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News Articles: higher education

The Tennessee State University Aristocrat of Bands  performs during the 2023 National Battle of the Bands, a showcase for HBCU marching bands, held at NRG Stadium Saturday, August 26, 2023, in Houston.

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  • Education

State-run, land-grant HBCUs are owed more than $13 billion, the White House says

The government is supposed to provide equal funding to land-grant, state-run historically Black colleges and universities under the Morrill Act of 1890.

September 18, 2023
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  • Ayana Archie
The University of Georgia Routinely Ranks as One of America's Top Schools for Economic Development

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  • News

Georgia Tech, UGA make list of top 10 public universities

Georgia has landed two of its universities among the ranks of the top 10 public universities in the nation.

September 12, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
A student walks the Kennesaw State University Campus. Universities like Kennesaw allow high school students to sign up for college level classes.

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  • News

Georgia lawmakers consider shrinking state’s dual enrollment options for high school students

About 45,000 Georgia students participated in dual enrollment last year, taking college-level classes for both college and high school credit.

September 11, 2023
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  • Ross Williams
Georgia Southern University's Statesboro campus

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  • Education

Georgia's only environmental science Ph.D. program is launching. Hear from two of its first students

Georgia Southern University's new interdisciplinary program comes as a first for the Peach State.

August 17, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield Garrison Commander Col. Manuel Ramirez signs an agreement with Georgia Southern University officials at Fort Stewart near Hinesville on July 31, 2023.

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  • Education

Army partners with Georgia Southern to offer soldiers on-base MBA, other graduate programs

Veterans and Army family members can also enroll.

August 11, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Georgia Southern University's main campus in Statesboro, with two academic buildings in the background and a pond with fountains and tallgrass in the background.

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  • Education

Georgia's only Ph.D. program in environmental science to launch at Georgia Southern University

A new master's degree will also be offered, with an accelerated option for select undergraduates.

July 10, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Protesters for and against affirmative action demonstrate on Capitol Hill on Thursday. The Supreme Court ruled that race-conscious admissions programs at Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are unconstitutional.

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  • Law

With affirmative action gutted for college, race-conscious work programs may be next

With the Supreme Court having ruled against affirmative action policies in higher education, some legal experts worry about the future of workplace diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

June 30, 2023
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  • Elena Moore
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate makes last-minute cuts to higher education as battle brews over hospital regulations

The Georgia Senate Appropriations committee approved a spending plan Tuesday that cuts more than $100 million from the state’s higher education budget amidst a fight with the House over hospital regulations.

March 22, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
Wellesley College, in Massachusetts, was founded in 1870 to educate women. Its students are now pushing for more inclusive policies in admissions and communications.

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  • Education

Students want this women's college to rethink its notion of gender in admissions

Wellesley College currently admits only some transgender and nonbinary applicants. Students voted for a non-binding referendum pushing for more inclusive admissions and communications policies.

March 15, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
People walk on the Stanford University campus beneath Hoover Tower in Stanford, Calif., on March 14, 2019. Stanford University says it is investigating after multiple swastikas and an image of Adolf Hitler were found on a door Saturday at a Stanford student residence hall.

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  • National

Stanford University investigates swastikas and Hitler image left on student's door

News of the instance of antisemitism is one of several hate incidents reported on Stanford's campus this academic year.

March 13, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
SCAD Foundry, located on Drayton Street just south of downtown Savannah, occupies the building that once housed Georgia's first hospital.

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  • Business

Savannah College of Art and Design creates new studios in partnership with Deloitte

SCAD Foundry will house several new student initiatives with global consulting firm Deloitte.

January 27, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
Stanley Andrisse says his 21-year-old self, who was once facing 20 years to life in prison, could never have imagined his life today: Andrisse is now an endocrinologist, scientist and professor at Howard University's College of Medicine. He has a Ph.D., an MBA, and a lab full of students who affectionately call him Dr. Stan.

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  • Education

HBCUs are building a new prison-to-college pipeline

Historically black colleges and universities are developing new pathways for formerly incarcerated people to earn a degree and transition

August 19, 2022
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  • Sequoia Carrillo
Morehouse College is one of several historically Black colleges and universities seeing a surge in applications and enrollments in recent years.

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  • Education

After the rise of BLM, Black students and their families are heading back to HBCUs

Some historically Black colleges and universities have seen increases in application and enrollment numbers after years of decline.

August 16, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
The share of Americans who believe colleges and universities have a positive impact on the country has declined since 2020, according to recent survey.

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  • Education

More Americans are questioning whether college has a positive impact

A new poll on adults' perceptions of higher education shows a sharp partisan divide and a decline in the share of Americans who think colleges and universities have a positive impact on the nation.

July 26, 2022
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  • Pooja Salhotra
Harry Styles performs at a Tiny Desk Concert in 2020. He'll soon be the subject of a course at Texas State University.

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  • Pop Culture

Music for a college classroom: A Texas school will soon offer a Harry Styles class

Texas State University professor Louie Dean Valencia spoke with NPR about the creation and aims of the class, which is capped at 20 students. He's one of many who hopes it will eventually reach more.

July 21, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
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