The three-year-old Georgia State University Marching Band has been selected to perform in the parade for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama, Jan. 21. “It’s extraordinary,” said Chester Phillips, assistant professor of music and director of athletic bands at the university. “We just are so excited that three years of hard work has paid [...]
Atlanta Life Abandoning Auburn Avenue
August 11, 2012 | Posted by
The Atlanta Life Financial Group is leaving Auburn Avenue after more than 90 years with an office on the street. The company decided earlier this year to sell its headquarters on Auburn to Georgia State University. And on Friday it said it has inked a deal to relocate its Atlanta headquarters to two floors of [...]
Dept. of Ed. Grants Georgia State University $10 Mil for Adult Literacy Center
July 31, 2012 | Posted by
According to a report in the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Georgia State University has landed a five-year $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to start a research center aimed at improving national adult literacy. At GSU’s Center for the Study of Adult Literacy, researchers will study the underlying cognitive and motivational issues of [...]
