COLUMBUS, Georgia, April 27 -- Columbus State University issued the following news: In yet another step toward making graduate school more accessible to the nation's military, graduates of the U.S. Army Adjutant General School at Fort Jackson in South Carolina now qualify for nine hours of master's-level course credit at Columbus State University. A new agreement between the Georgia-based university and the U.S. Army underscores Columbus State's commitment to supporting military education and   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- Emory University's School of Law issued the following news release: Brill Publishers has released a book of essays in honor of John Witte, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, McDonald Distinguished Professor of Religion, and faculty director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. The collection is edited by Rafael Domingo, Gary S. Hauk, and Timothy P. Jackson, former colleagues and enduring friends of Witte. The book is free and open   more

VALDOSTA, Georgia, April 27 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news: Valdosta State University is harnessing the wisdom of horses to help students develop the essential skills needed to achieve their educational, professional, and personal goals. VSU's new STRIDES (Students Together Reaching Individual Development and Educational Success) Equine-Assisted First-Year Student Experience is designed to help students develop self-awareness, goal-setting strategies, as well as proble  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs issued the following news: The McIntosh County Industrial Development Authority has secured a significant boost for its infrastructure development endeavors with a $500,000 grant from the OneGeorgia Equity Fund. These funds are earmarked for essential upgrades to water, sewer, and road systems within the Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development-certified Tidewater West Industrial Park. This investment is strategically   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that David Bridges, vice president of the Georgia Institute of Technology's Enterprise Innovation Institute, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Bridges, who was named Fulbright Specialist in February of 2024, will complete a project at the Digital Coalition in the Slovak Republic that aims to ex  more

MACON, Georgia, April 27 -- Mercer University issued the following news: Mercer University senior Jamyah Janise Combs has been awarded a CDC John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholars (Lewis Scholars) position at the University of Pittsburgh this summer. The Pitt Public Health Undergraduate Scholars Program's (PHUSP) goal is to advance health equity by increasing public health workforce diversity. The eight-week residential program is designed to encourage historically underserved coll  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 27 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Dr. Martha Sales, WKU's Dean of Students and Interim Vice President of Student Experience, was inducted into the Franklin-Simpson Hall of Fame on Thursday evening (April 25). "I was totally surprised, humbled and honored," said Dr. Sales, a native of Franklin and a 1987 graduate of Franklin-Simpson High School. "For me, this recognition was a reminder that even when you don't realize it -- people are wa  more