The Board of Regents approved two graduate engineering programs and a new professorship for the Jewish Studies program in a vote Tuesday. Regents spokesman John Millsaps said the members passed the agenda items concerning the University with little discussion. The newly accepted programs, a master’s and Ph.D. in engineering, will begin enrolling students next fall. The [...]
The search committee for the dean of Franklin College has decided on four finalists to interview beginning mid-February, according to a release. None of the candidates chosen were from the University. “I believe the Franklin College Dean Search and Screening Committee has selected four outstanding finalists,” said Thomas Lauth, dean of the School of Public and [...]
The Board of Regents will vote Tuesday on two new graduate engineering programs to begin at the University in fall 2012. The new programs, a master’s and Ph.D. in engineering, will not have designated specializations but will lend themselves to a more “comprehensive engineering education,” according to the proposal in the Regents’ agenda. If passed, [...]
• Increase salaries “Second, we must-absolutely must-have help on faculty and staff salaries. I have made the case in Atlanta to the point that some members of the legislature turn away when they see me coming — but I chase them down. They need to know that we have lost ground to our peer institutions, [...]
The University has launched an initiative to tackle a big-boned problem across the state of Georgia. University President Michael Adams announced an initiative against obesity last month, saying the problem has been long-term and will not be easy to beat. “The data showing how quickly our population has been overcome by this menace to public [...]
Discussions about when to begin the 2013-14 school year circled the Executive Committee meeting Thursday. Traditionally, classes begin on a Monday, but with the University closed until Thursday, Jan. 2 school won’t commence until Tuesday, Jan. 6. For some in the committee, this set back disrupts the flow of Monday classes. Jeff Dorfman, agriculture and [...]
An Arabic professor at the University resigned at the start of the semester after issues of alleged religious discrimination, confusion about employment agreements and requests to change students’ grades, according to the professor and documents obtained by The Red & Black. “Since summer 2010, I started to feel that if I could leave this place [...]
Panhandling is often a vicious cycle, and University students may be enabling it. As recent efforts by the Athens Downtown Development Authority to change panhandling laws have brought the issue back into the local spotlight, students may remain unaware of their own contributions. Information gathered by the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing showed that higher percentages of students give money [...]
In a 24-23 vote, the Student Government Association voted to pass a resolution against restricting undocumented immigrants from higher education. For almost three hours, the SGA Senate listened to questions and debate from SGA senators and from students and members of the community. The Senate meeting ended with a vote by ballot in which senators [...]
Following a sexual assault, options are available to students. Tara Misra, the new relationship and sexual violence prevention coordinator, said she hopes to help educate students about sexual violence and assaults. She also plans to emphasize the ways in which relationships can be positive. “We’re not trying to discourage people from being young and having [...]
