University System News: www.wtvm.com Regents approves consolidation for Georgia Southern, Armstrong State http://www.wtvm.com/story/34234833/consolidation-approved-for-georgia-southern-armstrong-state-merger By Jennifer Lifsey, Digital Producer By Dal Cannady, Reporter By WTOC Staff The Board of Regents voted Wednesday morning to proceed with the consolidation of Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University as recommended by University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley. […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Who was the guy Abraham Baldwin college is named for? http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/who-was-the-guy-abraham-baldwin-college-named-for/YkY1gZTPvzDfzJMEVQBbHN/?utm_source=eGaMorning&utm_campaign=4746de89ac-1_13_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_54a77f93dd-4746de89ac-86731974 In the latest merger of Georgia colleges approved by the Board of Regents, one of the four schools involved is Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Who was Abraham Baldwin? He was an early Georgian who had nothing to do with that […]

University System News: www.wgauradio.com Huckaby to be honored http://www.wgauradio.com/news/news/local/huckaby-be-honored/ntTj2/ By Tim Bryant Hank Huckaby will be honored next month in Atlanta: the former University of Georgia vice president who served as an Athens state Representative recently retired as Chancellor of the University System of Georgia. He will be the inaugural recipient of the Zell Miller […]

University System News: www.ajc.com More Georgia university consolidations recommended http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/more-georgia-university-consolidations-recommended/IkdfCye4JT2mme6etjb6JP/ Christopher Quinn University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley plans to recommend two consolidations to the Board of Regents: Georgia Southern University and Armstrong State University and Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) and Bainbridge State College. The Board will act upon the recommendations at its […]

University System News: www.ledger-enquirer.com Synovus invests in Columbus State’s growth http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/local/education/article121857968.html BY MARK RICE Columbus-based Synovus Financial Corp. has extended its investment in Columbus State University by participating in CSU’s First Choice Campaign and providing long-term support to various programs, including business and leadership development, the university announced Monday. The news release doesn’t mention the […]

University System News: www.myajc.com Georgia Tech and UGA rank among top 10 public campuses for value http://www.myajc.com/news/local-education/georgia-tech-and-uga-rank-among-top-public-campuses-for-value/eX6g5wQcja97o9OS4hy54I/ By Maureen Downey – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution All the more reason to attend Georgia Tech or the University of Georgia. A new ranking of public colleges based on cost value and quality education puts both Georgia campuses in […]

University System News: www.getschooled.blog.myajc.com Get Schooled with Maureen Downey Both Georgia Tech and University of Georgia rank in top 10 for public college value http://getschooled.blog.myajc.com/2016/12/15/both-georgia-tech-and-university-of-georgia-rank-in-top-10-for-public-college-value/ Georgia Tech ranks 9th among public campuses in providing a quality education at an affordable price, followed immediately by the University of Georgia in 10th place, according to Kiplinger’s 2017 […]

University System News: www.myajc.com Funeral set for second officer killed in Americus shootings http://www.myajc.com/news/local/funeral-set-for-second-officer-killed-americus-shootings/Os8ygDZkZRKNYSiRNYmj3K/ By Raisa Habersham – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Three days after his best friend’s funeral, the second officer killed in a double shooting in Americus last week will be laid to rest Wednesday, GBI officials said. Services for Georgia Southwestern State University […]

University System News: www.wtvm.com Americus moves forward after tragedy, remembers officers http://www.wtvm.com/story/34022726/americus-moves-forward-after-tragedy-remembers-officers By Emileigh Forrester, Anchor As families of officers Nicholas Smarr and Jody Smith prepared to bury their loved ones, the community of Americus continued mourning the loss of the officers. While moving forward after the tragedy will not be an easy task, those […]

University System News: www.insidehighered.com The New Ph.D.s New federal data show American universities awarded a record number of Ph.D.s in 2015. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/12/09/phd-recipients-increase-number-job-prospects-vary-new-us-data-show By Doug Lederman American universities awarded a record number of doctorates in 2015 — although the rate of growth in the number of Ph.D. recipients continued a several-year decline. And the 55,006 recipients […]