A report from the Institute for Research on Higher Education says Georgia’s policies make it more difficult for blacks, Latinos and low-income students to get a college education . . .
Gov. Nathan Deal suspends the mayor of Franklin, who is under indictment on theft charges; Chancellor Hank Huckaby shuffles some jobs in the University System . . .
Regents approve lucrative retirement package for UGA President Mike Adams, give compensation increases to several other presidents . . .
The Board of Regents approves new names for four institutions to reflect their upgrade to “state college” status . . .
Regents haggle, then eventually agree, on what to name two of the state’s new consolidated colleges . . .
Michael Adams will step down in 2013 after 16 years as the University of Georgia’s president . . .
Chancellor Hank Huckaby names two interim presidents to take charge of Gainesville State College and Augusta State University as they go through the consolidation process . . .
University System tuition will be increased by an overall average of 2.5 percent during the 2012-13 academic year . . .
The Board of Regents has appointed William J. McKinney as the next president of Valdosta State University, effective July 1 . . .
An Indiana college administrator is the frontrunner to become president of Valdosta State University . . .
