University System News: www.myajc.com These are the three best colleges in Georgia, according to new report http://www.myajc.com/news/world/these-are-the-three-best-colleges-georgia-according-new-report/9nbW0iKks2lQeDOfDs3mBN/ By Najja Parker – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution There are a ton of excellent colleges to choose from, but three institutions in Georgia have cracked the latest national rankings by WalletHub. The personal finance site recently released its annual […]

University System News: www.daltondailycitizen.com University system chancellor says goal is to increase number of people with college degree (with VIDEO) http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/news/local_news/university-system-chancellor-says-goal-is-to-increase-number-of/article_9426f20e-ef2e-57bd-9210-845a88a5f23b.html By Charles Oliver Just over a quarter of Georgians age 25 or older — 28.8 percent — have a bachelor’s degree, according to the Census Bureau. By comparison, 33.4 percent of all Americans 25 […]

University System News: www.bizjournals.com Q&A with John Fuchko, Vice Chancellor, the University System of Georgia, 2017 40 Under 40 Awards honoree https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/10/24/q-a-with-john-fuchko-vice-chancellor-the.html?ana=e_me_set4&s=newsletter&ed=2017-10-24&u=xw%2BDRjRaikB6EdaliSJBWQ0ae2f198&t=1508854273&j=79045621 …Here’s a Q&A with one of the honorees, John Fuchko, Vice Chancellor for Organizational Effectiveness, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia: You’ve been named a 40 Under 40 Awards honoree […]

University System News: www.jbhe.com Albany State University’s Effort to Boost Black Male College Enrollments Albany State University’s Effort to Boost Black Male College Enrollments The results are in for the first cohort of students who participated in a mentoring program operated by the Center for the African American Male at Albany State University in Georgia. […]

University System News: www.usnews.com What Sustains Georgia’s Film Industry? A combination of factors help support the Peach State’s film productions. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2017-10-20/georgias-film-presence-continues-to-grow By Stephen Mays , Multimedia Editor With its eighth season premiering Oct. 22, “The Walking Dead” has been one of America’s most popular television shows since its debut in 2010. But the series did […]

University System News: www.mdjonline.com Development authority OKs $65M in bonds for Georgia Tech project http://www.mdjonline.com/news/development-authority-oks-m-in-bonds-for-georgia-tech-project/article_ce0281ca-b46d-11e7-ae98-1fecf77c4ea4.html Jon Gargis Members of the Development Authority of Cobb County on Wednesday approved the issuance of up to $65 million in bonds to allow Georgia Tech to expand operations on part of Marietta’s Lockheed Martin campus. The Atlanta-based university had […]

University System News: www.thebrunswicknews.com Search to begin for next CCGA president http://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/search-to-begin-for-next-ccga-president/article_8d4b8ae0-10fa-517c-a611-1145a2de75e5.html By LAUREN MCDONALD The University System of Georgia announced Tuesday it plans to launch a national search for the next College of Coastal Georgia president. Meg Amstutz, who has served as interim president since July 1, does not plan to seek the position […]

University System News: www.getschooled.blog.myajc.com Get Schooled with Maureen Downey College daze: Georgia Tech honors grad shares secrets to maintaining grades & sanity http://getschooled.blog.myajc.com/2017/10/17/college-daze-georgia-tech-honors-grad-shares-secrets-to-maintaining-grades-sanity/ William Konop began tutoring teens for the ACT and SAT while he was still an undergraduate at Georgia Tech. A recent graduate, Konop co-founded of the Seneca Education Group, a tutoring company […]

University System News: www.chronicle.augusta.com ‘Better Together’: Hull College’s new theme will resonate far http://chronicle.augusta.com/business/2017-10-14/better-together-hull-college-s-new-theme-will-resonate-far By Richard M. Franza  Ph.D. Guest Columnist At Augusta University’s Hull College of Business, we are fortunate to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the gold standard of accreditation for business school accreditation worldwide. Every five […]

University System News: www.albanyherald.com Albany State officials say no current students impacted by terminated degree programs ASU officials say programs being ended had few students enrolled in them http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/albany-state-officials-say-no-current-students-impacted-by-terminated/article_f79af779-a60b-5025-94b5-6c5cdc42ac25.html#utm_source=albanyherald.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fheadlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1507896028&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline Staff Reports ALBANY — Albany State University officials say that the announced terminations this week of 15 degree programs will not adversely affect any students enrolled […]