Mercerians may best know Jesse Mercer as one of the University’s founders and its namesake. But before establishing Mercer University, he was recognized as a distinguished Baptist pastor, educator, author, editor and hymnologist. Here’s how he became a Mercer...
MACON — Mercer University’s Spencer B. King Jr. Center for Southern Studies will welcome John Blake, senior writer at CNN.com, for the seventh Laurie Byington Lecture on the Contemporary South on Thursday, Jan. 23.
Blake’s lecture “The Power of a...
The mentorship that Lewis Williams received at Mercer University greatly impacted him and his future. That positive experience has inspired him to support and encourage young people throughout his successful career as an advertising art director.
Williams was born and...
Since Loraine Sumner, M.D., graduated from Mercer University School of Medicine in 2003, she has been dedicated to living out the mission of improving access to health care in Georgia’s rural and medically underserved areas. Today, this commitment comes...
Court TV anchor and Mercer University alumna Julia Jenaé combined her love of the courtroom and the newsroom to pursue a career as a legal journalist in hopes of shedding light on stories that shape the justice system.
Jenaé graduated...
When Dr. Carolyn Yackel isn’t teaching mathematics, she’s often using math concepts to create art for exhibitions and conferences around the world. She’s been a Mercer University professor since 2001, around the same time she started exploring her interest...
MACON — Mercer University College of Professional Advancement (COPA) graduate student Nathaneal Barrow has been awarded the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Foundation Minority Fellowship. The Fellowship is open to counseling students committed to providing counseling services to...
Mary Ann Santos enrolled at Mercer University in 2015 as a single parent who wanted to give her two children a better life. Now with two degrees under her belt and a third in progress, she will soon take...
James Earl (Jimmy) Carter Jr., Mercer University Life Trustee, Nobel laureate and the 39th president of the United States, died Dec. 29. He was 100.
Initially elected in 2012 to the Mercer Board of Trustees — the only board he...
MACON — Mercer University had 11 students chosen during the fall 2024 selection cycle to receive a total of $36,000 in funding to study abroad through the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship program.
Nichole Harris, a senior civil engineering...
