The University System of Georgia Board of Regents will vote next week on a proposal to consolidate Georgia Southern University and East Georgia State College.
The university system launched a wave of consolidations in 2011 under the late Chancellor Hank Huckaby, initially involving eight schools and later expanding to five more. The goal was to reduce administrative costs while maintaining high standards for teaching and research.
If the regents approve the consolidation, it would then require approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. An implementation team with representatives from both schools would be tasked with working out the details.
Georgia Southern was previously involved in a consolidation with the former Armstrong State University in Savannah in 2017. The proposed merger would reduce the number of public colleges and universities in the system to 25.
