University System News:   The Brunswick News Local leader to receive high USG honor By Lauren McDonald Jim Bishop had one priority during his first meeting with the chancellor as a newly appointed member of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. He wanted to bring a four-year college to Glynn County. That day […]

University System News:   The Brunswick News Local leader to receive high USG honor By Lauren McDonald Jim Bishop had one priority during his first meeting with the chancellor as a newly appointed member of the University System of Georgia Board of Regents. He wanted to bring a four-year college to Glynn County. That day […]

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia House expected to back bill making it clear University System doesn’t owe teacher pension plan By James Salzer The Georgia House is expected to approve legislation to kill an obscure law that raised questions last year about whether the University System of Georgia had shorted the state’s […]

University System News:   Savannah CEO Regents Honor Scholars from Each Institution during Academic Recognition Day Staff Report The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) honored 26 students who best represent the system’s highest scholastic ideals during Academic Recognition Day activities Feb. 11. Each of the system’s institutions selected a student […]

University System News:   Atlanta Business Chronicle New Georgia FinTech Academy director has ambitious goals for 2020 By Janet Jones Kendall  – Contributing Writer Within the year, Georgia FinTech Academy Executive Director Tommy Marshall hopes a minimum of 800 students take at least one academy course, to place more than 200 interns and over 200 […]

University System News:   The Augusta Chronicle Rick Franza: Business education moving in the right direction By Richard M. Franza, Ph.D., Guest Columnist In recent weeks, I have had much reason to reflect on how university-level business education is doing in Georgia, the United States and around the world. Earlier this month I attended the […]

University System News:   AllOnGeorgia UWG freshmen math program awarded Momentum Year Award by Board of Regents By Sarah Powell The University of West Georgia’s Freshmen Math Program (FMP) has won the 2020 Regents’ Momentum Year Award for Excellence in Teaching and Curricular Innovation. The University System of Georgia (USG) award recognizes teaching and instruction […]

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Betty Siegel, former Kennesaw State University president, dies at 89 By Eric Stirgus Siegel led KSU from 1981 to 2006 Betty Siegel, who led Kennesaw State University’s growth from a small state school to one of the largest in Georgia during her 25 years as president, died Tuesday […]

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Democratic lawmakers propose in-state tuition for all Georgia students By Eric Stirgus Five Georgia House Democrats have proposed legislation aimed at allowing immigrants with temporary permission to stay in the United States to pay in-state tuition at any of the state’s public colleges and universities. Those students currently […]

University System News:   The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Democratic lawmakers propose in-state tuition for all Georgia students By Eric Stirgus Five Georgia House Democrats have proposed legislation aimed at allowing immigrants with temporary permission to stay in the United States to pay in-state tuition at any of the state’s public colleges and universities. Those students currently […]