‘Life-changing’: How Mercer students are helping the community, one child at...
It’s 9 a.m., and there’s a lot of excitement in the Parish House of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in downtown Macon. Children are standing up in front of pews stomping their feet and chanting. A college...
View ArticleDr. Ericka LiFuentes Appointed Director of Fourth Year in School of Medicine
MACON – Dr. Ericka V. LiFuentes was recently appointed director of the fourth year of Mercer University School of Medicine’s M.D. program and chair of the Fourth Year Committee. “As director of the...
View ArticleCollege of Professional Advancement Alumna Tamika Chambliss Receives AAUW...
MACON – Mercer University’s Tamika Chambliss, a recent graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Health Informatics program in the College of Professional Advancement, was selected as this year’s...
View ArticleMercer alumna creates NASA podcast for 50th anniversary of moon landing
Katie Atkinson wasn’t alive when Neil Armstrong first set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969. But as the world marks the 50th anniversary of that momentous event, the recent Mercer University graduate...
View ArticleMercer Law Alumni Profile: DeAlvah “Dee” H. Simms ’88
DeAlvah “Dee” H. Simms ’88 First Child Advocate in Georgia by Elliza Guta, Mercer Law Class of 2022 When I walked into Crisis Line and Safe House of Central Georgia three years ago, I could have never...
View ArticleMercer Law Provides 26 Student Summer Stipends for Public Interest Internships
MACON – Twenty-six students at Mercer University School of Law received stipends for working in governmental or nonprofit positions this summer. The stipends, which total $88,996, are funded by a...
View ArticleMercer Featured in Princeton Review’s ‘Best Colleges’ Guide for 17th...
MACON – Mercer is one of the nation’s best institutions for undergraduates to earn their college degree, according to The Princeton Review, which included the University in the 2020 edition of its...
View ArticleMercer Law School Welcomes Class of 2022
On August 6, Mercer Law School welcomed 138 members into the Class of 2022. Four students are legacies, having a family member that is a graduate of Mercer Law School. They came from 48 undergraduate...
View ArticleMercer Law Class of 2008 Awards Inaugural Scholarship
MACON – Mercer Law’s Class of 2008 awarded its inaugural scholarship earlier this spring to graduating student Michele Milkey. The scholarship was established during the 10-year reunion for the Class...
View ArticleMercer’s Fourth Class of Woodrow Wilson Georgia Teaching Fellows...
ATLANTA – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp today at the State Capitol announced Mercer University’s fourth and final class of Woodrow Wilson Georgia Teaching Fellows. The successful five-year partnership...
View ArticleHow one Mercer Pharmacist is improving health care in rural Georgia
Nikki Adams Bryant, PHARMD ’03, is changing rural health care in Georgia. She owns Adams Family Pharmacy, the only pharmacy in rural Webster County in southwest Georgia, and recently opened Preston...
View ArticleDr. Ansley Booker Appointed Director of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives...
MACON – Dr. Ansley Booker, currently director of Mercer’s Educational Opportunity Center, has been appointed director of diversity and inclusion initiatives at the University, effective Oct. 1. “The...
View ArticleGeorgia Court of Appeals to Hold Special Session at Mercer Law School
MACON – The Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia will hear oral arguments in the Bell-Jones Courtroom at Mercer Law School on Sept. 10 at 10 a.m.. The visit will provide an opportunity for...
View ArticleMercer Innovation Center Announces Fourth Class of Fellows,...
MACON – Mercer Innovation Center (MIC) today announced its fourth class of fellows – four new businesses that will launch with funding and support from the MIC – in addition to two...
View ArticleMercer physics professor studies outer space from data collected at South Pole
Dr. Frank McNally is looking for an answer that hasn’t yet been found. “We’re working on the frontier, and we don’t know what we’ll find out there,” he said. “New physics always comes from pushing the...
View ArticleMercer Memories: Anthony Snipes, CLA ‘92
Anthony Snipes is the city manager of Missouri City, Texas. In April, he was elected national president of the National Forum for Black Public Administrators. Originally from Americus, Snipes said he...
View ArticleSophomore Alexus Evans Receives Gilman Scholarship to Study Abroad in Thailand
MACON – Mercer University sophomore Alexus Evans was selected by the U.S. Department of State to receive the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to study abroad in Thailand this...
View ArticleMercer Announces New Global Leader Scholarship Ahead of Annual Study Abroad Fair
MACON – Mercer University is celebrating Study Abroad Week Sept. 3-5 with the launch of a new scholarship to support students in the pursuit of long-term study abroad opportunities. The inaugural...
View ArticleMercer OUTLaw Students Receive Scholarship to Attend National Lavender Law...
MACON – Nine students from Mercer Law School’s OUTLaw student organization attended the National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Bar Association’s 31st annual Lavender Law Conference and...
View ArticleMercer Law Review Symposium on ‘Contemporary Issues in Election Law’ Set for...
MACON – The 2019 Mercer Law Review Symposium, which will be held Friday, Sept. 27, will concentrate on “Contemporary Issues inn Election Law.” The symposium is free and open to the public and will take...
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