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By Amanda RespessGeorgia College & State University President Cathy Cox received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Supreme Court of Georgia on April 15 during the 25th Annual Justice Robert Benham Awards for Community Service.The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest recognition given by the Chief Justice’s Commission on Professionalism, which organizes the annual Justice Robert Benham Awards.The Benham Awards recognize the commitment of Georgia lawyers and judges to volunteerism,...

by Amanda RespessGeorgia College & State University President Cathy Cox is featured in Georgia Trend magazine’s March cover story "The Power of Representation: Eight Notable Women to Watch in Georgia."The cover story asks, “What causes a leader to stand out? The women highlighted here frequently noted hard work, sacrifice, mentorship – receiving and providing it – humility, taking risks and collaboration as key reasons for their success.”After serving in the Georgia House of Representatives...

By Mike CavaliereFollowing a period of what Georgia College & State University President Cathy Cox called “pandemic instability,” the institution rebounded in the past few years with record-breaking enrollment numbers and historically high first-year student class sizes.Expansion, however, is not the ultimate goal, Cox explained to a crowd of colleagues in her annual State of the University address, held Friday, Feb. 21, on the university’s campus in Milledgeville.“There are strategic...

By Amanda RespessGeorgia College & State University President Cathy Cox has been named to Georgia Trend’s 2025 list of ‘Notable Georgians.’ President Cox and other influential people from across the state will be recognized in the January 2025 edition of Georgia Trend magazine.“This recognition from Georgia Trend is a direct reflection of the incredible work ethic, vision and passion I’m surrounded by every day here at Georgia College & State University,” Cox said. “I am inspired by...

Georgia College & State University, the state’s designated public liberal arts university, gained strength among the elite top 20 universities in the Regional South in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 Best Colleges guidebook released today.Located in Milledgeville, Georgia, GCSU is one of the three selective admission institutions in the University System of Georgia along with Georgia Tech and The University of Georgia. GCSU enrolled more than 7,100 students this academic year from...

The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge announced today that Georgia College student Axel Hawkins, a history major from McDonough, Georgia, is one of 137 college students nation-wide selected for the third annual ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll.The ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll recognizes college students at participating campuses who have “gone above and beyond to advance nonpartisan student voter registration, education and turnout efforts in their communities.” Georgia College...