University System News: www.myajc.com Report: Tuition policy on immigrants costs Ga. $10 million a year http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/report-tuition-policy-on-immigrants-costs-ga-10-mi/nnqKQ/ By Janel Davis – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Barring some immigrant students from in-state tuition rates costs Georgia about $10 million in lost tax revenue each year, by decreasing access to higher education and better-paying jobs, according to a report […]

University System News: www.rockdalecitizen.com Conyers student wins Path2College award http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/news/2015/sep/24/conyers-student-wins-path2college-award/ By Alice Queen A Conyers student has been awarded $1,529 for his college savings as part of the celebration of College Savings Month by Georgia’s Path2College 529 Plan. Ten-year-old Kendall Harris received the award in the Every Hero Has a Story Sweepstakes. In addition to […]

University System News: www.onlineathens.com Athens immigrant rights group awarded $20,000 to provide more college scholarships to undocumented students http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2015-09-23/local-immigrant-rights-group-awarded-20000-provide-more-college-scholarships By STAFF REPORTS U-Lead Athens, a local organization helping Athens-Clarke County students with varying immigration statuses prepare for, apply to and pay for college, was awarded a $20,000 grant from Educators for Fair Consideration this week. […]

USG Institutions: www.coosavalleynews.com KSU Honored for Diversity and Inclusion http://www.coosavalleynews.com/np113188.htm CVN News Kennesaw State University has been selected as a recipient of the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the only national honor recognizing U.S. […]

University System News: www.wrgarome.com GHC inaugurates Dr. Donald Green as fourth president http://www.wrgarome.com/common/page.php?feed=1&id=59031&is_corp=1 By David Crowder A new era has begun for Georgia Highlands College as Dr. Donald Green was inaugurated as the college’s fourth president. Chancellor of the University System of Georgia Hank Huckaby officially installed President Green during Friday’s ceremony. During his address, […]

University System News: www.chronicle.augusta.com IGRU fundraiser still works for Augusta University http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2015-09-17/igru-fundraiser-still-works-augusta-university By Tom Corwin Staff Writer The campaign logo was made obsolete by the renaming of Augusta University earlier this week, but the chairman of its annual community campaign expects the name change to help boost this year’s effort to reach its goal of […]

University System News: www.daltondailycitizen.com Venable named president of Dalton State College http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/news/venable-named-president-of-dalton-state-college/article_3fa80f1c-5be1-11e5-a4ff-a39ffa8aca87.html Submitted by Dalton State College The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia today named Margaret Venable president of Dalton State College. The board’s decision followed a recommendation by Chancellor Hank Huckaby and ends the interim status Venable has held at […]

University System News: www.onlineathens.com Regents eye $54.4 million budget increase http://onlineathens.com/mobile/2015-09-14/regents-eye-544-million-budget-increase By LEE SHEARER The state Board of Regents might ask state lawmakers to increase funding for the University System of Georgia by around 3 percent. The board, the governor-appointed body that sets policy for the state’s 30 public colleges and universities, plans to consider […]

University System News: www.insidehighered.com Another New Name https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/09/16/georgia-regents-university-undergoes-name-change-again By Kellie Woodhouse Georgia Regents University is changing its name. Again. As of Tuesday, it’s Augusta University. The change is the second in three years at the 9,200-student public university. When Augusta State University merged with Georgia Health Sciences University in 2012, the institutions took the name […]