Top Stories Oglethorpe University new business school dean Dennis Kelly ready for fall – Atlanta Business Chronicle Dennis Kelly said he was not exactly looking for another job after announcing his retirement from the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C., where he served as director of the National Zoo for seven years and then as interim president […]
Top Stories For 2019, Phoenix Flies free architecture tours are returning with a dozen new sites Get ready, Atlanta architecture and history buffs. The 2019 Phoenix Flies is on the way. Returning for its 16 th year, Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Atlanta’s Historic Sites continues to grow and expand, this year adding more than […]
Top Stories 3 Small Colleges in the South Take 3 Very Different Approaches Administration Premium content for subscribers. Subscribe Today Agnes Scott College, in Decatur, Ga., unveiled a pioneering “signature program,” Summit, in 2015. Promising to educate young women for roles as global leaders, Summit includes a refocused curriculum, foreign travel for all first-year students… […]
Top Stories Dean of Oglethorpe University’s new business school aims to make ‘robot-proof’ leaders The dean of the new business school at Brookhaven’s Oglethorpe University says the time is right for a set of new academic programs to equip students for a future that will be increasingly technological and global. Dennis W. Kelly came on […]
Top Stories Real Estate Notebook: Northwinds project lands FiberLight, starts construction – Atlanta Business Chronicle A 24-acre mixed-use project in Alpharetta shows the growing preference for denser, more walkable developments in the sprawling Atlanta suburbs. Developer Pope & Land has landed its first office tenant for the project, Northwinds Summit. FiberLight LLC signed a 16,124-square-foot […]
Top Stories Office and hotel development planned on Peachtree Road in Brookhaven – Atlanta Business Chronicle A big new office and hotel development is proposed on Peachtree Road by Oglethorpe University in Brookhaven. Taylor & Mathis Inc. recently submitted plans with more details and new imagery of the project, which would redevelop Brookhaven City Hall. […]
Top Stories Georgia Ensemble Theatre expands with inaugural performance in new venue Georgia Ensemble Theatre will expand its reach by performing ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ at Oglethorpe University. The production will run Dec. 14 through Jan. 12 at a new venue for GET in Brookhaven. Inspired by the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ […]
Top Stories Report: What high school students look for in a college Academics, job placement potential and cost are the most important factors to high school students when choosing a college, according to new data from the National Center for Education Statistics based on a 2012 survey of more than 23,000 students, most of whom […]
Top Stories Closer Look: Georgia Midterm Election 2018 – Recap and Analysis | 90.1 FM WABE Wednesday on “Closer Look with Rose Scott”: Today is a special edition of “Closer Look” for a recap and analysis of Georgia’s Midterm Elections. Suzi Bass Awards favor ‘Color Purple,’ ‘Angels in America’ Actor’s Express triumphed at the 14th […]
Top Stories Politics Professor Joe Knippenberg was published on the Law and Liberty website: “A Tale of Two Democracies: Republicans and Democrats Between Aristotle and Locke”. “In the fall of even-numbered years, I pretend to be a political scientist, that is, someone who knows what he’s talking about when it comes to electoral politics. I […]