Colleges are collaborative places and they typically enjoy working with each other, but they’re also competitive. In recent days, there’s been news that could create greater competition and shows collaboration.
Here are some details in this week’s AJC On Campus.
College admissions changes on the horizon?
Credit: Christopher Quinn
Credit: Christopher Quinn
The National Association on College Admissions Counseling, which represents about 1,700 colleges and universities, agreed by a vote during its national conference Saturday on changes some say may significantly impact how schools recruit students. The changes allow schools to offer more lucrative financial aid packages to students who initially chose another college or university, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The association said it had “little choice” to make this decision. It said on its website it made the changes as a “good-faith compromise.” The U.S. Justice Department has been investigating the association for about two years for potential anti-trust violations because its prior bylaws barred schools from offering incentives to students accepted under certain packages.
The association’s members include nearly all of Georgia’s largest private and public colleges and universities.
It’s FAFSA time!
Tuesday marks the start of the annual period for students planning or continuing to take college courses to fill out the federal form that helps them get financial aid. Here's our report about it and some tips from the experts.
Agnes Scott College and its goats
We hope this one gets your goat. Agnes Scott College brought 15 goats and two sheep onto its campus in Decatur on Wednesday to clear some invasive plant species. Read a little more about it here.
Mayor Pete talks and his qualms with college football
Two days after Georgia beat Notre Dame, Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who happens to be mayor of the city's that is home to Notre Dame, was quoted in a Jewish Insider interview discussing his concerns about the college athletics business model. Here's our report about his concerns and a classic response to them from the Georgia Republican Party's former executive director.
Newsy week at Morehouse College
Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC FILE PHOTO
Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC FILE PHOTO
Dear old Morehouse was in the news several times in the last week. The college announced, well 10 days ago, how billionaire Robert F. Smith's student loan repayment gift to the graduating class of 2019 will be handled. On Tuesday, the college disclosed cuts and other measures to close a budget gap. Then, on Friday, Morehouse sent a news release that the Pickard family will donate $2 million to the college for scholarships for students from LaGrange and three Midwestern cities: Cincinnati, Ohio; Detroit and Flint, Mich.
UGA gets contract to create flu vaccines
Remember we talked at the top of this article about colleges and collaboration? Here's an example. The University of Georgia got some big news Monday. It will be the lead on a federally-funded project to create flu vaccines. Emory University and Georgia Tech are part of the team involved in the work.
Education notebook
AJC reporter Vanessa McCray noted an interesting situation in the Atlanta Public Schools district. The school board and the superintendent it recently decided it will not renew her employment contract are working together on a five-year plan to improve its schools. Read more about it here.
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