University System News: www.ajc.com These Georgia colleges graduate the highest percentage of black students http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/these-georgia-colleges-graduate-the-highest-percentage-black-students/jTeYr6tU7j3p4LXYV0zppN/ Christopher Quinn Some of Georgia’s colleges and universities do well in graduating African American students, says a report released March 1. Only about four in ten African American students who start college as first-time, full-time freshmen earn bachelor’s degrees from […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia House passes campus gun bill http://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/georgia-house-passes-campus-gun-bill/HmUe4IKSxQECFlgrN0rVUP/ Aaron Gould Sheinin The Georgia House on Friday voted for the second straight year to allow firearms on the state’s public college and university campuses.  The House voted 108-63 to send House Bill 280 to the Senate, which also agreed in 2016 to allow […]

University System News: www.goldenisles.news Students preparing for enrollment in Move On When Ready program http://goldenisles.news/news/local_news/students-preparing-for-enrollment-in-move-on-when-ready-program/article_f6fcdf02-3456-5314-8de9-8cb9a05838ea.html By LAUREN MCDONALD Registration is now open for the Move On When Ready program, which offers local students the opportunity to earn college credit before graduating high school. “Students at the high schools are now going through the process of […]

University System News: www.politics.blog.ajc.com Nathan Deal keeps the door open for campus carry measure http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2017/03/07/nathan-deal-keeps-the-door-open-for-campus-carry-measure/ Greg Bluestein Gov. Nathan Deal has kept the door open for legislation that would legalize firearms on the state’s college campuses despite his vigorous veto of the legislation last year. The Republican said this week he is continuing to have […]

University System News: www.gpbnews.org Georgia Southern, Armstrong Prepare To Merge http://gpbnews.org/post/georgia-southern-armstrong-prepare-merge By CELESTE HEADLEE & SEAN POWERS There is change in the works at two Georgia universities. Earlier this year, the University System Board of Regents voted to merge Armstrong State University and Georgia Southern University. The new school will keep Georgia Southern’s name. Since […]

University System News: www.bizjournals.com New ranking: Georgia biz schools No. 24, 27, 37 and 39 in North America http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/02/28/new-ranking-georgia-biz-schools-no-24-27-37-and-39.html?ana=RSS%26s%3Darticle_search&utm_source=feedburner&utm David Allison Editor, Atlanta Business Chronicle A new ranking of top business schools places four in Georgia at No. 24, 27, 37 and 39 in North America. The rankings, published Feb. 28 by the University of […]

University System News: www.hubga.com Georgia’s Best Colleges with Online Programs Ranked by AccreditedSchoolsOnline.org http://www.hubga.com/tag-press-release/georgias-best-colleges-with-online-programs-ranked-by-accreditedschoolsonline-org/ The Community for Accredited Online Schools, a leading resource provider for higher education information, has ranked the best colleges with online programs for 2017 in the state of Georgia. 29 of the state’s four-year schools made the list, with University of […]

University System News: www.savannahnow.com Savannah State president heads to Washington for HBCU meeting with legislators http://savannahnow.com/news/2017-02-24/savannah-state-president-heads-washington-hbcu-meeting-legislators By Dash Coleman, Jenel Few Savannah Morning News Savannah State University President Cheryl Dozier will head to Washington next week for a daylong conference on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The Tuesday conference is being held at the Library […]

University System News: www.onlineathens.com Modified campus gun bill back on Georgia legislature committee agenda Monday http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2017-02-23/modified-campus-gun-bill-back-georgia-legislature-committee-agenda-monday By Lee Shearer The state House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee this week delayed voting on a controversial bill that would allow people to carry guns on college campuses. But a modified version of House Bill 280 could […]

University System News: www.senegal-actu.com Campus Carry bill gets rough ride in committee http://senegal-actu.com/2017/02/campus-carry-bill-gets-rough-ride-in-committee/ It allows the superintendent of public instruction to accept proposals from the first 10 schools seeking to participate in a pilot program in the 2017-19 biennium. This would allow those who acquire this new endorsement on their permit to carry on public […]