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Wednesday, July 11, 2012  Updated with video; A new study shows the economic impact of Georgia schools.

Tuesday, May 15, 2012  Updated with video; Darton College gets a new designation from the University System of Georgia.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Georgia Tech has been approved to launch a new way to pay for college.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Updated with video; Georgia's college students will be paying more for their education as the Georgia Board of Regents approves a tuition increase.

Friday, December 09, 2011  Updated with video; It's been 50 years since the Civil Rights movement began in Albany and it's taken that amount of time to recognize the students who made a sacrifice for the cause.

Thursday, June 02, 2011  Ten page report criticizing school released.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  The Georgia Board of Regents voted Tuesday to raise tuition to deal with a massive shortfall because of state budget cuts

Thursday, June 17, 2010  Fourteen Georgia state senators have sent a letter to the Georgia Board of Regents expressing their disappointment with what they see as a failure to comply with immigration laws.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  The Georgia Board of Regents vote to raise the tuition at all public colleges and universities.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009  The Georgia Board of Regents has passed a measure allowing college presidents to furlough employees if needed.

Thursday, April 23, 2009  Albany State University has earned the highest audit rating in the school’s history, going from a code 4 to a code 2, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008.

Tuesday, April 14, 2009  The Georgia Board of Regents is expected to vote on how much to raise tuition in the face of the state's worst fiscal crisis in decades, including a measure to suspend guaranteed tuition rates for students.

Wednesday, January 28, 2009  A state lawmaker who supports merging several historically black public colleges in Georgia has introduced a resolution urging the Board of Regents to move ahead with the cost-saving move.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009  The head of the University System of Georgia will give his annual state-of-the-system address today at a Board of Regents meeting.

Wednesday, December 03, 2008  The state Board of Regents has approved steeper budget cuts and hikes on student fees to deal with the state's worsening financial crisis.