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Point Park University’s board of trustees Monday announced the appointment of Donald J. Green as the school’s eighth president.
Green, who is president of Georgia Highlands College, a multi-campus state college in the University System of Georgia, will take the helm at Point Park this summer, officials said. He succeeds Paul Hennigan, who has been with the university since 2000 and president since 2006.
Trustees settled on Green following a national search that officials said attracted a number of well-qualified candidates.
ATLANTA — Presidents, deans and educators in Georgia’s public university system — in response to recent questions from a state lawmaker on the topic — say they’re not teaching courses
CRT Is Sacrosanct and May Not Be Questioned
Critical Race Theory is a poisonous, racist, anti-American set of doctrines, but we are all supposed to pretend we don’t understand that. Criticism of CRT is forbidden, or will be if the Left gets its way.
Take the case of Georgia, where a state representative has questions about the institutions that his constituents support with their taxes:
A Georgia lawmaker is trying to find out whether any of the state’s public universities are teaching about white privilege or oppression, part of a larger national debate over how colleges should teach about American history and race relations.
Georgia professors bristle at questions from GOP lawmaker
By JEFF AMYJanuary 30, 2021 GMT
ATLANTA (AP) A Georgia lawmaker is trying to find out whether any of the state’s public universities are teaching about white privilege or oppression, part of a larger national debate over how colleges should teach about American history and race relations.
University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley asked the system’s 26 colleges and universities on Jan. 21 to research the information after state Rep. Emory Dunahoo, a Gillsville Republican, submitted questions on the topic to Wrigley following budget hearings.
Some faculty members are bristling at the questions, saying they intrude into a professor’s academic freedom and are part of an effort by Republicans to impose their vision of history and social relations. Conservatives, though, say they’re fighting left-wing indoctrination by professors.
As Georgia sets records for its daily number of COVID-19 cases, the state’s public university system wants to bring more students back to campuses this semester. However, the United Campus Workers Union of Georgia says officials need to do more to ensure students’ and workers’ safety.
The Board of Regents passed a resolution in October, stating each campus is to “maximize safe in-person instruction.”
During the board’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, University System of Georgia Chancellor Steve Wrigley praised schools’ re-openings in the fall. He said they’re well-prepared for the spring semester.
“Institutions are reminding students, faculty, and staff of the behaviors to practice to reduce the risk of transmitting the virus: wearing a mask, staying at least six feet apart, washing hands often, not attending large gatherings, and monitoring for COVID-19 symptoms,” he said.