In 1986, Katherine Chancellor persuaded Phillip Chancellor III to enroll in Genoa City University rather than return to boarding school. The new academic year began with both Cricket Blair and Phillip enrolling at Genoa City University. In 1997, Megan Dennison was a college student at Genoa City University, who then got an apprenticeship at the Genoa City Chronicle. JT Hellstrom assisted Paul Williams with his detective work on various cases while attending Genoa City University. Devon Hamilton graduated high school with honors and was accepted to Genoa City University.