University System News: www.albanyherald.com Board of Regents approves termination of 15 ASU academic degree programs Regents say cutting low-producing programs will allow for academic realignment http://www.albanyherald.com/news/board-of-regents-approves-termination-of-asu-academic-degree-programs/article_71274ff5-9375-5553-95bd-a82cd3c500aa.html#utm_source=albanyherald.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fheadlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1507809617&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline By Terry Lewis ALBANY — The Georgia Board of Regents late Wednesday morning approved the termination of 15 academic degree programs at Albany State University. ASU President Art Dunning […]

University System News: www.albanyherald.com President Art Dunning asks Board of Regents to drop 15 degree programs at ASU Request will allow university to align academic program inventory http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/president-art-dunning-asks-board-of-regents-to-drop-degree/article_b53b6a5c-03f9-59de-bd93-b1a01245b958.html#utm_source=albanyherald.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fheadlines%2F%3F-dc%3D1507723216&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline By Terry Lewis ALBANY — Albany State University is asking the University System Board of Regents to discontinue 15 programs at the university. The Board of Regents, […]

University System News: www.walb.com ASU President Art Dunning to retire http://www.walb.com/story/36552593/asu-president-art-dunning-to-retire By Christopher Wood, Digital Content Producer ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Albany State University President Arthur (Art) Dunning has announced he plans to retire next year at the end of January. … Members of the school and the community are now reacting to the announcement […]

University System News: www.albanyherald.com Albany State University President Art Dunning to retire on Jan. 31 Dunning was appointed interim president of Albany State in 2013 then named president in 2015 http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/art-dunning-to-retire-on-jan/article_2cf11651-bde8-55d4-b61b-10a7e8aa6a8c.html#utm_source=albanyherald.com&utm_campaign=%2Fnewsletters%2Fbreaking%2F%3F-dc%3D1507562615&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline By Terry Lewis ATLANTA — Albany State University (ASU) President Art Dunning announced today his plans to retire early next year, effective Jan. 31, […]

University System News: www.gpbnews.org How Georgia Colleges Face The Income Inequality Gap http://gpbnews.org/post/how-georgia-colleges-face-income-inequality-gap By CELESTE HEADLEE & TREVOR YOUNG The top American universities admit more students from the top one percent of earners than the bottom 60 percent combined. Those numbers contradict the U.S. News rankings, which seem to reward schools contributing to the rich-poor […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Bill Gates gives kudos to Georgia State for work to improve graduation rates http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/bill-gates-gives-kudos-georgia-state-for-work-improve-graduation-rates/EOn4DaxpaEdcYu5qdj4XML/ Eric Stirgus  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Bill Gates has given a rare, public shout out to a Georgia university for its work to improve its graduation rates. Gates, the Microsoft co-founder and one of the world’s richest men, […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Lawrenceville’s college corridor to make city ‘college town’ http://www.ajc.com/news/local/lawrenceville-college-corridor-make-city-college-town/2nBhTdiiMBoJ72dVppJSDL/ Karen Huppertz  For the AJC Lawrenceville has kicked-off work for the college corridor project, selecting Georgia Development Partners to oversee the initial construction of a 2.2-mile linear park that will connect Georgia Gwinnett College with the Downtown District. The scope of work […]

University System News: www.onlineathens.com Arthur Blank foundation donates $1.5M to UGA http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2017-10-02/arthur-blank-foundation-donates-15m-uga By Lee Shearer University of Georgia students in UGA’s College of Pharmacy and from Atlanta’s Westside neighborhoods will benefit from a $1.5 million gift from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. The foundation designated $1 million for the College of Pharmacy to support […]

University System News: www.gwinnettdailypost.com GGC’s nursing program had 100 percent pass rate on nursing licensure exam in spring 2017 http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/ggc-s-nursing-program-had-percent-pass-rate-on-nursing/article_a1b80e0d-2a12-5b96-aa27-6b2890debeae.html By Curt Yeomans Georgia Gwinnett College’s 2-year-old nursing bachelor’s degree program has achieved a new accomplishment that officials are boasting about. The college announced all of the program’s spring 2017 bachelor degree graduates passed the […]

University System News: www.11alive.com Lawsuit filed against Georgia’s new campus carry law http://www.11alive.com/news/politics/lawsuit-filed-against-georgias-new-campus-carry-law/479052390 Tim Darnell and Joe Henke , WXIA Six Georgia professors have filed a lawsuit against the state’s new campus carry law. The lawsuit, which was filed Monday in Fulton County Superior Court, says Georgia’s constitution empowers the University System of Georgia’s board […]