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Wed., January 4, 2012 7:33am
The University of Georgia is among the best public universities in the nation for quality education and economic value, according to an annual ranking by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine. Also on the list: Georgia Tech and North Georgia College and State University.
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Mon., December 12, 2011 4:40pm
Mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are suspending foreclosures and evictions for the holidays starting next week. Several national banks are joining them in a two-week holiday reprieve, but real estate and housing experts said the break will not help most families save their foreclosed homes.
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Tue., December 6, 2011 7:00am
Atlanta police said they are sending officers wearing plain clothes to the neighborhoods around the downtown Atlanta Georgia Tech campus to try to prevent robberies of students.
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Mon., August 29, 2011 9:34am
It's getting tougher to get into Georgia's top public colleges. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that this year's freshmen at the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Georgia Tech and Georgia College & State University broke records for SAT scores and GPAs. But the colleges aren't admitting scores of new students, though, making admission to the campuses increasingly competitive.
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Sat., August 20, 2011 7:47am
The University of Georgia and six other colleges in the state have received a $4.9 million federal grant to encourage minority participation in science, math and technology fields. The program also aims to increase the number of minority students getting graduate degrees in those fields.
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Fri., July 15, 2011 9:10am
Georgia Tech’s athletic program has been put on 4 years probation and fined $100,000 by the NCAA for violations in its football and men’s basketball programs.
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Tue., June 21, 2011 2:16pm
Business relationships are growing between the United States and India.
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Fri., May 13, 2011 6:31am
A group of public and private colleges in Georgia has formed a consortium to promote and improve engineering education in the state. They will look for ways to expand engineering education in the state.
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Tue., April 12, 2011 2:05pm
Georgia Tech is considering scrapping its undergraduate degree programs in Savannah. Officials with the Atlanta-based science and technology institute say, they're rethinking the school's entire coastal mission. Tech started offering undergraduate programs in Savannah 12 years ago.
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Fri., March 18, 2011 1:40pm
A handful of students studying in Japan from the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech are coming home after the U.S. State Department advised all Americans in the Asian country to leave. Emory University is asking three of its students to return home as well.
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