University System News:   Savannah Morning News Savannah-area education leaders discuss economics for communities By Katie Nussbaum From billions in economic impact to the creation of a bamboo toothbrush, education leaders gathered on Wednesday to discuss the impact the Coastal Empire’s public higher education institutions have on Savannah and surrounding counties during HunterMaclean’s Critical Issues […]

University System News:   Middle Georgia CEO Middle Georgia State University Part of New Cybersecurity Education Partnership with U.S. Army Cyber Center Middle Georgia State University is one of five institutions joining forces with the U.S. Army Cyber Center at Fort Gordon in Augusta, Ga., to help fill more than 11,000 cyber job openings around […]

University System News:   Athens Banner-Herald Clarke County school board sets town hall meeting on legislative agenda By Lee Shearer The Clarke County Board of Education has scheduled a town hall meeting to explain and answer questions about the board’s 2019 legislative agenda. The forum is scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 at Oglethorpe Elementary […]

University System News:   WSAV Some Georgia Southern students’ tuition payments affected by the partial government shutdown By:  Khalil Maycock We’ve told you how Coast Guard members are not being paid during this partial government shutdown,  and now, if they’re in college, their tuition won’t be paid either.  That’s because their Tuition Assistance program has […]

University System News:   Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kemp proposes budget increases for Georgia’s public colleges By Eric Stirgus Georgia’s new governor wants to increase the budget for the state’s public colleges and universities. Brian Kemp’s proposal would raise general spending for the University System of Georgia from more than $2.4 billion to nearly $2.6 billion, a […]

University System News:   The Sentinel Former Georgia Governor Nathan Deal to hold lectures at USG universities Former Georgia Governor Nathan Deal was recently voted on and appointed to be a Regents Professor by the Georgia Board of Regents beginning on March 1. Before Deal completed his second and final term in office on the […]

University System News:   Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Southern University has new president By Eric Stirgus The state’s Board of Regents voted Thursday to make Kyle Marrero the new president of Georgia Southern University. Marrero will start April 1, the University System of Georgia said in a statement. The Regents voted for Marrero in a telephone […]

University System News:   EAB How Georgia colleges support adult learners As part of the University of Georgia System’s goal to ensure 60% of Georgia’s adults have some sort of postsecondary degree by 2025, the state is turning its attention to adult learners, reports Martha Dalton for WABE. Right now, just 42% of adults in […]

University System News:   Edmit WHICH PUBLIC COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES OFFER THE LARGEST TUITION DISCOUNTS TO MIDDLE-INCOME FAMILIES? Top Public Colleges & Universities by Tuition Discount If you are interested in attending a public college or university, then you may be wondering which public institutions typically provide the largest tuition discounts.  A school’s tuition discount […]

University System News:   Atlanta Journal-Constitution Campus round-up: Several Georgia colleges shuffle leaders By Eric Stirgus Here’s an occasional look at what’s been going on at Georgia’s colleges and universities. Turnover at Georgia schools Monday was the start of a very busy for the human resource folks at several Georgia colleges and universities. Georgia Tech […]