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Georgia public universities and colleges see enrollment rise by 6%

Nov. 12, 2024 17:41 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — All 26 of Georgia's public universities and colleges added students this fall in the strongest enrollment surge in years. Enrollment rose 6% statewide from fall 2023. That increase of nearly 20,000 students set a new record of nearly 365,000, surpassing last year's...

Jimmy Carter and his hometown of Plains celebrate the 39th president's 100th birthday

Oct. 01, 2024 20:31 PM EDT

PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Longtime friends, family and fans of Jimmy Carter milled around his hometown of Plains to celebrate his 100th birthday on Tuesday, the first time an American president has lived a full century and the latest milestone in a life that took the Depression-era farmer's son to the...