Georgia State University officials moved ahead with a plan to create an Honors College by selecting a founding dean.

Larry Berman, a political science professor at the University of California-Davis, will serve as dean effective Jan. 3, 2012, officials announced Thursday.

Georgia State is transforming the current honors program into a college to provide accomplished students with more opportunities for research and other challenges. The change is one of the goals in the university's strategic plan.

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Savannah Chrisley, daughter of former reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, speaks outside the Federal Prison Camp on May 28, 2025, in Pensacola, Fla. President Donald Trump pardoned Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were found guilty of defrauding banks out of $36 million and hiding millions in earnings to avoid paying taxes. (Dan Anderson/AP)

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