Tag Archives: university of georgia

Adams to retire as UGA president in 2013

By Tom Crawford | Published: May 3, 2012

Michael Adams will step down in 2013 after 16 years as the University of Georgia’s president . . .

Tags: Board of Regents , Hank Huckaby , michael adams , university of georgia , University System , vince dooley

Political Notes – Richardson says Latino vote could swing election for Obama

By Tom Crawford | Published: April 30, 2012

Bill Richardson, the former New Mexico governor, predicts that the Latino vote will swing the outcome of the presidential election . . .

Tags: Barack Obama , Bill Richardson , Board of Regents , David Ralston , Donald Leebern , farm labor , Georgia Democratic Party , immigration law , Latino vote , Mike Berlon , Mitt Romney , Red & Black , university of georgia

Political Notes – Dreary jobs outlook for Georgia

By Tom Crawford | Published: November 30, 2011

Economic forecasters from the University of Georgia and Georgia State University look at the state’s near-term economic picture, and it is not a pretty one . . .

Tags: economic forecast , Gary Black , Georgia State University , job losses , John Albers , Sanford Bishop , Stan Wise , state veterinarian , university of georgia

Looking for climate information? It’s not there

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 25, 2011

For all practical purposes, it appears that Gov. Nathan Deal has effectively eliminated the job of state climatologist . . .

Read Tom's Blog | Tags: Billl Murphey , David Stooksbury , Nathan Deal , state climatologist , The Red & Black , university of georgia

Regents defy Perdue, approve engineering schools

By Tom Crawford | Published: November 9, 2010

Going against the orders of Gov. Sonny Perdue, the Board of Regents voted 9-8 to establish engineering programs at UGA and Georgia Southern . . .

Tags: Board of Regents , engineering programs , Georgia Southern , Sonny Perdue , university of georgia

Perdue ‘persuades’ regents to delay decision

By Tom Crawford | Published: October 12, 2010

The Board of Regents knuckles under to Gov. Sonny Perdue and puts off a vote on a new engineering school at the University of Georgia . . .

Tags: Board of Regents , Bud Peterson , engineering school , georgia tech , michael adams , Sonny Perdue , university of georgia