Consider a Big Change in Higher-Education Oversight
By Max Lewontin
Will a smaller, more dedicated board cure what ails North Dakota’s embattled higher-education system? The state’s voters will get a chance to decide on Tuesday. The State Board of Higher Education, which oversees North Dakota’s 11 public colleges and universities, has eight part-time members appointed by the governor. But a ballot measure would cut the board to just three appointed members, who would serve full time. If sparse polling is any indication, the measure is a long shot. But the state’s Measure 3 is arguably the most substantive of a series of referenda that could have real implications for several states’ higher-education systems.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Outcome-of-Governors-Races/149823/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Outcome of Governors’ Races Could Shift Higher-Ed Policy in Several States
By Eric Kelderman
Of the 36 gubernatorial elections being decided on Tuesday, three have special resonance for people in higher education. In each case, a Republican governor took a hard line on higher-ed spending; in each case, that governor now finds himself in electoral peril. Two high-profile incumbents, Gov. Rick Scott of Florida and Gov. Scott Walker of Wisconsin, are fighting for re-election in races that are considered tossups. And then there’s one race that is not close: In Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Corbett is considered a likely loser on Election Day.

www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/Tough-Times-for-Colleges-Mean/149821/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Tough Times for Colleges Mean Boom Times for Higher-Ed’s Hired Guns
By Goldie Blumenstyk
There’s nothing like a hobbled business model to keep the higher-education consulting business hopping. After years as a managing director at Huron Consulting—preceded by a long career as an administrator at several prominent universities—John Curry recently stepped down from his Huron post. Unsurprising, perhaps, considering that he’s 73. But Mr. Curry didn’t retire. He moved to another consulting firm, Deloitte, which recruited him to help guide strategy for the organization’s expanding practice in higher education. In the past two years, Deloitte has doubled, to 200, its consultants working in higher education.