Debater Cam Wade named top speaker at Mile High Swing
MACON – Mercer University debater Cam Wade was named top speaker at the 16th annual Mile High Swing, traditionally the nation’s largest parliamentary debate competition outside of nationals, hosted...
View ArticlePharmacy alumnus honored with professional organization’s Spirit of...
When Dr. Sean Chitwood was in eighth grade, one of his good friends was diagnosed with cancer and died. He struggled to understand his friend’s treatments and wanted to know exactly what the doctors...
View ArticleMercer economist explains the ‘great resignation’ and what it...
“Now hiring” and “help wanted” signs are a common sight on store windows and doors these days. In November, 4.5 million Americans permanently quit or changed their jobs, and 10.6 million job openings...
View ArticleFormer Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to deliver 2022 Founders’ Day address
MACON – Former Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal, who earned both his bachelor’s and law degrees from Mercer, will deliver the University’s 2022 Founders’ Day address Feb. 2 at 10:20 a.m. in Willingham...
View ArticleBusiness faculty, students expand Rwanda project through new venture selling...
Since 2015, Mercer students and faculty have helped Rwandan entrepreneurs – many of them widows and orphans of the 1994 genocide – improve their businesses and increase their profits during Mercer On...
View ArticleSchool of Medicine receives Rockefeller Foundation funding to track COVID-19...
MACON – Mercer University School of Medicine’s Department of Biomedical Sciences, in partnership with Mercer Medicine and Louisiana State University Health Shreveport (LSUHS), recently received a...
View ArticleMercer alumnus hopes for new kidney as he dreams of becoming a doctor
Bhavan Patel was a seemingly healthy student at Mercer University when an internship led to a shocking discovery: His kidneys were failing. It’s been a rocky road filled with doctor’s appointments,...
View ArticleMercer University endowment surpasses half-billion-dollar mark
MACON – Mercer University’s endowment at the end of the 2021 calendar year eclipsed half-a-billion dollars, reaching a record $502,116,183. The market rate of the institution’s endowment was up more...
View Article4 tips to increase your physical activity, according to a Mercer professor
The most popular New Year’s resolution for 2022 probably comes as no surprise. Of those who made resolutions this year, just over a quarter of them pledged to lose weight or improve their health,...
View Article“Bear on the Street” New Year’s edition, with Benjamin Smith
We’re back with another “Bear on the Street!” In our new episode, host Benjamin Smith, a sophomore biology and global development studies double-major, chats with his fellow Bears about their New...
View ArticleLove your neighbor because in this world, no one stands alone
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it is hitched to everything else in the universe.” John Muir In 1911, John Muir, naturalist and conservationist, proposed that the world we live in...
View ArticleMercer ranked in five U.S. News Best Online Programs categories
ATLANTA/MACON – Mercer is featured in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online Programs Rankings, released today, for the University’s range of fully online bachelor’s degree offerings and master’s...
View ArticleCollege of Professional Advancement to bring international Narrative Matters...
ATLANTA – Mercer University’s College of Professional Advancement on May 16-19 will serve as host of the 10th Narrative Matters Conference, a biennial interdisciplinary conference being held in the...
View ArticleDon’t let fear of tests keep you from what you really want to do |...
Dear Kelly, Lately, I have been considering changing my program from human services to education. I know there is a teacher shortage in this country, and I have always had a desire to work with...
View ArticleSam Oni broke the color barrier at Mercer University | Mercer Legends
Sam Oni made history when he became the first Black student to be accepted to Mercer University. Though he spent only four years here, his experiences and actions as an undergraduate student during the...
View ArticleWebinar breaks down microaggressions and tools for intervention
A seemingly innocent, insignificant comment or behavior can have a detrimental effect on the person to whom it’s directed. Microaggressions are commonplace interactions that communicate a bias — often...
View ArticleMercer professor evacuates from Ukraine amid threat of Russian invasion
A Mercer University professor studying in Ukraine as a Fulbright scholar has evacuated the country at the request of the U.S. Department of State as Russian troops gather on the border. Dr. Chris...
View ArticleBinary Bears capture second place in Southeast programming competition
Mercer ties for most problems solved, has only team to solve every problem on first attempt GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mercer University’s Binary Bears computer programming team brought home the second-place...
View ArticleFaculty and Staff Notables
Dr. Karyn A. Allee-Herndon, assistant professor of elementary education, co-presented “Supporting developing readers who have experienced compounded trauma” at the Spotlight Learning Series: Early...
View Article8 events that celebrate Black History Month
Mercer University has a variety of events planned in celebration of Black History Month this year. Here are some events that will be held in Macon and/or online. Want to add your campus event to this...
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