In November 2017, journalist Justin Baxley was facing the unthinkable. His father, Michael Baxley, had been shot and killed at age 53 during a robbery at his home.  Amid his grief and heartbreak, Baxley had actions to take and decisions...
Julia Nazerian and Thomas Bridgewater fell in love with the city of Cape Town, South Africa, in summer 2017. The Mercer seniors spent a few weeks there for a Mercer On Mission (MOM) trip with the Service Scholars program,...
A group of faculty members in Mercer University’s College of Education came together for comfort and support amid the recent racial trauma and social unrest in America. They created a group that was a safe space to help each...
The COVID-19 pandemic leaves many feeling helpless, but one Mercer University School of Law graduate found purpose up in the air. Ivy Cadle, a 2007 graduate, literally took to the skies as an Angel Flight volunteer pilot, flying test specimens to labs...
A Mercer University team traveled to Tanzania for three weeks this summer as part of a Mercer On Mission program focused on reducing violence against women in the east African country.  In partnership with Hakizetu, a Tanzanian nongovernmental organization that...
Mercer University senior Lane Benton was recently selected to serve in the Peace Corps in Botswana beginning in July. 
ATLANTA — Mercer University College of Education’s AgSTEM partnership with a group of schools in Gwinnett County recently added another collaborator in Grace Hope Church that will further serve the goal of making strides in STEM education and have...
Between balancing taking MBA classes and being director of human resources for a nonprofit organization, a Mercer student recently found time to publish her first children’s book. In July 2022, Therese Mullings published At and Peppermint, the Fat Cat, which...
The graves at Macedonia African Methodist Church Cemetery span centuries, but little is known about the people buried there. Located near one of the busiest intersections in Johns Creek, the small African American cemetery is home to over 100 graves,...
A class in Mercer University’s College of Professional Advancement is teaching students how they can leverage artificial intelligence and social media to create public health awareness campaigns.  Dr. Sabrina Walthall, professor of science, teaches BIOL 210: Biology of Disease each...

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