Mercer to celebrate Family Weekend 2026 Oct. 9-11 in Macon

Mercer University’s Office of Campus Life will welcome students’ families to the Macon campus Oct. 9-11 to celebrate Family Weekend 2026.

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Mercer to celebrate Family Weekend 2026 Oct. 9-11 in Macon

Mercer University’s Office of Campus Life will welcome students’ families to the Macon campus Oct. 9-11 to celebrate Family Weekend 2026.
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Mercer named a Best Value College for 2027 by The Princeton Review

Mercer University is once again one of the nation's best colleges for students seeking a great education with excellent career services and at a relatively affordable price, according to The Princeton Review®, which released its Best Value Colleges for 2027 list on Sept. 29.
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Penny L. Elkins, Ph.D., to be inaugurated as Mercer University’s 19th president, becoming its...

The Mercer University Board of Trustees will host the formal investiture ceremony of Penny L. Elkins, Ph.D., as the institution’s 19th president on Oct. 29 on the University’s historic Macon campus.
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Faculty and Staff Notables | October 2026

Mercer University announces faculty and staff notables for October 2026.
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Zielinski’s ‘Transformations’ opens at McEachern Art Center

McEachern Art Center (the MAC) will present Transformations: Layers of Time and Self, an exhibition of abstract quilted works by artist and Mercer Professor Emerita Marian Zielinski.
Renee McLeod-Sordjan, D.N.P, Ph.D.

School of Medicine announces featured speaker for 2026 Greenberg-Williams Lectureship

Mercer University School of Medicine has announced Renee McLeod-Sordjan, D.N.P, Ph.D., as the featured speaker for the 2026 Greenberg-Williams Lectureship. The free lecture, presented virtually...
Two women in white coats stand and smile in front of a Mercer University College of Pharmacy sign.

Pharmacy students dive into research through summer program

Thanks to a special program from the Mercer University College of Pharmacy, four Doctor of Pharmacy students spent the summer working alongside faculty mentors...

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