University System News: Valdosta Today VSU gift honors VisionFirst Advisors founder’s memory VisionFirst Advisors, a Tallahassee-based consulting firm focused on community and economic development, has made a gift to the Valdosta State University Foundation to create the Melissa R. Medley Economic Development and Community Engagement Fund. …The Melissa R. Medley Economic Development and Community Engagement […]

University System News:  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Fort Valley State, Spelman among HBCUs receiving bomb threats  By Eric Stirgus Two historically Black colleges in Georgia received bomb threats Tuesday morning, a disturbing trend that many HBCUs across the country have been threatened with in recent weeks. Fort Valley State University and Spelman College were among several […]

University System News: Albany Herald Georgia Lottery posts record second-quarter profit By Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service The Georgia Lottery Corp. generated $376.5 million in profits during the last three months of last year, a record for the second quarter of a state fiscal year. That brought the total lottery proceeds transferred to education […]

University System News: Atlanta Business Chronicle Georgia Tech’s massive biosciences project gets go-ahead By Savannah Sicurella  –  Reporter The Georgia Institute of Technology’s long planned biosciences and health innovation district has moved one step closer toward completion. The Development Authority of Fulton County unanimously approved a $647.5 million revenue bond inducement resolution to fund the […]

University System News: U.S. News & World Report U.S. News Unveils 2022 Best Online Programs Rankings The new edition ranks more than 1,700 distance education programs. U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, today released the 2022 Best Online Programs rankings. The new edition evaluates more than 1,700 online bachelor’s and […]

University System News: Albany Herald States with the most highly ranked colleges By Frederick Reese Stacker As state education budgets ebb and flow, so do collegiate rankings. Stacker studied Niche’s 2022 Best Colleges in America list to determine which states have the most highly ranked colleges. States with the most highly ranked colleges #26. Georgia […]

University System News: Albany Herald Albany State University faculty member to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ By Carlton Fletcher Albany State University alumnus and biology professor John Williams will fulfill a lifelong dream by appearing as a contestant on the popular TV game show “Jeopardy!”. The show will air Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on the local CBS […]

University System News: WJBF Augusta University basketball fans fill court with over a thousand stuffed animals for Ronald McDonald House by: Brandon Dawson Augusta University’s men’s basketball team had some fluffy guests on the court Wednesday night. Fans were encouraged to bring new stuffed animals to the game against Georgia Southwestern. After Augusta University made […]