Like the Beatles in the 1960s and 70s transformed the world’s music scene, K-pop is having a similar impact today, perhaps not to the extent in the West as in […]
Author Archives: Phil Bolton
Phil Bolton is the founder and publisher emeritus of Global Atlanta.
Posted inBusiness, Education
The Delta Student Success Center Launches Robinson as the ‘Business School of the Future’
For Robinson College of Business Dean Richard Phillips, glimpses of the future can be seen from as close as the smartphone on the table in front of him or as […]
Posted inEducation
‘Mercer On Mission’ Program Fits 10,000th Vietnamese With Prosthetic Leg
A Macon family foundation has provided funds for four clinics in Vietnam where local doctors and technicians can provide amputees, who have lost limbs primarily from unexploded ordnance left over […]
Posted inEducation
Innovative University in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa, Seeks Board Members for Its Atlanta-based Foundation
An Atlanta-based foundation for the International University of Grand-Bassam (IUGB), an innovative institution in the West African country of Côte d’Ivoire, which was launched in 2007 with the support of […]
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African Georgia State Graduate Sets an Example for Women in STEM Studies
While growing up in Côte d’Ivoire, Sarran Deigna knew that her mother had been a good student with a special facility for mathematics. “If my Mum was so good at […]
Posted inBusiness
Nominee for Ambassador to South Korea Backs Temporary ‘Pause’ in Military Exercises
During a confirmation hearing at the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee last week, ret. Admiral Harry B. Harris, the president’s nominee to be U.S. ambassador to South Korea, under questioning […]
Posted inDiplomacy, Politics
Traveling the Globe to Interview Korean War Veterans, ‘Like Weaving a Great Quilt’ on Behalf of Peace
For years now, Hannah Y. Kim has been focused on July 27 — the date that she would like to see a peace treaty signed with North Korea officially recognizing […]
Posted inBusiness, Economic Development
Chinese Company Haier to Invest $55 Million in Commerce for GE Distribution Center
Chinese home appliance manufacturer Haier, which acquired household appliance manufacturer GE Appliances in 2016, is to invest $55 million in a new Southeast Region Appliance Distribution Center to be built […]
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World Affairs Council’s Board Elects New Chair, Peru’s Consul General Assumes Ex Officio Post
With a new strategic plan in hand, Hugh S. (Beau) Cummins III, Sun Trust Banks Inc.’s co-chief operating officer, has been elected chair of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta […]
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Georgia’s Mixed Grades on Economic Score Card Counter Customary Reports
Georgia receives poor grades in manufacturing health and human capital on a national report card judging the economic vitality of all 50 states, according to Ball State University’s Center for […]