Jason Armesto

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Taraji P. Henson has been the leading lady in several major films and television series, winning several awards for her work. Next month, the Oscar-nominated actress will have a starring role at the graduation ceremony for one of Atlanta’s colleges. Spelman College, the historically Black college for women, announced Tuesday that Henson will be the keynote speaker at its May 18 commencement ceremony. “Spelman College is deeply honored to welcome acclaimed actress and proud HBCU alumna Taraji P.

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Time appears to haverun out for East Georgia State College. After years of declining enrollment, the University System of Georgia on Tuesday announced a plan to consolidate the school into Georgia Southern University, which is about 40 miles from East Georgia State. The recommendation by USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue will be voted on by the Board of Regents at its scheduled meeting next week. Ironically, that meeting will be held at Georgia Southern.

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Fifty years after its founding, Morehouse School of Medicine on Thursday celebrated the opening of a $45 million building, named after the man who played a pivotal role in the Atlanta school’s creation. Calvin Smyre, former dean of the Georgia House of Representatives and current trustee emeritus for the school, sat by Gov. Brian Kemp as a line of speakers, including Kemp, sung his praises at the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Calvin Smyre Education Conference Center.

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Zach Yadegari knew a post on X about his college admissions experience would go viral. But he didn’t expect it go this viral. On Monday night, the 18-year-old entrepreneur announced on social media that despite his 4.0 grade-point average, despite his 34 ACT score and despite co-founding a multimillion-dollar app, he had been rejected by nearly every school he applied to.

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Georgia Tech remains in high demand. After already surpassing other universities to become the highest-enrolled college in the state last fall, the public school in Atlanta received a record-high number of applications for the upcoming year. ExploreGeorgia Tech leads state in enrollment with multifaceted approachOut of nearly 67,000 applications, Georgia Tech admitted slightly over 8,500 prospective first-year students.