University System News: www.myajc.com Major bills of the 2016 legislative session http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/major-bills-of-the-2016-legislative-session/nqYxP/ By Aaron Gould Sheinin and Kristina Torres – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Lawmakers return to Atlanta on Monday for the 30th day of the 40-day session. It’s Crossover Day, the last day for a bill to move from one chamber to the other without […]

University System News: www.neighornewspapers.com Becker: Georgia State used new-school approach to raise bar http://www.neighbornewspapers.com/view/full_story/27101597/article-Becker–Georgia-State-used-new-school-approach-to-raise-bar by Everett Catts Georgia State University’s recent recognition for its rapid rise in the national rankings for colleges can be attributed to a new-school approach to tracking students’ progress. “The goal of trying to keep students in school and to graduate […]

University System News: www.georgiastatesignal.com No tuition hikes next year No tuition hikes next year By: Sean Keenan | News Editor The Signal If you’ve just been paying a mere $3,423.34 in tuition for 12 course hours each semester, you’re in luck. You’ll be offered the same rate next year. After years of bumping up public […]

University System News: www.myajc.com A day after gun vote, House OK’s Tasers for Georgia colleges, too http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/a-day-after-gun-vote-house-oks-tasers-for-georgia-/nqWp8/ By Kristina Torres – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution A day after the state House passed “campus carry” to let Georgia college students have guns on campus, the chamber backed a bill to let them carry Tasers and stun guns […]

University System News: www.thebrunswicknews.com Bill allowing guns on college campuses clears House http://www.thebrunswicknews.com/news/state_news/bill-allowing-guns-on-college-campuses-clears-house/article_cb826fe1-17de-5fe6-9e48-480f761f9f12.html?_dc=138311537215.48618 Associated Press ATLANTA — Anyone licensed to carry a gun in Georgia could carry concealed handguns on public college campuses under a bill passed Monday by the Georgia House. Athletic facilities and student housing, including sorority and fraternity houses, would be exempt. […]

University System News: www.gwinnettdailypost.com University System freezes tuition for 2016-17 http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/education/university-system-freezes-tuition-for/article_65722031-1b22-5175-bf4e-2da92513b9d0.html By Keith Farner A year after tuition at state colleges and universities rose between 2.5 percent and nine percent, the University System of Georgia announced this week that there will be no tuition increase for the 2016-17 academic year. The announcement applies to all […]

University System News: www.macon.com No tuition increase for Georgia’s public colleges next year http://www.macon.com/news/state/georgia/article60682646.html The Associated Press ATLANTA The cost of an education at Georgia’s 29 public colleges won’t be going up this fall. The Board of Regents announced Tuesday that it has decided not to increase tuition for the 2016-2017 school year. Hank Huckaby, […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia House passes ‘campus carry’ bill legalizing guns at colleges http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-house-passes-campus-carry-bill-legalizing-/nqWGs/ Kristina Torres, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The state House voted Monday to legalize carrying concealed guns on Georgia’s college campuses. State Rep. Rick Jasperse, R-Jasper, led the charge for House Bill 859, a piece of legislation he has informally dubbed the […]

University System News: www.myajc.com No tuition hike for Georgia public college students next year http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/no-tuition-hike-for-georgia-public-college-student/nqRJP/ Janel Davis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Tuition at Georgia’s public colleges and universities will not increase next year, giving students a financial reprieve from years of hikes that have raised questions from state lawmakers. The state’s Board of Regents, the governing […]

University System News: www.news.wabe.org With Legislation, Ga. Lawmaker Wants To Slow Tuition Increases http://news.wabe.org/post/legislation-ga-lawmaker-wants-slow-tuition-increases By JOHNNY KAUFFMAN A Georgia lawmaker wants to slow tuition increases drastically at Georgia’s public colleges and universities. Legislation from state Rep. Matt Ramsey, R–Peachtree City, would keep four-year schools from increasing tuition beyond the rate of inflation. He said rates […]