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Georgia colleges make U.S. News grad school rankings
https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-colleges-make-news-grad-school-rankings/Mi2QLU5YglBYXc8w2HI7IJ/
Eric Stirgus
Several Georgia colleges and universities made the cut Tuesday for a different kind of March Madness – a coveted slot on U.S. News & World Report’s annual list of America’s best graduate school programs. Here’s where their programs ranked among the top 100 nationally in some categories:
Augusta University
84th – medical research
90th – medical primary care
Georgia State
18th – public affairs
22nd – criminology
40th – education
65th – full-time law school
Georgia Tech
8th – engineering
28th – MBA
43rd – public affairs
54th – biology
University of Georgia
6th – public affairs
24th – social work
32nd – full-time law school
37th – education
40th – MBA
46th – biology
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Get Schooled
In this March Madness bracket, Georgia State wins for closing gaps
https://www.myajc.com/blog/get-schooled/this-march-madness-bracket-georgia-state-wins-for-closing-gaps/ixqjmrEDA5fh3iLf6sPAjN/
By Maureen Downey
Terrell Halaska is a founding partner of HCM Strategists, a mission-driven public policy firm. Based in Washington, HCM Strategists developed a version of the NCAA basketball brackets focusing on how well the schools serve students, particularly those from traditionally underserved and underrepresented backgrounds, and how well they help those students earn a degree. In this essay, Halaska, a former U.S. assistant secretary of education for legislation and congressional affairs, says the winner of the bracket is Georgia State University. Martha Snyder, Scott Boelscher and Elizabeth Salinas contributed to the bracket methodology.
www.insidehighered.com
Online, Cheap — and Elite
Analysis of Georgia Tech’s MOOC-inspired online master’s degree in computer science suggests that elite institutions can successfully deliver high-quality, low-cost degrees to students at scale. But will other institutions follow suit?
https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2018/03/20/analysis-shows-georgia-tech%E2%80%99s-online-masters-computer-science
By Lindsay McKenzie
Five years ago the Georgia Institute of Technology began a bold experiment — to take a high-profile graduate program, put it online and offer it to students at a fraction of the cost of the in-person degree. Working with the massive open online course provider Udacity, and armed with a $2 million corporate investment from AT&T, Georgia Tech launched its online master of science in computer science in spring 2014. The tuition was $6,630 — about a sixth of the cost of an on-campus degree. It was a huge gamble. Could an online degree really match the quality of a degree taught on campus? Would the institution cannibalize its in-person degree applicants? Would the program make any money? An analysis of Georgia Tech’s pioneering online master’s in computer science — written by two researchers at Harvard and one from Georgia Tech and published in Education Next, a journal focused on school reform — suggests that the gamble paid off.
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GSW Announces first-of-its-kind Long-Term Care Management Degree and names Leisa Easom Associate Dean
http://www.wtol.com/story/37766149/gsw-announces-first-of-its-kind-long-term-care-management-degree-and-names-leisa-easom-associate-dean
Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) will offer a Bachelor of Science in Long-Term Care Management (LTCM), the first-of-its-kind in the nation, beginning this fall. The new degree program will bring Leisa Easom, Ph.D., to the College of Nursing and Health Sciences as the associate dean. Easom currently serves as executive director of the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, a unit of GSW. …The LTCM degree, offered online and the classroom, will prepare graduates to assist patients and families to connect with community resources, transition from hospital to home, and manage the care of residents in an institutional setting. As a four year interdisciplinary degree, students will take courses from a variety of disciplines – nursing, caregiving, psychology, sociology, and business. They will become knowledgeable in palliative care, hospice, gerontology, family issues, caregiving support, counseling, health promotion, business management, health funding, and cultural competency.
