University System News: www.publicnow.com Did You Know? http://www.publicnow.com/view/8044ED247677C9E95A6043DD60926215A7DAEDF5 …UGA’s establishment started a movement that continues to shape our Nation by providing educational opportunities to Georgia residents. As we approach the bicentennial of the organization of Gwinnett County, our residents and visitors can appreciate how closely intertwined academia and public life are. Public colleges and universities-like […]

University System News: www.globalatlanta.com UGA Shines as a Fulbright ‘Top Producer’ UGA Shines as a Fulbright ‘Top Producer’ TREVOR WILLIAMS The University of Georgia was one of few universities in the country that excelled in both sending American students and hosting foreign scholars as part of the Fulbright program, a U.S. government scholarship fund focusing […]

University System News: www.savannahnow.com www.bizjournals.com Georgia Film Academy’s first class: New grads have begun careers in booming movie/TV industry http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2017/03/17/georgia-film-academy-s-first-class-new-grads-have.html Ellie Hensley Staff Writer, Atlanta Business Chronicle Georgia is now the No. 3 filming location in the United States, with nearly 250 movies and television shows filming here in the last year. These often required […]

University System News: www.nytimes.com When a Few Bucks Can Get Students to the Finish Line Tina Rosenberg Kalif Robinson is a star at Georgia State University in Atlanta. He’s a straight-A senior, majoring in economics and minoring in Arabic. In the fall he’ll start a two-year Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship, studying foreign […]

University System News: www.myajc.com New ranking shows which Georgia graduate programs are best in U.S. http://www.myajc.com/news/local/new-ranking-shows-which-georgia-graduate-programs-are-best/ey1zPfaRcPQmMzl4YGKbbI/ By Ben Brasch – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution From Dawgs to Yellow Jackets to Owls, Georgia’s graduate programs are among the best in the nation, according to a new ranking. The study released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report […]

University System News: www.onlineathens.com UNG Foundation awards $1.7 million in scholarships http://onlineathens.com/features/gratitude/2017-03-12/ung-foundation-awards-17-million-scholarships By Staff Reports The University of North Georgia Foundation awarded more than $1.7 million in student scholarships during the 2016 fiscal year, a total celebrated at the university’s fifth annual Scholarship Gala, held March 3 in Gainesville. The university operates five campuses, including […]

University System News: www.times-herald.com UWG programs thriving under one banner http://times-herald.com/news/2017/03/uwg-programs-thriving-under-one-banner By REBECCA LEFTWICH| Move on When Ready has not only streamlined the dual enrollment process for high school students – it also has been a shot in the arm for other programs aimed at getting students into college and helping them earn degrees. Since […]

University System News: www.macon.com The governor may be the only adult in the room http://www.macon.com/opinion/editorials/article137227498.html It was May 3, 2016 when Gov. Nathan Deal pulled out his veto pen and struck a note for common sense by using his power to stop House Bill 859, better known as the campus carry legislation, from becoming law. […]

University System News: www.ajc.com These Georgia colleges graduate the highest percentage of black students http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/these-georgia-colleges-graduate-the-highest-percentage-black-students/jTeYr6tU7j3p4LXYV0zppN/ Christopher Quinn Some of Georgia’s colleges and universities do well in graduating African American students, says a report released March 1. Only about four in ten African American students who start college as first-time, full-time freshmen earn bachelor’s degrees from […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia House passes campus gun bill http://www.ajc.com/news/state–regional-govt–politics/georgia-house-passes-campus-gun-bill/HmUe4IKSxQECFlgrN0rVUP/ Aaron Gould Sheinin The Georgia House on Friday voted for the second straight year to allow firearms on the state’s public college and university campuses.  The House voted 108-63 to send House Bill 280 to the Senate, which also agreed in 2016 to allow […]