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News Articles: Savannah State University

Savannah State University freshman Sanaai Stewart on campus after updating her voter registration at an event hosted by Black Voters Matter on Sept. 20, 2024.

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  • Politics

Black Voters Matter holds registration drives at 3 HBCUs in South Georgia

Oct. 7 is the last day Georgians can register to vote in the presidential election.

September 23, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Logos of Savannah State University and Morehouse College

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Two Georgia HBCUs awarded newsroom grants from institute led by Pulitzer winner Nikole Hannah-Jones

Savannah State and Morehouse are among 10 HBCU newsrooms in the U.S. to receive funds.

May 15, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Savannah activist and volunteer Jaydon Grant, right, poses for a photo with Fight Dirty Tybee organizer Tim Arnold during a beach cleanup on Tybee Island after this year's Orange Crush gathering.

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  • Politics

‘Orange Crush is not going away’: Activist says more Tybee Island policing won't end festival

With a heavier police presence than in 2023, the Tybee Island Police Department made more arrests at this year's Orange Crush gathering.

April 30, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Welcome sign to Tybee Island, with a sea turtle sculpture above.

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  • Politics

‘This bill is not designed to stop Orange Crush’: Lawmaker shares outlook on Tybee Island gathering

Senate Bill 443 empowers local governments to seek financial damages from unpermitted event organizers.

April 19, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A worker places a section of metal barricade along a main road on Tybee Island, Ga., on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, a few days ahead of the weekend beach party known as Orange Crush. Black college students started the spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach more than 30 years ago. Tybee Island officials are blocking roads and parking spaces and brining in about 100 extra police officers for the party this weekend, saying record crowds last year proved unruly and dangerous.

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A Georgia beach aims to disrupt Black students' spring bash after big crowds brought chaos in 2023

Thousands of Black college students expected this weekend for an annual spring bash at Georgia's largest public beach shouldn't expect a warm welcome. Tybee Island's city leaders are bringing in dozens of extra police officers and using barricades to block parking lots and residential streets during Orange Crush, a sprawling beach party begun three decades ago.

April 18, 2024
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  • Associated Press
At top, a panoramic image shows what Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island, Georgia, may look like through the eyes of a sea turtle facing inland. The bottom image shows the same perspective as humans see it.

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  • Environment

Researchers are generating a ‘turtle's-eye view’ of the beach to save Georgia's baby sea turtles

Pinpointing sources of light pollution could help conservationists save sea turtle hatchlings.

October 11, 2023
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  • Benjamin Payne
This Monday, May 1, 2023 photo shows the main entrance to Savannah State University in Savannah, Ga. Savannah State President Kimberly Ballard-Washington is resigning as leader of Georgia's oldest historically Black public university amid financial challenges that include employee layoffs and a faculty revolt against one of her top administrators.

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  • News

Savannah State leader resigning amid declining enrollment

The president of Georgia's oldest historically Black public university is resigning amid financial challenges that sparked employee layoffs and a faculty revolt against one of the top administrators. Savannah State University President announced Thursday that she would step down on June 30.

May 02, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Savannah State University president Kimberly Ballard-Washington speaks at a signing ceremony at the HBCU's campus, as Grand Valley State University president Philomena Mantella watches remotely from her office near Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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  • Education

Savannah State finds far-flung partner in Michigan to expand access, affordability for HBCU students

Georgia's oldest public HBCU has opened an enrollment “pipeline” with Michigan's Grand Valley State University.

August 31, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
16 students from Savannah State University stand outside the Glynn County Courthouse in Brunswick on Nov. 18, 2021.

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  • Education

New photo exhibition chronicles rally of Black pastors amid trial of Ahmaud Arbery's murderers

Savannah State journalism professor Jason Miccolo Johnson and his students documented the demonstration outside the Glynn County Courthouse last November.

April 04, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Hill Hall on the campus of Savannah State University. The building is in the classical revival architectural style, and features several pillars on the front exterior.

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  • Business

New mentorship program at Savannah State aims to boost Black-owned business creation

A new collaboration between Georgia's oldest public HBCU and a network of volunteer business mentors will lend real-world expertise to aspiring entrepreneurs.

March 04, 2022
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  • Benjamin Payne
Kimberly Ballard-Washington

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  • Education

Savannah State's Interim President Stepping Into The Job Permanently

Savannah State University Interim President Kimberly Ballard-Washington is about to take on the job on a permanent basis. Ballard-Washington has been selected sole finalist for the post, system Chancellor Steve Wrigley and Sachin Shailendra, chairman of the Board of Regents, announced Thursday.

May 07, 2021
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  • Dave Williams
Professor Kai Shen demonstrates how DNA samples are inserted into the machine for rapid analysis.

Savannah's New Rapid DNA Machine Takes Minutes Instead Of Weeks

Savannah State University is testing a new machine that could help law enforcement solve more crimes. It’s the first of its kind in Georgia.

April 24, 2020
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  • Emily Jones
Hill Hall at Savannah State University

Roach Infestation Closes Savannah State University's Student Center

Student complaints of being served moldy bread and finding bugs in mac and cheese at a campus food court led Savannah State University to close its...

February 17, 2020
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  • Associated Press
A security camera and emergency call station at a student housing complex on Savannah State's campus, the scene of a fatal shooting in February.

Campus Safety Under Fire At Savannah State

Editor's Note: Savannah State police chief James Barnwell was placed on administrative leave with pay as of March 23, 2018. The university says it is...

March 28, 2018
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By:
  • Emily Cureton
Hill Hall at Savannah State University

Parents File Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Savannah State University

The parents of Christopher Starks, a student who was killed last year at Savannah State University, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the...

June 02, 2016
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By:
  • Trevor Young and
  • Miranda Fulmore

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