Dec 26 2022
NEWS RELEASE
Dr. Cathy McCrary

End-of-year financial review can save money, says Georgia Gwinnett College accounting professor

As we close out 2022, it’s a prime time to perform a financial checkup. Dr. Cathy McCrary, assistant professor of accounting at Georgia Gwinnett College, said many people have been pulled in several directions during the holidays and may not know where to start.

“With continued interest rate hikes, people are ultimately spending more,” she said. “That’s why it’s crucial to review where your money is going. A little time spent can result in big savings.”

McCrary suggested a few areas where people can see immediate results.

  • Review recurring expenses and cancel any subscriptions or

Dec 19 2022
NEWS RELEASE
Teacher and student in lab

Georgia Gwinnett College receives grant to research diversity and inclusiveness in STEM classrooms

Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) will join with 103 higher education institutions nationwide that will research initiatives to advance diversity and inclusiveness practices in STEM education.

Funded by a six-year $60m grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s (HHMI) Inclusive Excellence 3 (IE3) initiative, the institutional teams have been organized into seven “learning community clusters,” (LCC) with each tackling one of the below challenges:
•    Make the content of the introductory science experience more inclusive.
•    Evaluate effective inclusive teaching and use the evaluation

Sep 12 2022
NEWS RELEASE

Georgia Gwinnett College tops ethnically diverse southern regional college list for nine consecutive years in U.S. News & World Report rankings

For the ninth straight year, Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) has been ranked as the most ethnically diverse Southern regional college, according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report (USN&WR) magazine college and university rankings, released today. The same report indicated that GGC ranks #1 in ethnic diversity among public regional colleges in the nation.

The ranking was based on data reported from the college’s fall 2021 semester. With 10,949 students, the ethnic composition of GGC’s student body was 32% black/African American, 26% white, 26% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 4% multi-ethnic and less