For Diversity in School Boards: Georgia Students Lead the Fight
New redistricting maps and proposed legislation appear designed to stifle the voices of a student population that, around Atlanta, is undergoing rapid change.
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New redistricting maps and proposed legislation appear designed to stifle the voices of a student population that, around Atlanta, is undergoing rapid change.
Former Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue is the sole candidate to become the chancellor of the state's university system.
Students and faculty members around the state are reacting to news that Republican former governor Sonny Perdue may soon head up Georgia’s public university system. This week, officials on the Board of Regents announced Perdue is the sole finalist for the top job of chancellor. Opponents of the choice say Perdue's appointment would jeopardize academic freedom across the system’s 26 campuses.
ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly is now full of Southern white men bemoaning the threat to their children from class discussions of “divisive concepts” such as systematic racism.
Former two-term governor Sonny Perdue is all but certain to become the next leader of Georgia’s 26-institution public system. Students fear that if Perdue’s tenure looks anything like his time as governor, funding cuts will follow.