Soon after he took office last summer, the new chancellor of Georgia’s university system warned that the state could no longer afford the status quo. Hank Huckaby talked about using Georgia’s 35 public campuses more efficiently, and rigorously reviewing the designs for new facilities. But the suggestion that generated the most interest—and controversy—was his call to merge several Georgia colleges.

“We must ensure that our system has the appropriate number of campuses around the state,” Huckaby said. “We in the university system should be the first to ask questions of ourselves to make sure we are serving the state in the best way.”

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