The Judicial Qualifications Commission, the state’s judicial watchdog agency, has asked the Georgia Supreme Court to suspend Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson, who is facing 50 separate ethics violations. Those include allowing staff to backdate official documents and requesting money via Cash App over social media from her followers for her birthday, among others. The JQC stated in their report that Peterson’s “continued service on the bench poses an immediate and substantial threat of serious harm to the public and to the administration of justice.” Now awaiting a hearing regarding the allegations, Peterson’s ship is SINKING…
Georgia approves three-year bachelor’s degree
Georgia is joining a handful of other states in trying out a new three-year bachelor’s degree program meant to get students into the job market faster. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has approved the Bachelor of Applied Science, which cuts down on electives and only requires 90 credit hours instead of the traditional 120. It remains to be seen how successful these new degrees will be, but another option for students, and one that could help stave off the “enrollment cliff” has Georgia colleges and their students RISING…
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