University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kemp warns college football is ‘tall task’ if Georgians don’t don masks By Greg Bluestein Wear a mask or risk no college football this year. That’s the message Gov. Brian Kemp, a die-hard Georgia fan, delivered Wednesday as he launched a statewide “Wear A Mask” tour. “If people, especially […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Kemp signs $26 billion budget as state faces uncertain fiscal future By James Salzer A day before the start of the new fiscal year, Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a $26 billion budget that cuts $2 billion in spending amid an uncertain financial future for the state. “Today […]

University System News: Albany Herald Leaders of Georgia’s public HBCUs make joint statement From staff reports In a joint news release by the presidents of Georgia’s three publicly supported historically black colleges and universities, the three noted our nation’s current state of affairs requires the attention of all leaders to champion social justice and end […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution University System of Georgia will not use furloughs to fill budget gap By Eric Stirgus University System of Georgia employees won’t have to take furlough days as part of a state-ordered budget reduction plan, Chancellor Steve Wrigley said. …Wrigley told the state’s Board of Regents in a meeting Friday […]

University System News: Henry Herald Georgia Legislature gave and took away in $1.13B bond package By Dave Williams, Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service Despite cutting spending by $2.2 billion, the General Assembly found enough money in next year’s state budget to plow more funds into building projects across Georgia. The final version of the […]

University System News: Columbus CEO CSU Students Excelled in Spring 2020 Despite COVID-19 Staff Report Columbus State University students showed an improvement in grades for the Spring 2020 semester, despite facing unprecedented challenges related to COVID-19. The proportion of A grades achieved by students increased from 45.9% in Spring 2019 to 52.4% in Spring 2020. […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Senate backs $2.6 billion in spending cuts on party-line vote By James Salzer The Georgia Senate passed a state budget on a party-line vote Friday that cuts $2.6 billion in spending during the upcoming year. That means in fiscal 2021 — which begins July 1 — $1 billion […]

University System News: ASU Mag States with the largest higher education enrollment, spring 2020 Overall, college enrolled declined by 0.5% compared with spring 2019. Mike Kennedy Higher education student enrollment was down slightly in spring 2020 compared with the previous year, according to estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The center said that […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia House, Senate agree to budget with $950 million in school cuts but no employee furloughs By James Salzer State House and Senate leaders agreed Thursday on a final budget for the upcoming fiscal year that cuts $950 million in basic k-12 school funding but doesn’t force state agencies […]

University System News: The Chronicle of Higher Education In Some States This Fall, Masks at Public Colleges Will Be ‘Encouraged’ but Not Required By Michael Vasquez Georgia plans to reopen its 26 public colleges and universities this fall without requiring face masks — despite clear evidence that they play a critical role in reducing the […]