Mercer University alumnus Jukabiea Barlow took a leap of faith when he applied to be a prison chaplain and discovered a passion. For a year and seven months now, the 2019 McAfee School of Theology graduate has been ministering...
Behind the history, evolution and accomplishments of Mercer are the dedicated Bears who worked tirelessly to get it there. Some of those names have become synonymous with the University and, once spoken, bring back floods of memories by those...
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...
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the nation’s first reported cases of the disease that would later become known as AIDS.
Over the past four decades, Mercer University professors have contributed to the research of the disease while providing...
At 7 years old, Ashley Meredith set out to learn Spanish. She reasoned that if she could communicate across cultures, she could bridge the gaps of understanding between people.
Years later at Mercer University, her thirst for travel was quenched...
As a Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana, Hoor Qureshi spent most of her days at a local school, helping teach life skills such as maintaining healthy relationships and decision-making while also providing career guidance.
“The days would start and end...
When Matt Martin enrolled in Mercer’s Army ROTC program, he continued a legacy of military service that goes back more than 200 years. His mother and father both served in the Army and have a lengthy family history of...
Dr. Michael MacCarthy, associate professor of environmental and civil engineering and director of the engineering for development program at Mercer University, died Oct. 22 while on sabbatical in Denver.
In addition to teaching in the School of Engineering, Dr. MacCarthy...
With the recent withdrawal of American forces ending the 20-year war in Afghanistan, thousands of troops are now adjusting to life back home.
While the majority of veterans come home and reintegrate without any issues, for combat veterans, the transition...
Rachel Hollar Umana noticed Macon was not always bike or pedestrian friendly, so she created a nonprofit organization to start changing that.
The 2012 Mercer University graduate was recently named to Georgia Trend’s 40 Under 40 list for her work...
