University System News: Diverse Issues in Higher Education ASU President Embarks on New Higher Ed Role Allison Joyner Dr. Marion Ross Fedrick likes to point out that she has “a very different background” than most college presidents. Having served in human resources leadership roles both for government and corporate industries, she was relatively new to […]

University System News: Capitol Beat Lawmakers pass $36.1 billion state budget by Dave Williams The General Assembly gave final passage to a $36.1 billion fiscal 2025 state budget Thursday night, including raises for state employees and public school teachers as well as an 11th-hour influx of funding for Georgia’s Pre-Kindergarten program. The spending plan, which […]

University System News: The Center Square Georgia lawmakers approve budget as session ends General Assembly rejects sports betting and Medicaid expansion bills By T.A. DeFeo | The Center Square contributor Georgia lawmakers signed off on the fiscal year 2025 budget in the final hours of this year’s legislative session but did not pass a bill […]

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle No fooling: April 1 groundbreaking for Columbia County hospital marks important milestone Joe Hotchkiss Columbia County’s first hospital officially broke ground Monday, but its positive impact on the region and state is no April Fool’s joke, the new president of Wellstar MCG Health said.  “As medical practitioners we understand […]

University System News: Savannah Area Chamber 2024 Legislative Session Wrap-up This marks the end of the 2024 state legislative session and initiates the 40 days for Governor Brian Kemp to either approve or reject all legislation passed. Here’s an overview of key legislative updates relevant to the Savannah Chamber’s 2024 agenda: HB 915, the FY […]

University System News:   WGXA GCSU offers state’s first accredited public nurse-midwifery program by Brandon Mcgouirk Georgia College & State University’s nurse-midwifery concentration in the Master of Science in Nursing program is now fully accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education. Pre-accredited in May 2020, the program has become the first public program of […]

University System News: WSAV Georgia Southern University secures $2.04M federal grant for water safety initiative by: Emily Dietrich Georgia Southern University announced today that the school has received $2.04 million in federal funding for its Institute for Water and Health’s (IWH) Safe Water Together initiative. Georgia Southern’s President Kyle Marrero made the announcement during the […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Senate passes $36B budget with raises, begins House negotiations By James Salzer The Georgia Senate on Tuesday passed a $36.1 billion state budget for the coming year that includes raises for 300,000 educators and state workers and more money for law enforcement, education and mental health programs. The […]

University System News: 11Alive Georgia lawmakers pass resolution honoring life of Laken Riley Riley’s parents were also in attendance. Author: Jesse Nussman, 11Alive Staff Georgia lawmakers honored the life and memory of Laken Riley on Wednesday with the passing of a resolution at the state Capitol. After the resolution was read, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Senate leaders pass budget for upcoming year with raises for 300,000 Georgia Senate leaders on Thursday backed 4% raises for many state workers and more money for law enforcement, education and mental health programs. The raises are included in the spending plan for fiscal 2025 — which begins […]