University System News: Atlanta Journal-Constitution When HOPE and Zell scholarships pay same for tuition, what sets them apart? By Vanessa McCray Caroline Godwin wants to finish college without any student loans, a goal that became easier to attain when she learned the HOPE Scholarship would fully cover her tuition next school year. The 21-year-old rising […]

University System News:   Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Board of Regents hires president for University of North Georgia By Vanessa McCray The University of North Georgia has its next president. The Georgia Board of Regents on Thursday hired Michael P. Shannon, an administrator at Georgia Tech, for the top job at the University of North Georgia. […]

University System News:   Athens Banner-Herald Future of farming: UGA creating data-driven system that could redefine farming By Chris Starrs A $4 million-dollar federal grant awarded to Georgia’s College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences could go a long way in providing the template for the farm of the future. UGA, in partnership with Abraham Baldwin […]

University System News:   Savannah Morning News USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue: Consolidation of Savannah State is ‘not on the table’ By Will Peebles In an interview with Atlanta’s WABE public radio station, University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue said “unequivocally,” neither consolidation nor a merger are on the table for Savannah State University. Perdue’s […]

University System News:   The Center Square Audit reveals options for modernizing Georgia Military College governance By T.A. DeFeo The Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts has identified five “options” to modernize the governance and oversight of the Georgia Military College. Two of the five options included in the audit, performed at the request of […]

University System News:   Associated Press Georgia Tech administrator tapped to lead University of North Georgia A high-ranking Georgia Tech administrator is in line to become the next president of the University of North Georgia. The Board of Regents voted Wednesday to name Mike Shannon as the sole finalist to lead the 18,000-student university, which […]

University System News: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Finalist chosen to be next University of North Georgia president By Vanessa McCray A top administrator at Georgia Tech is the sole finalist for the presidency of the University of North Georgia. The Georgia Board of Regents on Wednesday announced it has selected Michael P. Shannon for the post following […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ‘All boats are going to rise’: Upgraded GSU medical campus will help keep docs in Savannah By Abraham Kenmore, Savannah Morning News Georgia’s public medical school is expanding by upgrading its clinical campus for third- and fourth-year students at Georgia Southern University to a full four-year satellite school. The […]

University System News: AP News Tuition, fees at Georgia public universities to hold steady in fall 2023 despite budget worries Jeff Amy, Associated Press The cost of attending Georgia’s public universities and colleges will remain mostly flat in the 2023-2024 academic year, despite concerns that declining enrollment and a legislative funding cut are stressing school […]

University System News: Athens Banner-Herald Medical College of Georgia to get four-year campus at Georgia Southern University Abraham Kenmore Savannah Morning News The Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University is establishing a new four-year medical campus at Georgia Southern University, according to a news release from Georgia House of Representatives Speaker Jon Burns. On […]