Augusta Mayor Hardie Davis Jr. has joined the faculty at Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy as a “professor of practice.”
According to a letter sent to alumni, Davis will be teaching and lecturing students wanting a career in government. Davis will join Leigh Martin May, a United States district judge for the Northern District of Georgia and Michael Polak, a former state legislator who have also been hired as professors.
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On the Georgia Tech website, Davis is now listed as an adjunct professor, and the statement released by the alumni association states that Davis, who an alumnus of Georgia Tech with an engineering degree, will teach during the fall semester that began Aug. 22.
The Georgia Tech School of Public Policy description states that it offers coursework in “leadership, ethical, organizational, and political skills, conflict management, project planning and management.”
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Meanwhile, Davis still faces two separate inquiries by the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission. In one of the inquiries, Davis conceded that he could not mount a defense, but then refused to pay the fine. That matter is now being brought before the Georgia Attorney General.
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Davis is also the subject of two lawsuits brought by The Augusta Press for violating the open records law. In one of those lawsuits, Davis was ordered by Chief Superior Judge Daniel Craig to immediately turn over the requested documents and receipts and pay a $1,000 fine. He’s indicated he will appeal.
Davis did not respond to a request for comment, and neither did the communications director for the Georgia Tech School of Public Policy.
Scott Hudson is the senior reporter for The Augusta Press. Reach him at scott@theaugustapress.com
