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Officials at Kennesaw State University said they are standing by their decision to keep a piece of controversial artwork out of the newly opened Zuckerman Museum of Art, but are working with the artist to explore re-installation.

Protests in the form of blog posts on arts sites and a petition followed Kennesaw State University's decision to remove artist Ruth Stanford's installation "A Walk in the Valley" from the school's Zuckerman Museum of Art before its grand opening last weekend.

By Patch Staff The Forsyth County Board of Education recently announced the appointment of two new high school principals.

Georgia manufacturing activity reversed an anemic performance with a strong boost in new orders and production for February, which offset the double-digit losses in the prior two months, according to the Purchasing Managers Index released by Kennesaw State University's Econometric Center in the Michael J. Coles College of Business.

On March 8, 2014, the Kennesaw Historical Society and the Southern Museum are sponsoring a lecture entitled The Atlanta Campaign, with author Michael Shaffer.

Kennesaw State University President Daniel Papp ignited a firestorm in Atlanta's art world on Thursday when he demanded that an artist's work be removed from the inaugural exhibition of the university's new Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art.

Columbus State University will be among five Georgia institutions of higher learning to participate in a national initiative to increase the number of outstanding teachers in STEM, the subjects of science, technology, engineering and math, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday in Atlanta.

Patch Staff Report Cobb County students and families can learn how to earn college credit while enrolled in Cobb high schools at the College Credit Now Summit March 4 at Campbell High School.

I know so little about art I don't even know what I like. Thankfully, I have my lovely GF and her friends to hip me to interesting stuff.

The new seasonal farmer's market takes over a lot at Biscayne Boulevard at Northeast Second Street across from Bayfront Park.

"Education is the foundation and cornerstone of a great community and a great economy," Nixon said.

Tomorrow night the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art will open its doors with a Grand Opening celebration .

Friends, from left, William Potts, Scott Bendolph, Bryan Hooper, Jordan Hoffman and Kurt Webster recently competed in a race wearing 'Carterstrong' T-shirts in memory of their friend Carter Haines.

Kennesaw State University and Henssler Financial on Thursday announced a multi-year agreement to sponsor KSU's Department of Athletics and its student-athletes.

Spanning generations of feminist thought and cultural influences ranging from African-American spirituals to punk rock, Women's History Month events at UNC Asheville will extend into April.

A group of spirited Cobb residents joined together Tuesday night at Turner Chapel to celebrate Black History Month.

Patch readers had plenty to say on o ur story about a demand by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to discontinue using live animals as school mascots .

This week, Atlanta will welcome its first new art museum in more than a decade. After 15 years of planning and fundraising, the Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art at Kennesaw State University is opening its doors.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is asking Kennesaw State University to stop subjecting Sturgis , an owl that plays the part of school mascot, to all kinds of danger at sporting events and school functions.

ART Lyle Ashton Harris wins Driskell Prize The High Museum of Art named artist Lyle Ashton Harris as 2014's recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize.