University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia board approves budget cuts to state University System By Eric Stirgus The Georgia Board of Regents unanimously approved budget cuts to the state’s largest public college system Tuesday to meet Gov. Brian Kemp’s call for a reduction in spending. The 4% cut for the current fiscal year […]

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kemp wants Georgia agency heads to skip budget hearings By James Salzer Georgia legislative leaders scheduled meetings later this month to hear how state agencies plan to respond to Gov. Brian Kemp’s call to cut their budgets, but they may spend that time talking to each other. Legislative […]

University System News:   Savanah Morning News Georgia Southern to close all campuses Tuesday, Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Dorian All Georgia Southern University campuses will be closed on Tuesday and Wednesday ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Georgia Southern released the following on Sunday: Tuesday, September 3: Please note the following closures for ALL of Georgia Southern […]

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution South Georgia wary of Dorian: ‘I don’t know if we can stand another one’ By Nedra Rhone As Hurricane Dorian continued moving toward the U.S. with increasing intensity and a possible shift to the northwest that could have a greater than anticipated impact in Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp […]

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution South Georgia wary of Dorian: ‘I don’t know if we can stand another one’ By Nedra Rhone As Hurricane Dorian continued moving toward the U.S. with increasing intensity and a possible shift to the northwest that could have a greater than anticipated impact in Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp […]

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Five things to know about economic impact of Georgia’s public colleges By Eric Stirgus The University System of Georgia released its annual report Tuesday detailing the economic impact of its 26 colleges and universities on the state. Here are five interesting numbers from the 25-page report, written by […]

University System News:   Albany Herald University System of Georgia increases statewide economic impact to $17.7 billion USG created 168,284 direct and indirect jobs in Fiscal Year 2018 From staff reports The University System of Georgia had a $17.7 billion economic impact on communities across Georgia in Fiscal Year 2018, an increase of almost 5% […]

University System News:   Georgia Health News University System Employees Will See Higher Premiums Next Year Tens of thousands of University System of Georgia employees will face average increases in their 2020 health care premiums of 5.5 percent to 7.5 percent. Also starting next year, a university employee will have to pay a $100 monthly […]

University System News:   The Chronicle of Higher Education How Some Colleges Are Helping Freshmen Find Their Academic Focus By Alexander C. Kafka …But at many colleges, that wandering approach is going out of style. In a closely watched move starting this fall, as part of a multipronged student-success strategy, the entire University System of […]

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ‘CSI Effect’ fuels college courses in science of sleuthing By Eric Stirgus The fall semester begins for most Georgia colleges and universities this month and each year school administrators introduce courses and programs they hope will excite students and fill classrooms. Georgia State University, for example, will have […]