Mercer University alumni now have a whole new way to stay engaged with the University and connect with their fellow Bears. The new Alumni Affinity Groups program from the University’s Office of Alumni Services creates a platform for like-minded...
Mercer University McAfee School of Theology alumna Taronda Hall recently published a children’s prayer book, titled “Help Me to Pray,” to encourage adults to teach children the importance of talking to God.
While Hall serves as a research project coordinator...
Dr. Kedrick Hartfield, a professor of mathematics, is the longest-serving Black professor at Mercer University.
It takes a lot of people to make Mercer University the institution that it is. The students have and always will be the lifeblood of our University, but Mercer wouldn’t be Mercer without expert faculty members to pass on their knowledge...
If Dr. Richard Furman had listened to one of his high school teachers, he would have given up on his dream of being a doctor. As he struggled in chemistry his senior year amid a newly implemented testing system,...
Bentley Hudgins discovered a passion for community organizing as a college student. Now, the 2017 Mercer University graduate is involved in a number of roles that center around community activism.
Hudgins, who holds a philosophy degree, now lives in Atlanta...
Dr. Briana Stenard, assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship in Mercer University’s Stetson-Hatcher School of Business, recently won the 3E Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards Competition sponsored by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE).
Each year, USASBE...
Mac Brydon grew up putting labels on peanut tins.
Every Christmas, his mom would sell gourmet Virginia peanuts to make some extra cash.
“The more peanuts she sold, the better our Christmas was,” Brydon said.
Today, the 2019 Mercer University alumnus runs his own gourmet peanut business. Bear Food is based in...
Meet Jerome Gratigny, director of academic technology services for Mercer University's Macon campus.
Mercer University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences encourages immersion in the humanities — not just studying the human aspects of the world around us but participating in them, as well.
Dr. Gordon Johnston, professor of English, is a prime...
