University System News www.myajc.com Costs, programs, staff top issues at Ga. State, Perimeter merger talks http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/costs-programs-staff-top-issues-at-ga-state-perime/njnMK/#6bb93939.3566685.735612 By Janel Davis – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Perimeter College has suspended its athletic recruiting. HOPE scholarship awards should not be affected. And the mascot of the merged institutions will be Georgia State’s panther. Those details were provided in […]

University System News www.patch.com Georgia Gwinnett Students Score Among Nation’s Best Colleges GGC’s fall 2014 retention rate of 68.2 percent is high for an access institution, and indicative of the college’s success at engagement. http://patch.com/georgia/peachtreecorners/georgia-gwinnett-students-score-among-nations-best-colleges By Scott Bernarde According to senior college students participating in the 2014 National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE), Georgia Gwinnett […]

University System News www.ajc.com Students arrested at UGA after protest of state’s immigration policies http://www.ajc.com/news/news/students-arrested-at-uga-after-protest-of-states-i/njkgX/ Janel Davis The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Several immigrant students without legal status were arrested at the University of Georgia Friday night during a protest of immigration policies that prevent them from attending some of the state’s largest colleges. Police were called […]

University System News www.mdjonline.com Chatterbox: Papp to have twice the work, with same pay http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/26336181/article-Chatterbox–Papp-to-have-twice-the-work–with-same-pay by MDJ staff The consolidation of Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic University was officially approved by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia at its meeting Tuesday, but USG Chancellor Hank Huckaby said the merger isn’t […]

University System News www.insidehighered.com Appeals Court Denies Rehearing in Georgia State Fair Use Case https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2015/01/09/appeals-court-denies-rehearing-georgia-state-fair-use-case A federal appeals court has decided it won’t rehear a case on whether or not Georgia State University’s e-reserves violate publishers’ copyright, setting up the possibility for a Supreme Court showdown over fair use. www.northwestgeorgianews.com Georgia Farm Bureau offering scholarships […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.myajc.com http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/chancellor-huckaby-correct-on-georgias-job-skills-/njhJC/#365011b9.3566685.735605 Chancellor Huckaby correct on Georgia’s job-skills gap By Nancy Badertscher – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution State officials are trying to prepare for a time in the near future when it is anticipated that a majority of Georgia jobs will require employees with some college credentials. They’re pushing the state’s […]

University System News USG NEWS: Www.northwestgeorgianews.com http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/associated_press/news/state/board-of-regents-approves-consolidation-of-kennesaw-state-and-southern/article_d4bd353a-95b9-11e4-aee2-5bcdc2c3c20e.html Board of Regents approves consolidation of Kennesaw State and Southern Polytechnic Kennesaw State University and Southern Polytechnic State University will begin operating as a new consolidated Kennesaw State University following a vote Tuesday by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia during its January meeting. […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.georgiatrend.com http://www.georgiatrend.com/January-2015/Georgian-Of-The-Year-Higher-Education-Higher-Stakes/ GEORGIAN OF THE YEAR: HIGHER EDUCATION, HIGHER STAKES Susan Percy In 2006, after a long and distinguished career in public service and academia, Hank Huckaby retired. Or so he thought. Retirement didn’t seem to suit him, however, and in 2010, he ran successfully for the Georgia House of […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.insidehighered.com https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2014/12/29/ethics-law-georgia-lawmakers-exempts-higher-ed Ethics Law for Georgia Lawmakers Exempts Higher Ed Georgia legislators have been boasting about a new ethics law that imposes strict reporting requirements on lobbyists and bars lawmakers from accepting anything worth more than $75. But The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the new law exempts interactions with the […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.chronicle.augusta.com http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2014-12-29/marijuana-oil-trials-about-start-gru Marijuana oil trials about to start at GRU By Tom Corwin Staff Writer Children with uncontrollable seizures could begin receiving a marijuana oil-derived drug as early as today at Georgia Regents University, and others could start enrolling in a 50-patient trial, a senior GRU official said Monday. But […]