Mercer University faculty in the Department of Informatics and Mathematics are sharing their expertise with the community through free, public information sessions at the Alpharetta Library.  Dr. Awatef Ben Ramadan, assistant professor and program coordinator for information technology and informatics,...
A campaign plan developed by four Mercer University students is helping garner support for a community project in a historic Atlanta neighborhood.   Last semester, four students in Dr. Arla Bernstein’s Integrated Communication Capstone course created an Ecocultural Advocacy Campaign Plan...
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...
Some Mercer University students recently got a firsthand look at migration near the Mexico border and volunteered with groups serving migrants who crossed into the U.S.  Dr. Katherine Roseau, assistant professor of French, and Libertad Aranza, lecturer of Spanish, took...
When an after-school program abruptly ended, a Macon church and Mercer University stepped in to fill a need for local families. This is the second year that Centenary United Methodist Church, located adjacent to Mercer’s campus, has provided after-school...
An endowed scholarship spearheaded by a Mercer University alumna is nearing the fundraising goal that will make it a reality. The Diversity in Nursing Scholarship for Mercer’s College of Nursing was initiated three years ago by Jasmine Garrett Ellington,...
Dr. Jose Pino’s passion for teaching and service has taken him from Colombia to Spain, New York and Georgia. Through each chapter of his career, he’s remained dedicated to and heavily involved in his community, including in Middle Georgia...
For nearly a decade, Mercer University's McDonald Center for the Advancement of Global Education has been working with schoolteachers and leaders in the Dominican Republic to improve education in the country. Its ongoing efforts include in-country support and training, virtual...
A Georgia man is now free and cleared of murder charges after fighting to prove his innocence for 22 years. Joey Watkins was exonerated on Sept. 21 in Floyd County, and a Mercer Law School professor and two students...
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...

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