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John Fuchko named sole finalist for Dalton State College president

The University System of Georgia Board of Regents on Wednesday named John Fuchko III sole finalist to become the next president of Dalton State College.

September 28, 2023
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  • Dave Williams

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Study shows over a quarter of public college professors in Georgia are considering leaving the jobs

A new study from the American Association of University Professors shows more than a quarter of public university professors in some states, including Georgia, are considering leaving their jobs.

September 08, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
Timothy Rennick is shown seated in this posed photo.

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  • News

Is the affirmative action ruling a call for colleges to do better to help students 'where they are?'

One Georgia college administrator, Timothy Renick of Georgia State University’s National Institute for Student Success, says the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on affirmative action should serve as a call for college and universities to look in the mirror to fix post-admission problems.

July 14, 2023
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  • GPB News Radio and
  • Orlando Montoya
Chase, center, is pictured with his parents, Charles and Felisha Kitchens, and Bibb County school board member Lisa Garrett.

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  • News

‘It gives him a start.’ University program helps Bibb graduates with disabilities take the next step

Chase Kitchen will go to college to learn how to work after he graduates with honors from Howard High School later this month.

May 26, 2023
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  • Laura Corley
August University's Library Dean Bradley Warren, student newspaper editor Rakiyah Lenon, guest speaker and attorney Frank LoMonte and Pamplin College Dean Kim Davies receive their Champion of the First Amendment Awards on March 14, 2023.

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  • Law

'Lessons in transparency': Augusta University hosts First Amendment awards, lecture for students

Rakiya Lenon, editor-in-chief at the university's newspaper, interviewed attorney Frank LoMonte about open records and laws that protect members of the student press.

March 20, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
Hand holding a college diploma.

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Georgia Senate backs bill to cut degrees needed for jobs

The Georgia Senate is supporting a bill instructing state agencies to not require a college degree for jobs unless truly necessary. The Senate voted 49-1 for Senate Bill 3 on Thursday.

February 09, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Students on a college campus

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  • Health

What monkeypox outbreak? Little planning by colleges as students resume classes

College students are heading back to campus following more than two years of a pandemic that led many schools to empty out for full semesters and later move to hybrid schedules in a struggle to curb the spread of COVID-19.

August 22, 2022
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  • Jennifer Shutt
Senator Raphael Warnock speaking on the Senate floor in support of the CHIPS and Science Act.

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  • Politics

Warnock applauds newly enacted bill as a boost to HBCU research

“These schools have been punching way above their weight," Sen. Raphael Warnock said of historically Black colleges and universities. "They've been doing so much for so many, for so long, with so very little.”

August 22, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
A student walks past the campus green at Kennesaw State University. Lawmakers hope to lower the costs of attending Georgia’s public universities, but the cost of living remains high as inflation rises.

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  • Education

Georgia college students learning hard economics lessons as cost of living rises

College students across Georgia are dealing with plenty of stress from academics, relationships, family issues, and, increasingly, from finances. Until now, Georgia has been one of only two states with no state-funded needs-based aid program, but a bill awaiting Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature could change that.

April 28, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Qwaunzee Jones, an admissions counselor at Georgia Highlands College, helps high school students with college admissions. He says he understands firsthand the difficulties in accessing college entrance exams.

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  • Education

Accessing SAT and ACT exams presents challenges for Georgia high school students

Some low-income and rural high school students in Georgia face challenges related to cost and distance when it comes to taking the SAT or the ACT exams to get into college. The University System of Georgia has historically required at least one test score for admission.

April 13, 2022
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  • Taylor Reimann
Valdosta State University leads a list of University System of Georgia institutions that are waiving the usual test score requirement for fall 2022 admissions.

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  • Education

Some Georgia universities drop test requirements for 2022's fall admissions

Prospective freshmen at several University System of Georgia schools this fall may not be required to submit SAT and ACT test scores if they meet the minimum GPA requirements.

March 24, 2022
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  • Amanda Andrews
A grave marker amid the trees in the African American cemetery outside the Penfield Cemetery of Mercer University.

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  • History

A path toward reconciling history and slavery cuts through a cemetery

Around the country, colleges and universities are beginning to work through their historical relationships to the institution of slavery. Sometimes the history is well documented, even if ignored. In other cases, the connection between higher learning and slavery requires some detective work.

March 11, 2022
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  • Grant Blankenship
Lines formed at the start of the celebration on the Kennesaw campus, full of students, faculty and staff waiting to meet and congratulate Raymond Goslow, no matter the outcome of his ‘Jeopardy! National College Championship’ finals performance.

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  • News

Kennesaw State student earns second in ‘Jeopardy!' national college championship

Kennesaw State University alumnus Raymond Goslow on Tuesday night finished the ‘Jeopardy! National College Championship’ finals in a close second place after dominating the second game.

February 24, 2022
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  • Allexa Ceballos
Tashrima Hossain, who used to work in Wall Street but quit to join Facebook, is part of a growing number of young people who are no longer attracted by the allure of Wall Street despite the rising salaries. She poses for a portrait at Alamo Square in San Francisco, Calif. on Wednesday, August 11, 2021.

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  • Business

Wall Street Is Paying Over $100,000 To Junior Bankers. For Many, That's Not Enough

Wall Street has a big problem on its hands: Many of the young people it needs to fill its talent pool are having doubts about working in the industry.

August 15, 2021
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  • David Gura
Walmart has a plan to pay for its workers to get college degrees without going into debt.

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  • Education

Walmart Offering Full College Tuition And Books For Employees

As a result, approximately 1.5 million part-time and full-time Walmart and Sam's Club workers in the U.S. will be able to earn college degrees or learn trade skills without the burden of debt.

July 27, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
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