Georgia Colleges
The financial mess at Georgia Perimeter College that forced out president Anthony Tricoli has been going on for several years and will continue into the future. That Atlanta Journal-Constitution has details.
For background, see my previous post.
This is a student-standing-in-front-of-tank moment, and worth noting.
More than 50 Shorter University faculty members have resigned rather than sign the evangelical Christian school’s mandatory ”personal lifestyle statement” that requires church membership, private alcohol consumption, if any, and rejection of adultery, premaritial sex, and homosexuality. (See previous post.)
And by the way: what an ironically [...]
Kayla Beck has posted an author interview with me over on Bibliophilia, Please. Check it out.
There are haves and have-nots even within the same system. On one hand, University of Georgia President Michael Adams espects a multi-million dollar retirement package for the state. On the other, Georgia Perimeter College President Anthony Tricoli is being forced to step down due to a $16 million budget shortfall at the sprawling [...]
The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia has announced the appointment of Dr. William J. McKinney as the next president of Valdosta State University. He will assume this new position beginning July 1, 2012. He is currently vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW), [...]
Retiring University of Georgia President Michael Adams stands to receive nearly $2.5 in benefits if the Board of Regents approves a proposed retirement compensation package Wednesday. Adams plans to teach at UGA and will presumably earn a fairly substantial salary for that, as well. His current annual pay is approximately $660,0oo. These “golden [...]
Still looking for a George college to attend this fall? Several schools—most of them private—report they still have slots available for incoming freshman. The majority report they have financial aid available, as well. Here’s the list:
Agnes Scott College Berry College Brenau University Clayton State University College of Coastal Georgia LaGrange College Morehouse College Oglethorpe [...]
Fake student veteran chapters are being founded on campuses to increase schools’ legitamacy. Another example of something to beware at for-profit colleges. South University of Georgia is one of the schools affected.
From Student Veterans of America:
WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Student Veterans of America (SVA) published a list of 26 for-profit institutions whose SVA charters [...]
Inside Higher Ed reports:
As President Obama began a three-state tour of college campuses, making a speech in North Carolina about the importance of keeping the interest rates for federally subsidized loans at 3.4 percent, House and Senate Democrats said they intend to introduce legislation today to stop the rate from doubling and [...]
