University System News: www.emanuelcountylive.com EGSC serves students through MOWR http://emanuelcountylive.com/2015/09/egsc-serves-students-through-mowr/ by HALEI LAMB East Georgia State College has served 95 new students through the Move On When Ready program for the Fall semester. Sixteen of these students are in Glascock/Warren County, 12 at Metter High, and the remainder are from 16 various schools in EGSC’s […]

University System News: www.chronicle.com U. of Georgia Bets $4.4 Million That Small Classes Can Bolster Learning http://chronicle.com/article/U-of-Georgia-Bets-44/232889 By Dan Berrett The University of Georgia, seeking to improve the classroom experience of its undergraduates, has begun a faculty hiring spree to reduce enrollments in hundreds of courses. The university will hire 56 full-time, teaching-focused lecturers and […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Georgia schools among U.S. News rankings of top colleges http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/georgia-schools-among-us-news-rankings-of-top-coll/nnbJj/ Janel Davis, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Emory University is Georgia’s highest ranked school in the latest rankings by U.S News and World Report, which also lists Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia among the top 100 institutions in the nation. The […]

USG Institutions: www.getschooled.blog.ajc.com Get Schooled with Maureen Downey Are we moving to a two-tier higher ed system? Four-year colleges and technical schools? http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/04/are-we-moving-to-a-two-tier-higher-ed-system-of-only-four-year-colleges-and-technical-schools/ Georgia Perimeter College posted a release on its website about tougher math requirements. A Georgia Perimeter professor urged me to share the information as it has implications for students. The professor contends […]

University System News: www.walb.com Out-of-state tuition is changing for some Georgia colleges http://www.walb.com/story/29939265/out-of-state-tuition-is-changing-for-some-georgia-colleges By Caitlyn Chastain ALBANY, GA (WALB) – Ten University System of Georgia Schools now offer in-state tuition to residents of Alabama, South Carolina, and Florida. Darton State College, Albany State University, Valdosta State University, and Georgia Southwestern State University are all participating […]

University System News: www.redandblack.com Textbook prices rise by more than 1000 percent since 1977 http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/textbook-prices-rise-by-more-than-percent-since/article_0cedc10a-51d9-11e5-b0db-0764a7ad5c55.html Nate Harris Textbook prices have risen by more than 1,000 percent since 1977, over three times the rate of inflation, according to an NBC analysis of numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. For struggling college students, expensive textbooks can […]

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USG Institutions: www.savannahnow.com UPDATE: GBI says Savannah State University student murder an isolated incident, killer at large http://savannahnow.com/news/2015-08-27/savannah-state-university-student-dies-thursday-night-shooting-on-campus By Savannah Morning News UPDATE: From GBI Agent Catherine Sapp: GBI Statesboro Regional Office was requested by the Savannah State University Police Department to investigate the shooting death of SSU student Christopher Starks, 22. Preliminary information indicates […]

University System News: www.timesfreepress.com Georgia chancellor focused on increasing colleges’ graduation rates http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/aug/31/georgichancellor-focused-increasing-colleges/322616/ by Evan Hoopfer DALTON, Ga. — Hank Huckaby isn’t focused on increasing the number of students who attend Georgia universities and colleges. Instead, the chancellor of the University System of Georgia is focused on graduating students already enrolled or who have been […]

University System News: www.georgiatrend.com GEORGIA’S 2015 HIGHER EDUCATION DIRECTORY http://www.georgiatrend.com/September-2015/Georgias-2015-Higher-Education-Directory/ Compiled by Stacey Hudson Higher education institutions in Georgia span the spectrum, from the 30 public colleges of the University System of Georgia (USG) that serve nearly 313,000 students and the 22-school Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) that serves nearly 150,000 students to the […]