University System News: Atlanta Business Chronicle Georgia Tech’s massive biosciences project gets go-ahead By Savannah Sicurella  –  Reporter The Georgia Institute of Technology’s long planned biosciences and health innovation district has moved one step closer toward completion. The Development Authority of Fulton County unanimously approved a $647.5 million revenue bond inducement resolution to fund the […]

University System News: U.S. News & World Report U.S. News Unveils 2022 Best Online Programs Rankings The new edition ranks more than 1,700 distance education programs. U.S. News & World Report, the global authority in education rankings, today released the 2022 Best Online Programs rankings. The new edition evaluates more than 1,700 online bachelor’s and […]

University System News: Albany Herald States with the most highly ranked colleges By Frederick Reese Stacker As state education budgets ebb and flow, so do collegiate rankings. Stacker studied Niche’s 2022 Best Colleges in America list to determine which states have the most highly ranked colleges. States with the most highly ranked colleges #26. Georgia […]

University System News: Albany Herald Albany State University faculty member to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’ By Carlton Fletcher Albany State University alumnus and biology professor John Williams will fulfill a lifelong dream by appearing as a contestant on the popular TV game show “Jeopardy!”. The show will air Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. on the local CBS […]

University System News: WJBF Augusta University basketball fans fill court with over a thousand stuffed animals for Ronald McDonald House by: Brandon Dawson Augusta University’s men’s basketball team had some fluffy guests on the court Wednesday night. Fans were encouraged to bring new stuffed animals to the game against Georgia Southwestern. After Augusta University made […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC On Campus: Costly USG fee may end; Navient reaches loan settlement By Eric Stirgus Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made several major moves last week that will impact college students statewide in the coming months. We outline some of these actions, such as a nagging fee he says is […]

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle Good news: Potential raises and a decline in COVID cases, Keel says Tom Corwin Augusta University President Brooks Keel came bearing hopeful news for employees of a proposed raise and a potential decline in the currently raging COVID-19 pandemic fueled by the Omicron variant. Keel held a virtual town […]

University System News: Atlanta Business Chronicle Q&A with T. Dallas Smith, one of Atlanta’s 2021 Most Admired CEOs Atlanta Business Chronicle just announced our 2021 Atlanta’s Most Admired CEOs honorees. They will be recognized at a live, in-person awards event on Aug. 19 at the Coca-Cola Roxy Theatre at The Battery Atlanta. Here’s a Q&A […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The drought is over: Georgia is national champion again By Chip Towers INDIANAPOLIS – “Look at the confetti falling from the roof! Look at the confetti falling from the roof!” Surely, the angels in heaven were hearing that from the great Larry Munson on Monday night as the Georgia […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution With flush state coffers, Kemp backs $1.6B in tax refunds By Greg Bluestein Gov. Brian Kemp plans to dip into the state’s flush coffers in the thick of his reelection campaign to finance tax refunds for state taxpayers, boost funding for the higher education system and explore deeper cuts […]