University System News: Statesboro Herald COVID cases continue drop at GS, schools 68 remain hospitalized at EGRMC James Healy While the Georgia Department of Public Health won’t report the number of new COVID-19 cases over the Labor Day weekend until Tuesday afternoon, new cases reported at Georgia Southern University and in Bulloch County Schools dropped […]

University System News: Americus Times-Recorder It has been proclaimed! Sept. 16 is GSW Day of Giving By Tracy K. Hall There is always a great return on giving. It is a quality we honor and admire. On Thursday, September 2, 2021, Georgia Southwestern (GSW) friends, faculty, staff and alumni gathered to celebrate this quality. There […]

University System News: Atlanta Business Chronicle Georgia colleges tackle coming ‘demographic cliff’ with multiple strategies By Randy Southerland  –  Contributing Writer American higher education is facing a “demographic cliff.” A steep drop in the birth rate during the 2008 Great Recession is about to show up as a smaller number of traditional college-age students after […]

University System News: The George-Anne President Marrero optimistic after last week’s dip in positive COVID-19 cases Eden Hodges, Editor-in-Chief Last week’s 157-count dip in positive COVID-19 cases could point towards Georgia Southern being on a downward trend in cases, University President Kyle Marrero told the George-Anne Monday. “I’m not predicting we’re through it, but we’re […]

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle Funding Workforce Development Across Georgia State Rep. Jon Burns Special to the Telephone Friends, College and graduate students across the state are now back on campus and in class. The House Republican Caucus prioritizes supporting our state colleges, universities, and technical schools to ensure that Georgia students receive a […]

University System News: Savannah Morning News Georgia answering the nation’s call for more cybersecurity workers Georgia again finds itself sitting on unique resources and is positioned to dominate this field critical to the economy and to national security Charlie Harper I had a long drive on a recent Tuesday, and much of it was punctuated […]

University System News: The Brunswick News College of Coastal Georgia sees some enrollment increases for fall semester By Lauren McDonald College of Coastal Georgia students are back on campus for their fall semester, and the college is continuing to encourage all on campus to get vaccinated and to wear face masks amid the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

University System News:   Atlanta Business Chronicle Dramatic upswing in 2021 job market for new graduates By Randy Southerland  –  Contributing Writer The worker shortage rocking business and industry following the pandemic has been particularity good for new college graduates. Those in business, analytics and other high-demand fields are fielding multiple offers and enriched pay […]

University System News: Albany CEO Regional Leadership Program Pivots to Focus on High Priority Needs in South Georgia Staff Report Five years into fostering and developing the leadership capacity of South Georgia, South GeorgiaLEADS (SGL) is hitting pause on its traditional leadership development program to drill down on one of its original objectives—“to work collectively […]

University System News: Inside Higher Ed Taking a Stand Cost Her a Job Georgia State University fired an instructor who refused to teach in a classroom without a mask mandate. By Colleen Flaherty Numerous professors already have resigned this semester over concerns about how their administrations are handling COVID-19. And while these faculty departures have […]