The University System began consolidating schools in 2011 for efficiency and to cut costs. There were 35 schools then, and there will soon be 25 if the move with East Georgia State gets approved.

Nicholas L. Henry, who championed Georgia Southern University’s ascent from a Statesboro-based college to a comprehensive university while serving as its president from 1987 to 1998, died Tuesday.

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday he will recommend a consolidation to the Board of Regents of Georgia Southern University and East ...

East Georgia State has seen a steady drop in student numbers over the past decade, with just 1,800 students enrolled last fall making it the second least attended public college in the state.

This is not the first time Georgia Southern has been involved — in 2017, it absorbed the former Armstrong State University in Savannah. East Georgia State is a four-year school that also offers ...

STATESBORO, Ga. (WTOC) - Beloved Georgia Southern University mascot, Freedom has died, according to school officials. School officials said Freedom passed away Saturday. They wrote, “For more than 20 ...

STATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern University’s live bald eagle mascot, “Freedom,” has died. The university announced that Freedom died on Saturday. He served as an ambassador for Georgia ...

STATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern University is mourning the loss of Freedom, its beloved live bald eagle mascot who inspired the school for over two decades. The university announced Freedom ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue announced Tuesday he will recommend a consolidation to the Board of Regents of Georgia Southern University and East Georgia ...