Mercer University and Mercer Health Sciences Center are sponsors of the annual Atlanta Science Festival (ASF) — the city’s ultimate celebration of all things science and one of the largest of its kind in the country. The ASF culminates in Exploration Expo, a giant science bash on March 21 at Piedmont Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Mercer University President Dr. Penny L. Elkins today announced the appointment of Mary Bowman Hampton as senior vice president for university marketing and Dr. Kathryn D. Kloepper as chief of staff.
Mercer University’s Center for the Study of Narrative will host a lecture by McAfee School of Theology’s Dr. Denise Massey, professor of pastoral care and counseling, on Wednesday, March 25, at 5 p.m.
Mercer University once again ranks among the top national universities in value, undergraduate teaching, nursing and engineering, according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual America’s Best Colleges issue, released today.
Mercer University has been named one of the most beautiful college campuses by U.S. News & World Report for the second straight year.
Mercer University School of Medicine celebrated the 2025 National Residency Match Day on March 21.
The Phi Beta Kappa Society’s Zeta Chapter of Georgia at Mercer University will host the eighth annual Malcolm Lester Phi Beta Kappa Lectures on Liberal Arts and Public Life on March 30-31 in the Presidents Dining Room on the Macon campus.
Mercer University has been recognized among the top 25 institutions producing Gilman Scholars across the 25-year history of the Gilman Program, which provides merit-based scholarships to students with high financial need to study or intern abroad.
Dr. Vicki Britt has been named dean of the Mercer University School of Engineering, effective June 1. Currently serving as senior vice president of innovation, engineering and flight at Gulfstream Aerospace in Savannah, Dr. Britt will retire from this role in May to begin her work at Mercer.
Mercer University has been named a College of Distinction for the 2025-2026 academic year, a prestigious designation awarded to schools whose commitment to engaged, experiential education sets them apart.














