The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia on Thursday announced the sole finalist for the Georgia Tech presidency – current George Mason University President Ángel Cabrera. Since assuming command of the Virginia college in 2012, George Mason has become the state’s fastest growing university, joining the top tier of research classifications and more than doubling philanthropic contributions. It will also be a homecoming for the Spain-born Cabrera, who earned his Ph.D. and M.S. in cognitive psychology at Georgia Tech, met his wife while in school there, and sent one of his two children to Tech. With an impressive resume and a background as a Yellow Jacket, this hire by the Board of Regents looks to have Georgia Tech’s ship RISING…
Georgia lawmakers back the Braves
As the Atlanta Braves continue their playoff battle with the LA Dodgers, a group of Georgia lawmakers are backing them in a battle of their own. U.S. Reps. Brian Jack and Lucy McBath, along with U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, have introduced legislation to extend a provision in the 2021 American Rescue Plan that would allow publicly traded organizations – like the Braves – to treat some of their high-salaried players like executives as a normal business would. This savvy tax move would save the team more than $20 million next season, money which now can be reinvested in the squad, which has the Braves and their fans RISING…
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