Jason Armesto
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Jason Armesto covers higher education policy for the AJC. He was a video journalist before becoming the political reporter for the Charlottesville Daily Progress where he won multiple awards from the Virginia Press Association.
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Georgia Tech and drivers agree on a contract

Georgia Tech finds student reported missing

Georgia Institute of Technology

Georgia Regents names sole finalist for university system chancellor

Georgia Southern University Fan Fest

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

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

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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

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

KSU commencement ceremony

Georgia greenlights 3-year college bachelor’s degree

HBCU - Funding

HBCUs need a financial lifeline. Help is stalled in Congress.

Student loans burdening retirement

A major money issue: Nearly $11 billion of Georgia student loans in default