USG Institutions: www.wtoc.com Controversy builds over Georgia Southern student’s social media post http://www.wtoc.com/story/30536861/controversy-builds-over-georgia-southern-students-social-media-post By WTOC Staff STATESBORO, GA (WTOC) – A walkout may happen Tuesday at 11:45 a.m. at Georgia Southern University. The NAACP sent out an advisory for black students to meet at the Student Union rotunda directly after the walkout. This all appears […]

University System News: www.myajc.com Ga. colleges reporting students studying in Paris accounted for, safe http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/ga-colleges-reporting-students-studying-in-paris-a/npNH3/ By Janel Davis – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Emory University and Spelman College were the latest Georgia college to report that its students studying or traveling in France were safe and accounted for, according to school officials reached over the weekend. […]

University System News: www.albanyherald.com Art Dunning, Hank Huckaby discuss Albany State University-Darton State College merger Falling enrollment numbers at both schools cited as one reason for consolidation. http://www.albanyherald.com/news/2015/nov/12/art-dunning-hank-huckaby-discuss-albany-state/ By Terry Lewis ALBANY — The Georgia Board of Regents created perhaps the biggest controversy to hit higher education in Albany Tuesday morning when it voted unanimously […]

University System News: www.ledger-enquirer.com Columbus executive elected chairman of University System of Georgia Board of Regents http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article44243478.html BY MARK RICE A local executive is the new leader of the University System of Georgia’s governing body. The 19-member Board of Regents has elected as its chairman Kessel Stelling, chairman and chief executive officer of Columbus-based Synovus […]

University System News: www.live5news.com Students react to news of ASU-Darton ‘merger’ http://www.live5news.com/story/30485446/students-react-to-news-of-asu-darton-merger By Melissa Hodges ALBANY, GA (WALB) – In a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Board of Regents approved the merger just a few days after the plan was announced. Some Albany State students support a merger with Darton College, but a lot of other […]

University System News: www.hbcudigest.com Georgia Can Take Historic Lead on Racial Equity Through Higher Education http://hbcudigest.com/post/132883160766/georgia-hbcu-merger-national-racial-equity By: Jarrett Carter Sr. While board votes remain yet cast and the future for other HBCUs remains yet unknown, the University System of Georgia deserves a lot of credit for willfully doing what states and systems throughout the south […]

University System News: www.hbcudigest.com Georgia Can Take Historic Lead on Racial Equity Through Higher Education http://hbcudigest.com/post/132883160766/georgia-hbcu-merger-national-racial-equity By: Jarrett Carter Sr. While board votes remain yet cast and the future for other HBCUs remains yet unknown, the University System of Georgia deserves a lot of credit for willfully doing what states and systems throughout the south […]

University System News: www.wsbtv.com Georgia officials propose Albany State, Darton State merger http://www.wsbtv.com/ap/ap/georgia/georgia-officials-propose-albany-state-darton-stat/npHrB/ The Associated Press ATLANTA — Albany State University, a historically black university in southwest Georgia, would merge with Darton State College under a proposal by the University System of Georgia’s top official. Chancellor Hank Huckaby said in a statement on Friday that […]

University System News: AJC.com Enrollment up for Ga. college system; some schools see declines http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/enrollment-up-slightly-for-ga-college-system/npGwz/ By JANEL DAVIS Enrollment in the state’s public college system inched up slightly this fall to 318,164 students, the second year of increases for the 30-school system. The 1.7 percent increase from fall 2014 to fall 2015 amounted to an […]

University System News: Bloomberg NCR Holds Official Groundbreaking Ceremony for New State-of-the-Art World Headquarters Campus in Atlanta http://www.bloomberg.com/research/markets/news/article.asp?docKey=600-201511050550M2______EUPR_____a943000003e54928_3600-1 NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR), the global leader in omni-channel solutions, today announced the groundbreaking of its new world headquarters campus in Midtown Atlanta. The new headquarters will be a state-of-the-art campus designed to attract top talent, showcase NCR’s […]