University System News: Capitol News Beat University System of Georgia balks at budget cut by Dave Williams The University System of Georgia is pushing back on a $66 million cut to its fiscal 2024 budget the General Assembly approved on the last day of this year’s legislative session. Lawmakers signed off on the reduction Wednesday […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Jolt: Lawmakers rush to pass bills with one day left By Patricia Murphy, Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell The Georgia Legislature hurtled toward the final day of this year’s legislative session late Monday night after putting the finishing touches on a handful of closely watched measures. But they also […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution House, Senate leaders reach deal on budget with raises for 250,000 By James Salzer Budget negotiators Wednesday agreed on a $32.4 billion budget for the upcoming year that would give state law enforcement $4,000-$6,000 raises while teachers and other state and university employees would receive a $2,000 salary boost. […]

University System News: Fox5 Atlanta Georgia Senate budget targets public media, cyber center By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Beyond cutting overall university and college spending, a Georgia Senate budget proposal also targets Georgia Public Broadcasting and the Georgia Cyber Innovation and Training Center in Augusta. The budget passed the Senate on Thursday on a 51-1 […]

University System News: AP News Georgia House and Senate in power struggle over budget By Jeff Amy The Georgia Senate on Tuesday rolled out a budget that would slice $87 million from Georgia’s public universities in a power struggle with the House over hospital funding and permitting. …University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue said […]

University System News: Local 3 News Dalton State College to receive $370 thousand grant to upgrade health simulator Liam Collins Dalton State College will get a federal grant to expand its healthcare training simulator. …The school’s healthcare simulator provides students with phantoms, mannequins hooked up to computers to provide real-time data just like an actual […]

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle Georgia Senate approves budget with $105 million cut to university system Abraham Kenmore Athens Banner-Herald The Georgia Senate on Thursday passed a version of the 2023-24 state budget that included significant cuts to the University System of Georgia teaching budget. …The total cut is about $105 million when compared […]

University System News: Marietta Daily Journal Georgia Film Academy brings on new executive director Dave Williams Capitol Beat News Service A Georgia native with 35 years of experience in the entertainment industry has been named executive director of the Georgia Film Academy (GFA). C. Scott Votaw got his start in Hollywood working on sets for […]

University System News: Yahoo! sports Augusta University/UGA celebrate 100% medical match rate From staff reports Resident applicants at the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership gathered in George Hall on the UGA Health Sciences Campus Friday for Match Day, an event celebrating the next step in their medical careers. “This is the 10th successful match […]

University System News: Albany Herald Albany State recognizes achievements of nearly 1,000 students on Honors Day By Alan Mauldin For Albany State University senior Adia Sakura-Lemessy, it was a busy day walking to the stage to accept the five awards she picked up during the Honors Day Ceremony on Thursday. The computer science major was […]