Three weeks ago, students at Emory University woke up to find messages promoting the candidacy of Donald Trump for president written in chalk on buildings and sidewalks around the Decatur campus. The Trump mentions, while nowhere near as threatening as the events leading to protests at the University of Missouri, Yale, and other institutions of
Over the last few weeks the press, political commentators and comedians have had a field day with the fragile college students frightened and offended by some sidewalk chalk support for Donald Trump. Just when we thought Emory University was an enclave of marginalized, frightened and offended students along comes a ray of sunshine in for
Georgia’s next battle and big ballot issue for November is the failing schools amendment for the Opportunity School District proposal. However, Governor Deal might have lost some political capital when he vetoed the religious freedom bill, and the backlash might now cloud support over the amendment, according to a story from 11 Alive. The OSD
University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby told a Wednesday lunchtime meeting of the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce about efforts the Board of Regents are making to reduce expenses and make higher education more affordable for Georgia students. Huckaby told the audience that at the same time that he became Chancellor in 2011, the state’s
The Georgia Department of Economic Development created the High Demand Career Initiative (HDCI) three years ago to bring business leaders and state leaders together for a productive dialogue. The initiative is more important than ever with Georgia’s rapidly growing and ever-changing economy. No doubt the program has been wildly successful for Georgia’s economy and workforce
Emory Daycare University, the same place that seriously considered banning Yik Yak last year, is in the news (The Onion, AJC, The Chronicle of Higher Learning, Barstool Sports, The Emory Wheel, The Tab) for one of the stupidest things that you will ever read around here (and Ed had nothing to do with it). On Monday, someone used
Arguably, one of the legacies of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and the more recent Race To The Top (RT3) initiative is an emphasis on accountability for public school students, teachers, and school districts that is measured heavily through standardized testing – and as a result, anti-testing movements have gained traction
Welcome to Part 3 of the Ehrhart/Peterson feud (you can read Part 1 and Part 2). It seems this saga has come to an end. The AJC reported Chairman Earl Ehrhart and Georgia Tech President Bud Peterson mended fences. State Rep. Earl Ehrhart said he and Tech president Bud Peterson had a very “cordial and productive”
In the latest attempt to allow certain illegal immigrants to attend one of Georgia’s college and universities and pay in-state tuition, two Georgia Perimeter College students have filed a federal lawsuit against the Board of Regents and many of the University System College presidents. The suit claims that the students have had their rights violated
It seems Chairman Earl Ehrhart’s feud with Georgia Tech over due process has escalated rather quickly. Georgia Pol covered the issue earlier, but here’s a quick recap: Last week, Representative Earl Ehrhart, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee On Higher Education, had much to say about due process in collegiate judicial proceedings involving students, or lack thereof.