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ABAC student newspaper, TV win journalism awards
http://www.tiftongazette.com/news/abac-student-newspaper-tv-win-journalism-awards/article_edc31ea4-27b6-11e8-84c5-1736b3f01760.html
TIFTON — Staff members of The Stallion newspaper and Stallion TV at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College dominated their division at recent conventions held in Athens and Savannah by bringing home a total of 21 awards. “For years, The Stallion was the best college newspaper among two-year colleges in Georgia,” said Dr. Thomas Grant, advisor of The Stallion and Stallion TV. “But when ABAC became a four-year college, the students were challenged to compete against many larger, well established colleges and universities. The fact that the staff of The Stallion has managed to rise to that challenge and be named the best paper overall is a powerful sign of how well our students perform academically.” At the Georgia College Press Association Conference in Athens, ABAC students brought home first place awards for General Excellence, Layout and Design, General Advertising, Overall Improvement, Best Campus Community Service-News and Best Campus Community Service-Features.
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Three UGA Faculty Members Receive Russell Awards for Excellence in Teaching
http://athensceo.com/news/2018/03/three-uga-faculty-members-receive-russell-awards-excellence-teaching/?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=3ac86b6a54-eGaMorning-3_20_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-3ac86b6a54-86731974&mc_cid=3ac86b6a54&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
Camie Williams
Three University of Georgia faculty members have been named recipients of the Richard B. Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, the university’s highest early career teaching honor. “Extraordinary faculty members such as this year’s Russell Award recipients are the foundation of the learning environment at the University of Georgia,” said Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Pamela Whitten, whose office administers the awards. “By creating memorable and engaging classroom experiences, they make students active participants in the learning process.” The 2018 Russell Award winners are Christine Albright, an assistant professor of classics in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; Michael Cacciatore, an assistant professor of advertising and public relations in the Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication; and Alex Reed, associate professor and director of the legal studies certificate program in the Terry College of Business.
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Kelley Manufacturing Company Donates Equipment to ABAC
http://tiftonceo.com/news/2018/03/kelley-manufacturing-company-donates-equipment-abac/?utm_source=Tifton+CEO&utm_campaign=e0821afca3-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2018_03_20&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b977a0f8f6-e0821afca3-303871653
Staff Report From Tifton CEO
Kelley Manufacturing Company recently donated equipment valued at more than $73,000 to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College including a KMC 6800 4R Ripper Bedder and a 20-foot KMC Resi-Till . “The School of Agriculture and Natural Resources is very excited to receive such a generous donation of equipment from KMC,” Dr. Darby Sewell, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs, said. …Both will be used for educational purposes on the J.G. Woodroof Farm at ABAC. “The agriculture programs at ABAC have undergone tremendous growth in recent years, Sewell said. “A key component to the agricultural programs is the opportunity for hands-on, practical learning experiences through laboratories at the ABAC Farm.” Sewell said KMC continuously assists ABAC’s agricultural programs by providing the latest technology. As equipment becomes dated, KMC swaps it with new and improved equipment.
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UGA RESEARCHERS MAKE PROGRESS ON NEW FLU VACCINE
http://www.wsbradio.com/news/local/uga-researchers-make-progress-new-flu-vaccine/WVnvwyabvf9fwmFrVTtr8L/?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=3ac86b6a54-eGaMorning-3_20_18&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-3ac86b6a54-86731974&mc_cid=3ac86b6a54&mc_eid=32a9bd3c56
By Sabrina Cupit
Flu season seems to be slowing down but it’s taken a serious toll. Almost every state reported widespread activity this season. Georgia is among a dozen states still experiencing high levels of influenza. About an hour outside of Atlanta on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, researchers are making progress on a new vaccine that could offer protection for more than one flu season.
www.gainesvilletimes.com
Social probation for UNG fraternity investigated for alcohol misuse
https://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/social-probation-ung-fraternity-investigated-alcohol-misuse/
Nick Watson
A fraternity at the University of North Georgia’s Dahlonega campus is on social probation for the rest of the year after an “alcohol misuse investigation,” according to university officials. The national Sigma Alpha Epsilon organization said the sanction stemmed from alcohol-related violations “originally reported to SAE headquarters in February.”