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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...

Georgia College & State University President Cathy Cox is one of the state’s “500 Most Influential Leaders” chosen by Georgia Trend in its second edition of “Georgia 500.” This is the second time Cox has been selected for this distinction. She was also  named a “500 Most Influential Leader” in the education section of last year’s inaugural issue. “Georgia 500: Georgia’s Most Influential Leaders” identifies prominent economic developers, managers and trailblazers in Georgia who have...

Georgia College & State University students got a hands-on civics lesson in Georgia state government this week.   A delegation of Georgia College students and administrators traveled to Atlanta to meet with legislators and state officials and talk about the virtues of the state’s designated Public Liberal Arts University during Georgia College & State University Day at the Capitol.   Georgia College & State University Day at the Capitol is an opportunity to talk about the ways the...

  Sandra Dunagan Deal, '63, '66, dedicated her life to empowering the young people of our state. As an educator, and as First Lady of Georgia, she advocated for future generations of Georgians by focusing on literacy as the key to a successful life and personal fulfillment. Each step of the way, Mrs. Deal brought her alma mater with her. Georgia College & State University is proud to carry on her legacy of service through the Sandra Dunagan Deal Center for Early Language and Literacy...

Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is deeply saddened by the tremendous loss of alumna Mrs. Sandra Dunagan Deal.  Mrs. Deal earned her B.S. (‘63) and M.Ed. (‘66) in Elementary Education from GCSU then named The Woman’s College of Georgia. Mrs. Deal embodied the highest aspirations of Georgia College & State University. As a former language arts teacher, Mrs. Deal understood the impact education has on the lives of her fellow Georgians and worked tirelessly to promote reading...

Story and Photos by University Communications. The Georgia College & State University community gathered to mark a new chapter in the institution’s 133-year history, the inauguration of President Cathy Cox. In the ceremonial highlight of the daylong celebration, University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue conferred upon Cox a presidential medallion emblazoned with the official seal of Georgia College & State University, signifying the transition to her leadership of the institution...