University System News USG NEWS: www.myajc.com http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/university-presidents-discuss-higher-educations-ev/nfP56/ University presidents discuss higher education’s evolution BY JANEL DAVIS – THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION Five presidents from Atlanta area colleges and universities will discuss the evolution of higher education’s role in society during a lecture April 2 at Emory University. The “Higher Education and the Evolving Social Contract” will […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.chronicle.augusta.com http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2014-03-30/georgia-college-enrollment-drops?v=1396185106 Georgia college enrollment drops By Lee Shearer Morris News Service Georgia may reach the goals of a “Complete College Georgia” initiative launched by Gov. Nathan Deal two years ago — which calls for an additional 250,000 college and technical school graduates over present rates by 2020 in a […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.daltondailycitizen.com http://www.daltondailycitizen.com/local/x1984797476/State-Senate-passes-bill-creating-the-Zell-Miller-Grant State Senate passes bill creating the Zell Miller Grant Submitted by the Senate Press Office The Georgia Senate on Thursday approved House Bill 697, a bill that establishes the Zell Miller Grant and defines additional opportunities for taxpayer contributions towards educational assistance nonprofits. The bill […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.mdjonline.com http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/24821495/article-SPSU-leader-Rossbacher-takes-post-in-California?instance=secondary_story_left_column SPSU leader Rossbacher takes post in California by Rachel Gray MARIETTA — Southern Polytechnic State University’s president, who was about to be displaced after a mandated merger with Kennesaw State University, has accepted a new position at a northern California school. Lisa Rossbacher will become the first female […]

University System News USG NEWS: www.forest-blade.com http://www.forest-blade.com/news/education/article_1ac1f9e0-b126-11e3-9f49-0019bb2963f4.html Reject anything less than your dream–pursue college A college degree provides opportunity, but completing one requires intentional preparation and perseverance. Additionally, the navigation of admission, financial aid and degree requirements is often a troublesome maze. Consequently, many capable people go through life without completing a college degree. Recognizing […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/what-bills-made-the-cut-in-georgias-2014-legislati/nfJKj/ What bills made the cut in Georgia’s 2014 legislative session? By Aaron Gould Sheinin and Kristina Torres The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Lawmakers’ 40 days are up. The 2014 legislative session ended Thursday with the gavel banging at midnight in the House and Senate chambers signaling death […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-gun-bill/nfHn6/ Georgia lawmakers pass sweeping gun bill By Aaron Gould Sheinin and Kristina Torres The fate of a sweeping expansion to Georgia’s gun laws, the subject of much debate and consternation over the course of the past two legislative sessions, was decided in the final hour […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/georgia-lawmakers-make-final-push/nfHHf/ Georgia lawmakers make final push By Chris Joyner and Jeremy Redmon The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The last day of this year’s 40-day legislative session – a furious race against the clock known in Latin as sine die – has begun with the fate of several controversial […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/budget-passes-with-a-last-minute-surprise/nfGFL/ Budget passes, with a last-minute surprise By James Salzer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution With primaries two months away, the House and Senate gave final approval Tuesday to an election-friendly budget that gives a little something to pretty much everyone. Including, at the last minute, the Atlanta […]

University System News 2014 GENERAL ASSEMBLY SESSION NEWS: www.ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/house-senate-negotiators-agree-to-208-billion-budg/nfFb4/ House, Senate negotiators agree to $20.8 billion budget deal, extra pay for Senate staffers By James Salzer The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Legislative budget negotiators agreed late Monday to a $20.8 billion budget for the upcoming year that plows more than $300 million extra into schools and […]