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October 15, 2018, 4:11 pm/0 Comments

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GSU Welch School of Art – MFA Open House 10/12/18. Photos by Kelly Jordan

October 15, 2018, 3:19 pm/1 Comment

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GSU Welch School of Art – MFA Open House 10/12/18. Photo by Kelly Jordan

GSU pioneered a system to help all students complete enrollment process

August 12, 2018, 4:46 pm/0 Comments

As college students head to campus this month, administrators across the country are mindful of Georgia State University and a program it tested to help students who have been accepted actually enroll and attend classes.

New ‘Access to Justice’ map provides treasure trove of data in easy-to-use format

September 3, 2017, 4:04 pm/0 Comments

A new mapping tool intended to quantify the disparity of legal access in Georgia also shows some striking facts about the state’s population. For instance, a third of Gwinnett County residents don’t speak English at home and a third of Gwinnett’s households don’t have Internet access.

GSU’s naming of Petit Field helps build excitement leading to football home opener

August 9, 2017, 5:07 pm/0 Comments

Georgia State University is maintaining the momentum in the days approaching the Aug. 31 home opener in its new football stadium with the announcement the field is named for noted alumnus Parker H. “Pete” Petit. Petit Field will be the centerpiece in a stadium still open for naming rights.

Young adults may use pot, tobacco, e-cigarettes based on flawed evaluation of risks

May 10, 2017, 5:01 pm/1 Comment

Consider this comment from a young adult quoted in a new health study led by a researcher at Georgia State University: “I smoke [pot] recreationally, but it still has those medical effects because I work and UPS, and I lift boxes all day. … I’m sore a lot of the times. But I don’t even notice these days because I’m so medicated.”

Terms offered at Turner Field describe community involvement by GSU, developers

April 24, 2017, 6:26 pm/1 Comment

The team redeveloping Turner Field announced Monday that it has proposed a long-term agreement to four groups designated to represent the surrounding neighborhood. The team also met, reportedly, with stauncher advocates who have called for greater community involvement from the development team – a demand that has gained some level of support from some Atlanta City Council members.

Georgia’s middle class is disappearing; GSU report can’t say where it’s going, or why

April 17, 2017, 4:35 pm/2 Comments

The bottom line of a nuanced report on Georgia’s shrinking middle class is that the divide between the wealthy and low income is becoming ever more stark and could create wide-reaching impacts, according to the authors at Georgia State University.

Think metro ATL isn’t the place you remember? You’re right, says new GSU report

April 10, 2017, 5:42 pm/0 Comments

A report released Monday by Georgia State University shows dramatic changes in metro Atlanta’s demographics since 1970. The population is more diverse, older, better educated, and living closer together. The proportion of middle income households has declined slightly since the Great Recession.

South Pole news: GSU prof heading there, astronaut Buzz Aldrin safely evacuated

December 1, 2016, 3:58 pm/0 Comments

The South Pole is in the news today, as Buzz Aldrin, one of two men to walk on the moon in 1969, was evacuated from a research facility just as a Georgia State University professor is preparing to open a new facility to study the Sun’s “magic carpet” and, hopefully, solve a 75-year-old enigma.

GSU to restore historic Hurt Park, add stage to greenspace along Atlanta Streetcar route

August 15, 2016, 4:42 pm/17 Comments

Georgia State University plans to restore Hurt Park in downtown Atlanta, an historic greenspace that was opened in 1940 and later heralded as a major accomplishment in the first administration of legendary Mayor William B. Hartsfield.

GSU report predicts drop in Ga. manufacturing jobs, regardless of federal, state policies

August 8, 2016, 5:52 pm/0 Comments

A new report from Georgia State University predicts a steep drop in manufacturing jobs in Georgia through 2035. Federal and state policies are not likely to reverse this economic force.

GSU’s new dean of arts, sciences a linguist also experienced in politics of higher education

July 26, 2016, 8:24 pm/1 Comment

The incoming dean of Georgia State University’s College of Arts and Sciences is arriving from the University of Kansas, where her academic research delved into the linguistics of a Native American language spoken in northern Montana and southern Alberta, Canada.

