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The Art of Creativity

Scott Thorp has big plans for Georgia Regents University’s Department of Art, and creativity plays a huge role in what he aims to do. Thorp, recently named chair of the art department, joined the university in July. Previously, he worked at the...

GRU Explains the Confederate Flag debate

AUGUSTA, Ga. – The South Carolina legislature convened Monday to debate proposals to remove the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds. Dr. John Hayes, an assistant professor of History at Georgia Regents University, teaches courses on the...

President Keel announces two administrative changes

Russell Keen appointed executive vice president for external relations and chief of staff to the president Russell Keen, an administrator with more than 14 years’ experience in higher education, has been named executive vice president for external...

Dr. Caughman welcomes President Keel

Dear Colleagues, In the days since Dr. Brooks Keel was officially named president of Georgia Regents University and CEO of GRHealth, we have all heard him communicate openly and eloquently how thrilled and honored he is to assume leadership of the...

Miller chosen for new business role

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Marc Miller, Dean of the James M. Hull College of Business at Georgia Regents University, has been named GRU’s Executive Director of Economic Development and Entrepreneurial Engagement. He will begin this new role Aug. 1, and Hull...

Goldsleger appointed Morris Eminent Scholar in Art

Cheryl Goldsleger, whose art is exhibited throughout the United States and internationally, has been appointed Georgia Regents University’s Morris Eminent Scholar in Art. Goldsleger’s drawings and paintings are featured in the collections of the...

GRU earns 7 Target Awards

Those recognized for their accomplishments include (left to right) Aubrey Hinkson, Clarissa Chavez, Emily Renzi, Brianne Clark, Cathleen Caldwell, Anna Aligood, and Denise Parrish. AUGUSTA, Ga. – The Georgia Regents University Division of...

Welcome President Keel to GRU

Welcome new Georgia Regents University President Brooks Keel with a message on Twitter, Instagram or Facebook. Use the hashtag #WelcomePresKeel to send your message to @PresKeel.

Keel named president of Georgia Regents University

Atlanta — July 8, 2015 The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) today named Dr. Brooks Keel president of Georgia Regents University (GRU) in Augusta. Keel will assume his new position on July 20. “Brooks Keel brings a proven...

Professor awarded literacy grant

Paulette Harris, Georgia Regents University’s Cree-Walker Professor of Education and director of GRU’s Literacy Center, has been awarded a 2015 Literacy Grant from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi—the nation’s oldest and most...

Finalist Named for Georgia Regents University Presidency

Board of Regents Chair Neil Pruitt and University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby have announced a sole finalist for the Georgia Regents University (GRU) presidency, Dr. Brooks Keel. Keel is currently the president of Georgia Southern...

Chris Howell named Assistant Baseball Coach

The GRU Augusta baseball team gained a new assistant coach in Chris Howell for the 2016 season, Head Coach Jason Eller announced on Wednesday afternoon. Howell comes to Augusta and the CSRA after spending last season in the Peach Belt Conference as...