University System News: Georgia Trend Columbus State positively impacts the region’s economy by Mary Ann DeMuth As Columbus State University (CSU) prepares for fall classes to begin next month, a recent study confirmed the institution’s positive impact on the West Georgia region. Commissioned by the University System of Georgia (USG) and conducted by University of […]

University System News: Athens CEO USG’s Critical Role in Georgia’s Economic Recovery Cindy Morley The University System of Georgia (USG) served as a source of stability for the state’s economy in FY 2020, and played a critical role in the state’s recovery coming out of the pandemic with an $18.6 billion statewide economic impact. This […]

University System News: WTOC Georgia Southern’s 3 campuses ready to get back to face-to-face classes By Dal Cannady Next month, 27,000 students will start the Fall semester across three campuses in Statesboro, Savannah, and Hinesville. Georgia Southern University students return to classes Aug. 11. GSU’s president says they’ll see some differences from the past year […]

University System News: Atlanta Business Chronicle University System of Georgia economic impact grows to $18.6 billion By Crystal Edmonson  –  Broadcast Editor Despite the Covid-19 pandemic and many universities shifting to virtual learning last year, Georgia’s public colleges produced a positive effect on the state’s economy. The University System of Georgia reports it had an […]

University System News: Capitol Beat University System of Georgia economic impact grows to $18.6 billion by Dave Williams, Capitol Beat News Service The University System of Georgia (USG) generated an economic impact statewide of $18.6 billion in fiscal 2020. While that was up 0.6% over fiscal 2019, the system actually produced slightly fewer jobs in […]

University System News: Thomasville Times-Enterprise Cairo’s MacCartney accepts role as acting chancellor of university system By Kevin Price Teresa MacCartney has fond memories of growing up in Cairo. Those days laid the foundation of a career that has led her to become the acting chancellor of the University System of Georgia. MacCartney was appointed as […]

University System News: Marietta Daily Journal KSU students take advantage of summer classes By Anna Chapman Many college students may see their summer break as an opportunity to catch up on sleep, get a fun summer job or catch up with old friends. Record-breaking numbers of Kennesaw State University students, however, have added one more […]

University System News: Middle Georgia CEO Daring Duos: Two Sets of Twins Chase Flying Dreams Together at MGA Staff Report When they were growing up in Brunswick, fraternal twins Breland and Sydni Wray loved to hear stories about their Uncle Chad and his experiences flying Black Hawk helicopters for the U.S. Army. Meanwhile, identical twins […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia schools land on Military Times’ Best For Vets: Colleges list By Kiersten Willis The best colleges for veterans have been revealed by Military Times. The website devoted to news about at-home and deployed service members has a list of over 300 U.S. colleges. Each of them has been […]

University System News: The Chronicle of Higher Education Could the Summer Slide Become a Covid Crash? Pandemic learning loss threatens to turn achievement gaps into chasms. By Katherine Mangan When officials at Georgia State University dug into their data from this spring, what they found was alarming: After a year of remote instruction and pandemic-induced […]