HBCU Journeys

In interviews with Atlanta Journal-Constitution journalists, graduates of historically black colleges and universities describe a memorable moment in their HBCU experience.

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Georgia students study abroad while remaining in-state

Remote study program exposes undocumented Georgia students to a new world

On a recent Sunday evening at Nakato Japanese Restaurant near Buckhead, a group of students and faculty gathered for dinner, celebrating the students’ recent completion of a u...

Demonstrators calling for the cancellation of student debt, in Washington, June 30, 2023. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
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How student debt is draining families in the South across generations

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Georgia Southern University employee gets $250,000 in transgender student rights case

New medical doctors react after receiving their degrees at the graduation ceremony for Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta on Saturday, May 16, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)
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Americans shouldn’t have to be rich to go to medical school

Georgia colleges returning to liberal arts
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Liberal arts still matter to students and are valuable for Georgia’s workforce

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A view of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in Decatur on July 27, 2026. The college accreditor is changing its name to The Commission on Colleges and Universities. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

SACS name change reflects transforming accreditation landscape for colleges

How Georgia schools are adapting to AI in the classroom
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It’s time to talk about screen time in classrooms

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Police find ‘no evidence’ of rape in UGA student investigation

Philanthropy shaped Atlanta. Here’s how that legacy endures.

US Defense Department directs Emory University to conduct security audit

Georgia to mark 25 years of lottery, HOPE grants
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15 years ago, HOPE scholarship reform drove rural and urban Georgia apart

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Georgia’s physician shortage is at crisis level, partially because of academic institutions

UGA’s north campus and downtown Athens as seen on Sunday morning, January 5, 2026. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

Athens police investigating possible sexual assault of UGA student

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