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Adams names four finalists for new vice president position

  University President Michael Adams this week announced four finalists for the new position of vice president for external affairs at the University. This is the final position to be filled out of three top administrative offices created by Adams as part of a reorganization of the University’s administrative structure. The appointee of the position [...]

Regents approve insurance rate increase

  A hike in insurance rates, accompanied by no increase in benefits, for University System of Georgia faculty and staff was approved Wednesday by the Board of Regents. The 15 percent hike is the first rate increase to be shouldered by the system’s employees, and not its universities, in eight years. Don Davis, the regents’ [...]

Heat, time play key role in Reed Hall renovation

  Despite a sweltering heat wave putting the mercury over 100 degrees across Georgia, workers are trying to get the renovation of Reed Hall – the University’s oldest dorm – done by the July 21 deadline, when students are scheduled to move in. "It’s going to be a race to the finish," said University Housing [...]

Professor begins short term as interim provost

  University Professor of higher education and history Thomas Dyer began his short term as interim provost Wednesday. The appointment of Dyer, announced by University President Michael Adams Monday, bridges the gap between the departure of retiring Vice President for Academic Affairs William Prokasy on June 30 and the arrival of newly-appointed provost Karen Holbrook [...]

New provost looks to University’s future

  Karen A. Holbrook, announced Monday as the new senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University, says she is looking forward to becoming part of the University community. Holbrook said in a telephone interview that she will be looking for a house in the Athens area over the next month and [...]

New provost brings research experience to the University

  University President Michael Adams said at Monday’s press conference that new University provost Karen Holbrook is the "best person for the job" for many reasons. Among other accomplishments, she has a strong background in graduate studies and research. "You and I both know that stronger graduate and research programs will be necessary for us [...]

Proposed increase in bus fees may affect students’ fares

  University students may end up paying more of the transportation costs for Athens-Clarke County with their student fees. At Tuesday night’s meeting of the ACC government, commissioners discussed a proposed student transportation fee contract that would mean a 5 percent boost in the student contribution to the operating expenses of The Bus. If approved [...]

Professor follows nature ‘fascination’

Contributing Writer   A large, cleanly bearded man walks through a patch of trees with a pen and chart in hand, noting the rhododendron with pink white blooms, the oaks and flowers. He finds the direction of the wind and locates ant hills to estimate the distance the ants might carry the seeds from nearby [...]