University System News: Fox5 New post-tenure review policy approved by Georgia Board of Regents met with resistance By Janice Yu There is frustration and disappointment over a new post-tenure review policy approved by the Georgia Board of Regents. The governing body for 26 universities and colleges in the state voted unanimously on Wednesday to make […]

University System News: Savannah CEO USG Foundation Raises More than $625,000 for Need-Based Scholarships Staff Report The 17th annual Regents’ Scholarship Gala on Wednesday evening raised more than $625,000 from generous sponsors and a live auction to support and provide need-based scholarships for University System of Georgia (USG) students across the state.  Hosted by the […]

University System News: Statesboro Herald MCG moves forward with efforts to send rural Georgia more primary-care doctors Shortens curriculum to 3 years; grows full-tuition scholarship for doctors to practice in rural areas Al Hackle/Staff Since Augusta University President Brooks Keel first talked about the initiative during a visit to Statesboro two years ago, the university […]

University System News: Statesboro Herald Local COVID cases, patients continue decline Public safety director to discontinue daily updates …Georgia Southern New cases reported at Georgia Southern University have dropped for seven consecutive weeks. Confirmed and self-reported cases at Georgia Southern have fallen from 434 across its three campuses the week of Aug. 16–22, to 16 […]

University System News: The ATL Airport Chamber Atlanta Metropolitan State College Awarded $250,000 Grant The PepsiCo Foundation named Atlanta Metropolitan State College (AMSC) a recipient of its PepsiCo Uplift Scholarship, a $250,000 grant designed to eliminate the barriers Black and Hispanic students face to achieving an academic credential that will help them enter the workforce […]

University System News: Patch Georgia Gwinnett College Is Awarded $249K Chemistry Faculty Grant From The National Science Foundation The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Georgia Gwinnett College’s School of Science and Technology faculty members a $249,000 grant to fund groundbreaking undergraduate research that could lead to new chemical products like insecticides and antibiotics that […]

University System News: Gwinnett Daily Post Reports of COVID-19 at UGA hit semester low UGA News Service Cases of COVID-19 reached an all-time low for the semester at the University of Georgia, with 47 cases reported for the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 3. The latest figure, a 48% decrease from the previous week, shows an […]

Albany Herald ABAC, Valdosta State partner to support south Georgia writing, communication grads From staff reports A new partnership between Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and Valdosta State University ensures ABAC graduates a direct route to furthering their careers in writing and communication. The partnership grants ABAC graduates who earn a bachelor of science degree in […]

University System News: WGAU Radio UGA Honors College named for Morehead Ribbon cutting on Herty Field By Tim Bryant There’s been a ribbon cutting at the University of Georgia, where a building that bears the name of UGA president Jere Morehead has been dedicated: the Jere Morehead Honors College is on Herty Field. It’s named […]

University System News: WRDW AU holds ceremony for new science, mathematics building By Sloane O’Cone It’s big, it’s new, and there are hopes a new building changes the landscape literally and figuratively at Augusta University. “The bridge connecting the science and mathematics building and the interdisciplinary research building is more than a convenient means of […]