University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia companies redirect efforts to COVID-19 supply needs By Andy Peters Gaston Liang’s company normally manufactures product molds at its factories in southern China. But in the past two months, he’s redirected his facilities to make surgical masks for health care workers. Liang, CEO of Atlanta-based LGG Corp., isn’t […]

University System News: WGXA MGSU to lend a helping hand against COVID-19 by Whitney Hines The School of Aviation at Middle Georgia State University is lending a helping hand in the fight against COVID-19. Lyle Perry, assistant chief flight instructor, says that the school is partnering with Angel Flight of Georgia to deliver tests via […]

University System News: Inside HigherEd State Cuts Grow Deep By Kery Murakami Seemingly daily lately, officials in states around the country have announced the need to make major cuts that could hit colleges and universities. And Thursday was no exception, as California governor Gavin Newsom said the state would have to cut higher education by $1.7 billion […]

University System News: Savannah CEO Georgia Southern and Ogeechee Tech Create Accelerated Pathway for Student Success Staff Report Georgia Southern University signed a memorandum of understanding with Ogeechee Technical College to provide an automatic admission pathway for local students. The agreement creates an Accelerated Transfer Program that allows students who have been denied admission to […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Board of Regents approves employee furlough plan for state colleges By Eric Stirgus The Georgia Board of Regents approved a plan Thursday that gives University System of Georgia leaders authority to potentially furlough employees, with those earning higher salaries taking larger cuts. Most University System of Georgia employees […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia colleges plan furloughs as lawmakers get bad news on economy By James Salzer and Eric Stirgus Having just listened to details of the $1 billion fall in state revenue collections last month, House Appropriations Chairman Terry England closed the first legislative meeting since mid-March by stating the obvious. […]

University System News: CBS46 Georgia colleges and universities forced to make budget cuts Adam Murphy All is quiet on the Georgia Tech campus in downtown Atlanta on Thursday, but mandatory budget cuts are sure to create some noise. “I know some classes have already been cut for the summer,” Georgia Tech student Tal said. Tal […]

University System News: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Georgia Board of Regents votes not to raise pay for college leaders By Eric Stirgus The Georgia Board of Regents voted Tuesday not to raise the salaries of the University System of Georgia’s 26 presidents and its chancellor as the system works on a plan to cut its budget […]

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution AJC On Campus: The latest on Georgia college reopening plans By Eric Stirgus Will they reopen their campuses this fall semester? The leaders of Georgia’s colleges and universities are having internal discussions with campus administrators to determine what they should do as the coronavirus pandemic continues and if there is an uptick […]

University System News: The Augusta Chronicle Augusta University Health uses new filter to calm dangerous immune response in COVID-19 patients By Tom Corwin Augusta University is using a unique dialysis filter to take out components of a dangerous inflammatory response in COVID-19 patients in hopes of keeping them from going into organ failure. Dr. Azeem […]