It was a time of growth, not just for students as they prepared for their future but for Mercer University itself. In the four years leading up to commencement, the Class of 1970 witnessed history and change across the...
Fifty years ago, more than 150 students graduated from Mercer University in Macon. As we recognize their golden anniversary, some of the members of the Class of 1970 reflected on how Mercer shaped them. Read their words below and...
Andrea Cooke is a dreamer.   “Probably an extreme dreamer,” she admits. “And I’m also an optimist, so I believe that all things are possible.”   Right now, she is focusing her dreams on bettering the Macon community, where she’s working to eliminate barriers...
Get to know Mercer University's faculty members a little better through our “Faculty Flashback” series. Some of our professors will be sharing personal and professional details of their lives in a Q&A as well as then-and-now photos from today and...
Rising senior McPherson Newell is possibly the most-decorated student in a single year at Mercer University. This year alone Newell was named a Goldwater Scholar, a Newman Civic Fellow, a Truman Scholarship finalist, and a Marshall Scholarship finalist. Even more impressive...
Mercer University School of Medicine (MUSM) second-year Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) student Alexis Strahan was recently selected as an Anne C. Carter Global Health Fellow by the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA). The two-year fellowship is awarded to only four AMWA student...
With the upcoming election just days away, many are engaged in the discussion of political issues not only in conversations with colleagues and loved ones, but also, undoubtedly, on social media. One Mercer University student who is contributing to those...
Mercer University School of Law is proud to welcome two new tenured faculty to its ranks, Cathren Page and Pamela Wilkins. Their combined expertise and practice will reinforce Mercer Law’s nationally-recognized reputation of providing quality legal writing instruction and...
Grace Maloney’s classroom looks like what you might expect a third-grade science and social studies teacher’s room to look like.   There’s a white board, maps hung up on the walls and trash cans with heat lamps set up for experiments. The only difference?...
Mercer University College of Professional Advancement senior Ricks Anderson II recently received the inaugural Harris Davis Transformational Power of Education Award. The award, presented annually to an undergraduate student who has experienced the transformational power of education, is named for...

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