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On Location at Agnes Scott
 With its grassy quads and Gothic and Victorian architecture, Agnes Scott's campus has been the setting for many movies and TV episodes. The Decatur campus plays a leading role in Georgia's growing film industry, generating visibility – and revenue during tough economic times – for the college. A new advisory group for film projects includes students and faculty.
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$100 Million in Construction for SPSU Student Growth
 To serve a record 21 percent enrollment increase over the last three years, Southern Polytechnic State University is building new on-campus housing, parking and classrooms. The new residence hall will be constructed not with public funds, but through the sale of construction bonds to be repaid through rent revenues. More >
University System Economic Impact: $12.1 Billion
A new report confirms that in the midst of an economic downturn, Georgia's public universities continue to be one of the state's major economic engines. Together, the 35 institutions of the University System of Georgia contributed a $12.1 billion impact to the state's economy during fiscal year 2008. More >
A separate report from the Georgia Foundation for Independent Colleges estimates the economic impact of 26 of Georgia's private colleges and universities at $6.5 billion. Download the report (PDF) >
Morehouse and Israel Partner on Civil and Human Rights
Honoring the connection between African Americans and Jews in the struggle for human and civil rights, Morehouse College is partnering with the Consul General of Israel, the American Jewish Committee and the Temple of Atlanta for the new Rabin-King Initiative. Named for Israel's late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Morehouse alumnus Martin Luther King Jr., the project will include a course on the "Roots of Religion and the Black Experience," an exchange program with the University of Haifa, collaborative service projects with Jewish and African American students, and an oral history project with black and Jewish student leaders. More >
Who Bears Georgia's Tax Burden?
Metro Atlanta contributes more to the state's revenue than it receives in spending, according to a new report released this week by Georgia State University. Per capita, metro Atlanta generates $500 more in state revenue than it receives in state expenditures. More >
 UGA Publishes K-12 Policy Papers
University of Georgia faculty offer insight and analysis on charter schools, early childhood education, teacher compensation, the HOPE scholarship, middle grades reform, anti-bullying efforts, school finance and other issues in a new volume of papers for policymakers.
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Agnes Scott Student: Leading to Help Others
 "From the moment I learned what 'privilege' meant in my first women's studies course, I knew I wanted to use mine to the advantage of people without it," says Meg Beyer, the Agnes Scott student who was named a Truman Scholar this week. She is one of 60 juniors nationwide chosen for leadership potential, intellectual ability and the likelihood of making a difference in the world. More >
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Photo credits: Agnes Scott College, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Kennesaw State University, Southern Polytechnic State University, University of Georgia.
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University of West Georgia is one of the few universities in the country with an endowed undergraduate anthropology program. Its Waring Archaeology Laboratory is the only one of its type in Georgia and serves faculty and students as well as state and federal agencies and private archaeology firms. Know more >
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