University System News: www.thegeorgeanne.com Presidential Search Committee announces a confidential search for GS’ next president http://www.thegeorgeanne.com/news/article_eb4f73ee-6244-53ef-af37-e0384461e7f2.html By Rachel Adams, The George-Anne The Presidential Search and Screen Committee has elected to conduct a confidential search for the next president of Georgia Southern University. A confidential search means that all candidates’ names will remain anonymous throughout the […]

University System News: www.ajc.com As HOPE marks 25 years, some say changes could aid more students https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/hope-marks-years-some-say-changes-could-aid-more-students/yv8QJ7cXlUeuF6JpoW9lbP/ By Eric Stirgus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution It was Skylar Huggett’s second chance, and she knew she had to get it right this time. Huggett earned a HOPE Scholarship to attend Armstrong State University but, as she put it, […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia Tech president updates campus on changes to improve ethics https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-tech-president-updates-campus-changes-improve-ethics/RDIHYzZr48HQIq8d42Y89J/ By Eric Stirgus, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Tech President G.P. “Bud” Peterson in his annual address to students, staff and faculty on Thursday talked about creating a “culture of ethics” on campus in the wake of several recent reports that […]

University System News: www.thegeorgeanne.com Georgia Southern president announces plans to improve diversity and inclusion on campus http://www.thegeorgeanne.com/news/article_6a66a1ae-3da1-56f9-883f-bd4b7e92c5af.html By Matthew Enfinger Georgia Southern University President Shelley Nickel sent an email to the campus community Tuesday regarding the university’s next steps in improving diversity and inclusion on campus. Plans detailed in Nickel’s letter include the hiring of […]

University System News: www.wfxl.com ABAC students use teaching forest for first time https://wfxl.com/news/local/abac-students-use-teaching-forest-for-first-time by Danielle Ledbetter When one thinks of a classroom. one might think of chairs, desks and whiteboards. But some ABAC students are getting a different classroom experience in the college’s new teaching forest. In April, the ABAC foundation bought 1,000 acres of […]

University System News: www.statesboroherald.com Search for next GS president launched Committee encouraged to abandon open-forum approach https://www.statesboroherald.com/local/search-next-gs-president-launched/ By Al Hackle The campus committee received its charge Wednesday to begin the search for Georgia Southern University’s next president. University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley encouraged the committee to deliver a list of three to five […]

University System News: www.onlineathens.com Search underway for new UGA provost and Academic Affairs VP http://www.onlineathens.com/news/20180828/search-underway-for-new-uga-provost-and-academic-affairs-vp By Morgan Hydrick / WUGA The search is officially underway for the University of Georgia’s new vice president for Academic Affairs and provost. Pamela Whitten had held this position since 2014 before leaving last month to become president of Kennesaw […]

University System News: www.onlineathens.com Zell Miller left a legacy of HOPE http://www.onlineathens.com/news/20180826/zell-miller-left-legacy-of-hope By Aaron Hale Zell Miller must have learned some of his tough, independent spirit from his mother, Birdie. After all, she built the family house, which still stands today, with stones she carried from a nearby creek. As governor of Georgia, Miller exhibited […]

University System News: www.accesswdun.com University of North Georgia lands on Forbes’ Top Colleges list for 3rd straight year http://accesswdun.com/article/2018/8/706411/university-of-north-georgia-lands-on-forbes-top-colleges-list-for-3rd-straight-year By AccessWDUN Staff For the third year in a row, the University of North Georgia was named one of the nation’s top higher education institutions by Forbes Magazine in its annual “America’s Top Colleges” ranking. UNG, […]

University System News: www.savannahceo.com Georgia Tech Admissions Hits the Road http://savannahceo.com/news/2018/08/georgia-tech-admissions-hits-road/ Students, parents and high school counselors across Georgia will soon get answers to their college admissions questions from three of the state’s leading universities. Georgia Tech’s admission staff is teaming up with their counterparts from Georgia State University and the University of Georgia for […]