A reader asks: What advice do you have for re-taking a failed course?
Years ago, I knew a woman who had lost her voice, not temporarily, but permanently. Her name was Polly, and cancer had invaded her larynx. To save her life, her vocal cords and the surrounding tissue had to be...
I joined our Mercer On Mission team working in a remote community in the Pokot region of Kenya in the summer of 2014. We had come to the small village of Sisit to assist in the efforts of our...
A reader asks: I'm about to graduate. Do you have any advice for finding the energy to cross the finish line victoriously?
What a healthier, happier and freer world we would make if we would start moving some of our old and stubborn fences, opening up new space for new neighbors.
The Office of Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives started off the semester with a bang.
On Aug. 23, we were among 120 student organizations and 39 businesses, nonprofits and departments at Bear Fair in the University Center. We kicked off Welcome...
Welcome to Macon! Hundreds of accepted students will get to know our undergraduate campus and city during the Admissions Office's Make It Mercer! event on April 22, and many more will visit throughout the summer before they officially move...
This fall we usher in a few heritage months.
From Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. The Mercer Mondays podcast highlighted Diversity, Equity and Inclusion fellow Omar Romero-Cruz and Latin American Student Organization members Jasmine Cruz...
Dec. 21 was a remarkable day of contrasts. Two distinctive, and somewhat opposite, celestial events happened within the same 24-hour period. Did you notice?
At 5:02 a.m. Dec. 21, the winter solstice began in Georgia. Of course, the solstice is the darkest day...
Editor's Note: Do you have a question about distance learning or coping with school in these challenging times? The Den is starting a new feature called "Ask Kelly," and each week Kelly Browning, an early childhood education/special education major...