GSU gets good credit report as closing nears on Turner Field

May 19, 2016, 2:52 pm/0 Comments

Georgia State University has received good news about its credit rating as the university comes closer to needing about $100 million to pay for its share of buying and redeveloping Turner Field and its environs.

Shooting death, GSU report shine light on risks facing homeless youths in region

May 11, 2016, 9:32 pm/0 Comments

A shooting death Wednesday following an altercation outside a Downtown Atlanta homeless shelter underscores the dangers facing the region’s homeless youths, whose issues are detailed in a new report from Georgia State University.

GSU policy brief explores broad economic impact of Georgia’s film tax credits

February 29, 2016, 5:11 pm/6 Comments

Georgia’s film tax credit program may be the grand slam Gov. Nathan Deal contends, but a new GSU report reveals caveats such as the average wage paid for film jobs in Georgia was the lowest average wage among the top 10 states.

Georgia’s recovery from recession evident in weak state revenues: GSU report

January 6, 2016, 10:57 pm/0 Comments

Georgia’s economy and employment rate are improving, but that doesn’t mean the state government will have a surge of revenues available to lawmakers when they devise a budget in the upcoming Legislative session, according to a new report from Georgia State University.

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Law & Public Policy

FEC increases contribution limits for 2019-2020
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Leadership in Action

A Seat at the Table: Why Board Service Matters
Krystin O’Mara, Board Bank Chair, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. Each year, The Junior League...
Arts & Culture Seen

Entrepreneurship in the Arts: Dance Canvas’ path to startup, growth, and finding a place in the community
By Angela Harris I wrote a retrospective blog in 2014, looking back on why I founded Dance Canvas a...
Transit

MARTA ARTS ADMINISTRATOR RECOGNIZED FOR HER WORK AS AN ARTIST CHAMPION
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Arts Administrator Katherine Dirga will be reco...
Region Matters

Do New Toll Lanes Pave Way to Better Commute?
By Jim Jaquish During the construction of the Express lanes on I-75 north, people wondered if the tw...
People, Places, Parks

How Would You Make Atlanta a More Inviting Place? Tell Us—And We Just Might Help You Do It!
By George Dusenbury, Georgia State Director for Trust for Public Land, and Timothy J. Keane, Commi...
Philanthropy

2-1-1 points people ‘in right direction,’ provides needs
On a typical weekday, the United Way of Greater Atlanta offices close around 6 p.m., with more than...
Sustainable Communities

The Urban Land Institute to Advise Central Atlanta Progress on Planning and Development of the “Stitch,” a Proposal for Vibrant Park Space Along I-75 and I-85 Connector
Nationally Renowned Panel of Land Use and Urban Planning Experts to Visit Atlanta February 24 – Ma...
Poverty & Equity

LET JUSTICE FLOW
Last week I was in Washington, DC, with social justice leaders from Catholic Ministries from across...
Higher Education

New Ph.D. Program Trains Students In Tackling Complex Urban Challenges
By Jan Nijman, Director and Distinguished University Professor, Urban Studies Institute at Georgia S...
Global Health

Unconditional Love Then and Now
By: Elizabeth Hodges, MAP International The father’s love for his daughter was apparent from the m...
Historic Westside

NFL Foundation, Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation & Atlanta Super Bowl Host Committee unveil $2.4 million renovation of the Westside’s John F. Kennedy Park
By Westside Future Fund Each year, the NFL seeks to improve the surrounding communities of the Super...
Metro Business

Super Bowl LIII Shows the World – Atlanta Is Now
Photo above provided by Metro Atlanta Chamber via the ATL Brand Box. Metro Atlanta’s sporting mom...
Financial Inclusion

HOPE Global Forum 2019
In less than 100 days (99 to be exact), hundreds of thought leaders and influencers will converge in...

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