Emory University was Georgia's top-ranked college, according to data U.S. News & World Report released Tuesday. The college placed No. 20 among national public and private universities and has been a top 20 school for 19 years.
Georgia Tech placed No. 36 and University of Georgia was in a six-way tie for No. 62. On the list for just public national universities, Tech ranked No. 7 and UGA tied for No. 23.
Spelman College ranked No. 1 among historically black colleges and Morehouse College was No. 3.
View the rankings at: www.usnews.com/colleges. LAURA DIAMOND
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The city of Statesboro must pay $4,250 in attorneys fees to citizens who sued the city, its mayor and council members for violating the Open Meetings Act, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday.
The citizens filed suit after discovering the mayor and council in April 2010 had met at the Gateway Pond House, not council chambers, to discuss the budget. The state's high court rejected the city's argument that it was not liable to pay the citizens' legal bills, saying the Open Meetings Act "explicitly authorizes the assessment of attorneys' fees." BILL RANKIN
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Two student newspapers in Georgia have been named finalists in the prestigious 2011 national Pacemaker Awards.
The Collegian at Georgia Perimeter College in Clarkston was selected in the two-year college category. The Signal at Georgia State University was named in the four-year non-daily category.
The awards by the Associated Collegiate Press and the Newspaper Association of America Foundation judge breadth, depth and quality of reporting, writing, photography and graphics. Winners will be announced Oct. 29. TY TAGAMI
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