Mercer alumnus holds high-ranking military post in Washington, D.C.
One of Mercer’s own stood beside former President George W. Bush during the funeral for his father, former President George H.W. Bush, earlier this month. Maj. Gen. Michael L. Howard, who graduated...
View ArticleMercer Reclassified by Carnegie as Doctoral University with High Research...
MACON – In the latest adjustment to the Carnegie Classification® of Institutions of Higher Education, Mercer University has been moved to the second-highest level of doctoral research universities in...
View ArticleMercer Memories: Stephen Bradshaw, CLA ’12, BUSA ’14
Stephen Bradshaw is a commercial loan officer at Queensborough National Bank in Augusta. He graduated from Mercer University in 2012 with a psychology major and business minor and earned his Master of...
View ArticleMercer class shows students ins and outs of election season
Twenty-nine Mercer students got up close and personal with the midterm election this fall. They learned what it means to get out the vote and why young voters matter during Dr. Chris Grant’s Campaigns...
View ArticleM.S. in Technical Communication Management Among Best Online Master’s in...
MACON – Mercer University’s online Master of Science in Technical Communication Management was recently ranked by OnlineMasters.com at No. 9 among the 40 Best Online Master’s in Communication Programs...
View ArticleFaculty and Staff Notables
College of Education Dr. Sara Luke, assistant professor, presented at the annual national conference for the Teacher Education Division of Council for Exceptional Children (TED) Nov. 8 in Las Vegas,...
View ArticleNew Faculty and Staff
Atlanta Tumyra Byron, admissions counselor, Admissions/Student Affairs Henry County Meenakshi Sharma, assistant professor, Teacher Education, College of Education Macon Crosby Adams, skilled trades...
View ArticlePromotions and Transfers
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View ArticleAward-Winning Historian Dr. Keisha Blain to Present Third Annual Byington...
MACON – Mercer University’s Spencer B. King Jr. Center for Southern Studies will welcome award-winning historian Dr. Keisha N. Blain on Jan. 24 for the third annual Laurie Byington Lecture on the...
View ArticleBarbara Brown Taylor to Deliver 2019 William L. Self Preaching Lectures at...
ATLANTA – New York Times best-selling author, teacher and Episcopal priest Barbara Brown Taylor will deliver the 2019 William L. Self Preaching Lectures on Feb. 11-12 at Mercer University’s McAfee...
View ArticleMercer Innovation Center Now Accepting Applications for Annual Next Big Idea...
ATLANTA/MACON – The Mercer Innovation Center (MIC) is seeking aspiring entrepreneurs to participate in its annual Next Big Idea competition, which has expanded this year to include all students on the...
View ArticleSchool of Medicine Professor Dr. Francis Kirera Leads Significant Prehistoric...
MACON – A group of researchers led by Dr. Francis Kirera, assistant professor of anatomy at Mercer University School of Medicine, conducted three weeks of field research in December at a recently...
View ArticleHarvard Divinity School Professor Dr. Stephanie Paulsell to Deliver 28th...
MACON – Dr. Stephanie Paulsell, Susan Shallcross Swartz Professor of the Practice of Christian Studies at Harvard Divinity School, will deliver Mercer University’s 28th annual Harry Vaughan Smith...
View ArticleAlumnus Kyle Bligen Wins Prestigious Rangel Fellowship
MACON – Mercer University alumnus Kyle Bligen was recently awarded a 2019 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship following a highly competitive nationwide contest. The Rangel Fellowship,...
View ArticleGet a closer view of the total lunar eclipse from Cruz Plaza
The moon will glow red this Sunday, when a total lunar eclipse will be visible in the Macon area. If the weather cooperates, people should be able to see the celestial event from anywhere, but they can...
View ArticlePenfield College Professor Dr. Melanie Pavich Awarded New Grant for Project...
ATLANTA – Dr. Melanie Pavich, associate professor of interdisciplinary studies and history in Penfield College, has been awarded a grant of nearly $2,000 to support continuing research and service by...
View ArticleJudge M. Yvette Miller Endows BLSA Scholarship Fund at Mercer Law
MACON – Judge M. Yvette Miller, CLA ’77, LAW ’80, presiding judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, recently established an endowed scholarship for students at Mercer Law School to promote diversity and...
View ArticleDr. Thomas Koballa Jr. Appointed Dean of Tift College of Education
ATLANTA/MACON – Mercer University Provost Dr. D. Scott Davis has announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas R. Koballa Jr., currently dean of Georgia Southern University’s College of Education, as dean of...
View ArticleMercer Law School Dean Cathy Cox Names Two New Associate Deans
MACON – Cathy Cox, dean of Mercer University School of Law, recently announced the appointment of two new associate deans, beginning July 1. Professor Sarah Gerwig-Moore will move into the role of...
View ArticleCollege of Liberal Arts to Co-Sponsor 21st Annual CollegeTown Film Series
MACON – Macon’s 21st annual CollegeTown Film Series, sponsored by Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts, Middle Georgia State University, Wesleyan College, The 11th Hour and The Creek, opens Jan....
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