USG Institutions: www.gainesvilletimes.com University of North Georgia expanding to Blue Ridge http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/109227/ Times staff reports The University of North Georgia plans to open an instructional site in Blue Ridge this fall. A vote by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents at its April 14 meeting approved a $943,000 operating budget in fiscal year […]

University System News: www.gainesvilletimes.com Tuition increases to affect Northeast Georgia students http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/109126/ By Kristen Oliver Despite the average Georgia college graduate’s $24,517 in student-loan debt, tuition at state colleges and universities is going up in the fall. While the majority of tuition increases at state schools will only be 2.5 percent, students enrolled at Northeast […]

USG Institutions: www.redandblack.com Estimates reveal another record-breaking year for donations http://www.redandblack.com/uganews/estimates-reveal-another-record-breaking-year-for-donations/article_2bed63e4-e3ca-11e4-8bfb-6b7fde21bf46.html Katelyn Umholtz With the cost of tuition increasing 9 percent next year as of Tuesday’s Board of Regents meeting and cuts to higher education funds, money from donors has become vital to the development of the University of Georgia. So when the UGA Division […]

USG Institutions: www.washingtonpost.com No, you can’t take an American flag from people who you think are mistreating it http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/04/20/no-you-cant-take-an-american-flag-from-people-who-you-think-are-mistreating-it/ By Eugene Volokh Police in Georgia arrested a U.S. veteran on Friday after she took an American flag away from students who were trampling it. Michelle Manhart, a former Air Force staff sergeant who left the […]

USG Institutions: www.bizjournals.com Staton new interim president at Valdosta State http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2015/04/staton-new-interim-president-at-valdosta-state.html Carla Caldwell Morning Edition Editor- Atlanta Business Chronicle Cecil Staton, the University System of Georgia’s vice chancellor for extended education, has been named interim president of Valdosta State University. Staton, 57, will assume his new duties July 1 after current President William McKinney steps […]

University System News: www.myajc.com Before tuition decision, students, parents wonder: How much more? http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/before-tuition-decision-students-parents-wonder-ho/nkqg3/#18288f32.3566685.735701 By Janel Davis – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia parents and more than 312,000 students will find out this week if their college costs are going to rise, again. The state board of regents will set tuition rates Tuesday for the upcoming […]

USG Institutions: www.ledger-enquirer.com Three finalists to be Columbus State president announced http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2015/04/07/3657513_columbus-state-presidential-finalists.html?rh=1 BY MARK RICE The search for Columbus State University’s next president is down to three finalists. • Randy Hanna, 56, ex-chancellor of the Florida College System (formerly known as the Florida Community College System). • Chris Markwood, 49, provost and vice president for […]

USG Institutions: www.statesboroherald.com Wanted: More dual-enrolled students Ogeechee Tech, GSU, East Ga. working with area high schools http://www.statesboroherald.com/section/1/article/66936/ BY Al Hackle Note: This story is the second of two parts. Bulloch County’s three public high schools saw the number of their students dual-enrolled or joint-enrolled at a college or university rise from 201 in the […]

University System News: www.ajc.com New state budget will keep construction crews busy in Metro Atlanta http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/new-state-budget-will-keep-construction-crews-busy/nknGZ/ James Salzer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Not everybody was happy with the way the 2015 General Assembly session ended Friday morning, but contractors, road-builders and the people who supply equipment to government and school facilities scored big this year, particularly […]

University System News: www.ajc.com New state budget will keep construction crews busy in Metro Atlanta http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/new-state-budget-will-keep-construction-crews-busy/nknGZ/ James Salzer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Not everybody was happy with the way the 2015 General Assembly session ended Friday morning, but contractors, road-builders and the people who supply equipment to government and school facilities scored big this year, particularly […]