Dr. Makhin Thitsa, Matt Brownback Named to All-Southern Conference Faculty...
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Mercer University is represented by Dr. Makhin Thitsa and Matt Brownback on the All-Southern Conference Faculty and Staff Team, announced today. Begun in 2016, the All-SoCon Faculty...
View ArticlePhilosophy Professor Dr. Charlotte Thomas Named Executive Director of...
MACON – Mercer University Professor of Philosophy Dr. Charlotte Thomas was recently named executive director of the Association for Core Texts and Courses (ACTC), an international membership-driven...
View ArticleCollege of Nursing to Offer Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency Program...
ATLANTA – Mercer University’s Georgia Baptist College of Nursing recently received approval from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to offer a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Residency (PC-NPR)...
View ArticleMercer Issues Request for Qualifications for Sculpture Commemorating...
MACON – Mercer University has issued an open Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for artists or teams of artists to submit proposals to create and install a new permanent outdoor sculpture to commemorate...
View ArticleAlumna Ariel Daniels Receives Prestigious Pickering Fellowship
MACON – Mercer University alumna Ariel Daniels recently received the prestigious Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship to pursue a master’s degree in international relations before beginning...
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Atlanta Shakira Burge-Ortiz, academic program support specialist, Dean’s Office, College of Education Manesra Hall, associate director of financial planning, Financial Planning Douglas County Annierra...
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Atlanta Paige Brockington, clinical assistant professor, Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy Abdul Khan, assistant director of international recruitment, Enrollment Management Columbus Maurice...
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College of Education Dr. Leah Panther, assistant professor of literacy education, had an article, titled “’This is Manist’: Counterscripts as Catalysts for Change in the English Curriculum,” published...
View ArticlePhysical Therapy Professor Dr. David Taylor Named Distinguished Fellow of...
ATLANTA – David Taylor, PT, DPT, GCS, clinical associate professor of physical therapy in Mercer University’s College of Health Professions, was named a Distinguished Fellow of the National Academies...
View ArticleNew Master’s Degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences to Accept Students for Fall 2021
ATLANTA–Mercer University College of Pharmacy is launching a new master of science degree in pharmaceutical sciences that will accept students for Fall 2021. The Master of Science in Pharmaceutical...
View ArticleDean Cathy Cox Joins Law Deans in Public Statement on 2020 Election and...
Today, 157 Law School Deans from schools across the country published a statement addressing the 2020 election and the events that took place in the United States Capitol last week. The statement marks...
View ArticleMcEachern Art Center Presents Virtual Looks Inside Artist Studios of Recent...
MACON – Mercer University’s McEachern Art Center (the MAC) will host a series of talks on Zoom with five artists from around the Southeast in different disciplines. These are the artists featured in...
View ArticleSenior McPherson Newell Selected as Finalist for Marshall Scholarship
MACON – Mercer University senior McPherson Newell was selected as a finalist for the Marshall Scholarship, which finances young Americans of high ability to study for a degree in the United Kingdom....
View ArticleDebate Team Earns Victory at Mile High Swing
MACON – Mercer University debaters Cameron Wade and Matthew Thompson won part two of the 15th annual Mile High Swing, traditionally the nation’s largest parliamentary debate competition outside of...
View ArticleSchool of Medicine Faculty Dr. Robert Visalli, Melissa Visalli Receive $407K...
SAVANNAH – Mercer University School of Medicine faculty members Dr. Robert Visalli and Melissa Visalli were recently awarded a $407,629 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Enhancement Award...
View ArticleMercer University Endowment Surpasses $400 Million
MACON – Mercer University’s endowment at the end of the 2020 calendar year surpassed $400 million for the first time. The market rate of the institution’s endowment reached $424 million, up almost $30...
View ArticleBinary Bears Place Two Teams in Top Three of CCSC Virtual Programming Contest
MACON – Mercer University’s Binary Bears captured second and third place overall Jan. 23 in a virtual computer programming contest hosted by the University of North Carolina at Asheville. The contest,...
View ArticleCollege of Education Professor Dr. Susan Cannon Selected for Association of...
ATLANTA – Mercer University College of Education faculty member Dr. Susan Cannon was recently selected to the Association of Mathematical Teacher Educators (AMTE) Service, Teaching and Research (STaR)...
View ArticleGordon State College President Dr. Kirk Nooks to Deliver 2021 Founders’ Day...
MACON – Gordon State College President Dr. Kirk Nooks, who earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mercer, will deliver the University’s 2021 Founders’ Day address Feb. 17 at 10:20 a.m. in...
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Macon Deborah Brown, administrative clerk, Mercer Medicine, School of Medicine Hadden Fulgham, assistant bursar, Bursar’s Office Amira Jenrette, assistant director of admissions and enrollment,...
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