University System News: www.news.vice.com President Obama, VICE, and US Students Talk Student Debt Issues in Roundtable Discussion https://news.vice.com/article/president-obama-vice-and-us-students-talk-student-debt-issues-in-roundtable-discussion By Olivia Becker The biggest financial issue facing young Americans today is not the decline of manufacturing jobs or the housing collapse, but mounting student debt. To tackle this issue, VICE hosted a roundtable discussion, moderated by […]
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USG e-clips from March 18, 2015
University System News: www.ajc.com Middle Georgia State College granted university status http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/middle-georgia-state-college-granted-university-st/nkZGy/ Janel Davis The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Middle Georgia State College will become the state’s newest public university with a status and name change becoming effective on July 1. The state’s Board of Regents unanimously approved the changes during its monthly meeting on Wednesday. The […]
USG e-clips from March 19, 2015
University System News: www.bizjournals.com Middle Georgia State College becomes a university, adds graduate program http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2015/03/middle-georgia-state-college-becomes-a-university.html Carla Caldwell Morning Edition Editor-Atlanta Business Chronicle Middle Georgia State College will become a university effective July 1. The state Board of Regents on Wednesday approved the name change and new course offerings at the school, reports Macon’s The Telegraph. […]
USG e-clips from March 24, 2015
USG Institutions: www.savannahnow.com Ga. House, Senate budget funds for planning local facilities http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-03-23/ga-house-senate-budget-funds-planning-local-facilities By Morris News Service ATLANTA — The Senate’s version of next year’s budget that passed Friday adds funds to what members of the House included for local building projects at colleges and libraries, a seawall in Savannah and railroad bridges. …Here are […]
USG e-clips from March 23, 2015
University System News: www.macon.com EDITORIAL: Finally, a name we can all settle on: Middle Georgia State University http://www.macon.com/2015/03/20/3649417_finally-a-name-we-can-all-settle.html?rh=1 The Board of Regents, the organization charged with running the University System of Georgia’s 30 colleges and universities, decided Wednesday to strip the moniker of “college” from Middle Georgia State’s name. As of July 1, the school […]
USG e-clips from March 12, 2015
University System News: www.bizjournals.com Georgia Senate expands P3s http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2015/03/georgia-senate-expands-p3s.html Dave Williams Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle The Georgia Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to let state agencies and local governments go to the private sector to finance and construct public buildings. The so-called P3 bill, which now moves to the state House of Representatives, would expand the […]
USG e-clips from March 13, 2015
USG Institutions: www.grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com Veterinary Medicine Ranked in 2015 University of Georgia Rank #10 Score 3.3 http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-health-schools/veterinarian-rankings?int=abc409 In addition to getting a broad education in animal science, veterinary medicine students can specialize in areas such as small animal surgery, environmental toxicology and aquatic medicine. These are the top veterinary medicine schools. Each school’s score reflects its […]
USG e-clips from March 9, 2015
University System News: www.myajc.com Lobbyist retires, and an era goes with him Tom Daniel, lobbyist for university system, endeared many with gracious charm and hand-written thank you notes. http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/lobbyist-retires-and-an-era-goes-with-him/nkPMj/#607ca1bf.3495402.735666 By James Salzer – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution It’s not true that Tom Daniel has been lobbying on behalf of the state’s public colleges since shortly after […]
USG e-clips from March 10, 2015
University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia schools, programs score high in U.S. News Grad School rankings http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/georgia-schools-programs-score-high-in-us-news-gra/nkR3X/ Janel Davis The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Graduate programs at Georgia’s universities received high ratings in the latest rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report. Georgia Tech ranked sixth nationally among engineering schools, and Emory University’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff […]
USG e-clips from March 6, 2015
University System News: www.getschooled.blog.ajc.com Get Schooled with Maureen Downey New push in Legislature to allow guns in frat houses, college stadiums http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2015/03/05/new-push-in-legislature-to-allow-guns-in-frat-houses-college-stadiums/ And speaking of the Legislature… Two new bills in the Legislature revive last year’s debate about guns on Georgia’s college campuses, but the AJC says passage is unlikely. According to the AJC’s Aaron […]