Georgia System Issues New Statement on Housing Decision-Making

Inside Higher Ed: The University System of Georgia issued a new statement Saturday evening reiterating that a private developer with which it contracts for student housing services did not influence fall reopening plans and detailing key dates in planning to return students to campuses.

That statement came a day after Inside Higher Ed reporting described the developer, Rhode Island-based Corvias, pressing institutions this spring in at least two states to consider fall reopening plans' effects on housing fee revenue. May 29 letters from the company argued universities do not have the "unilateral right" to implement policies that would limit the number of students who can occupy certain student housing or to reduce housing fees under contractual agreements.

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