University System News: www.myajc.com $1 million salaries for college presidents spur debate http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/1-million-salaries-for-college-presidents-spur-deb/nmXwG/#975cd5a2.3566685.735757 By Janel Davis – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The outcry was instant last month when two state college presidents received pay raises that pushed their total compensation over $1 million a year. Critics accused college administrators of being tone deaf in a time […]

USG Institutions: www.ajc.com UGA President Jere Morehead donates to scholarship fund http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/uga-president-jere-morehead-donates-to-scholarship/nmWTL/ Janel Davis The Atlanta Journal-Constitution University of Georgia President Jere Morehead is donating a portion of his pay to establish a new scholarship fund for hands-on learning for students at the state’s flagship institution. The $100,000 donation, announced Wednesday, will create an endowment […]

University System News: www.jdsupra.com Georgia Passes New Social P3 Legislation http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/georgia-passes-new-social-p3-legislation-74894/ By Han Choi, Stephanie Kim, Steve Park, Brian Walsh | Ballard Spahr LLP Georgia Governor Nathan Deal signed into law new public-private partnership (P3) legislation, the Partnership for Public Facilities and Infrastructure Act (SB 59) (the Act) on May 5, 2015. The Act allows […]

University System News: www.bizjournals.com California names Georgia one of its top competitors for film http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/06/01/california-names-georgia-one-of-its-top.html Ellie Hensley Atlanta Business Chronicle California sees Georgia as one of its top competitors for booking film and television productions, according to a study released by FilmL.A. Inc. on May 28. “Canada, New York, Georgia, Louisiana, and the UK are […]

University System News: www.ledger-enquirer.com Charlie Harper: A real blockbuster for Georgia http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2015/06/02/3749710_charlie-harper-a-real-blockbuster.html?rh=1 The goal of the aggressive tax credits has been to attract enough of these productions that the companies that film them and the workers that staff them will make a home in Georgia. This too is showing overwhelming success. …The bad and good […]

University System News: www.georgiatrend.com Political Notes: June 2015 http://www.georgiatrend.com/June-2015/Political-Notes-June-2015/ Susan Percy Going Up: All of Georgia’s public colleges and universities will see tuition increases for the 2015-16 academic year, ranging from 2.5 percent to 9 percent. Four institutions will see a 9 percent hike: The University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Middle Georgia State University and […]

University System News: www.getschooled.blog.ajc.com Get Schooled with Maureen Downey Are generous raises for Georgia college presidents defensible or necessary? http://getschooled.blog.ajc.com/2015/05/28/are-generous-raises-for-georgia-college-presidents-defensible-or-necessary/ The Board of Regents has approved raises for most of the college and university presidents within the University System of Georgia. University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby defended the increases, which push the total […]

University System News: www.mdjonline.com Ehrhart right: Let courts do job on campus rape http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/26658265/article-Ehrhart-right–Let-courts-do-job-on-campus-rape- by MDJ staff IMAGINE being on trial in a court-type proceeding at which you are not allowed to have an attorney; not allowed to cross-examine your accusers; and are presumed guilty until proven innocent, rather than the other way around. And […]

University System News: www.gainesvilletimes.com Tom Crawford: It pays really well to be a university president in Georgia http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/24/article/109967/ By Tom Crawford The state Board of Regents, which makes the decisions on how the University System is operated, voted on April 14 to raise tuition rates at Georgia’s public colleges by as much as 9 percent. […]

University System News: www.ajc.com Pay-as-you-go tuition option expanding at Georgia public colleges http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-education/pay-as-you-go-tuition-option-expanding-at-georgia-/nmMTs/ Janel Davis The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Students at more of Georgia’s public colleges and universities will be able to spread out their tuition and fee payments under expanded installment plans available in the fall. The University System of Georgia began using the installment […]