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Senior awarded Lewis Scholars position to help advance health equity

MACON — Mercer University senior Jamyah Janise Combs has been awarded a CDC John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholars (Lewis Scholars) position at...
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Trustees approve promotions, tenure, emeriti status and sabbaticals for 2024-25

ATLANTA — Mercer University’s Board of Trustees, meeting on the Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus in Atlanta on April 19, approved promotions,...
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Senior Elizabeth Stinson selected for Peace Corps service in Botswana

MACON – Mercer University senior Elizabeth Lyle Stinson was recently selected to serve in the Peace Corps in Botswana, Southern Africa, beginning this summer....
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Professor’s ‘Prison Town’ podcast nominated for Peabody Award

MACON — Mercer University Assistant Professor of Practice in Journalism Evey Wilson Wetherbee’s podcast “Prison Town” was nominated for the prestigious Peabody Award honoring...
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Mercer welcomes YKK AP America Inc. as inaugural Gold member of new Corporate Partners...

MACON—Atlanta-based YKK AP America Inc., a designer and manufacturer of high-quality windows, doors and architectural products for the residential and commercial building industries, recently...
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Senior selected for Japanese Exchange and Teaching Program

MACON – Mercer University senior Thomas Anthony Neely was selected for the Japanese Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program and will serve as an Assistant...

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Mercer Rises Five Spots Among U.S. News Best Value National Universities

MACON – Mercer University remains in the top tier of national universities and is among the top 35 best values in U.S. News &...

Glenda Grant appointed executive director of GRHIC

MACON – Glenda Grant, who has served as interim executive director of the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (GRHIC) at Mercer University School of Medicine since April 6, 2021, has...
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Mercer named a Best Value College for 2022 by The Princeton Review

MACON – Mercer University is one of the nation’s Best Value Colleges for 2022, combining exceptional education and career preparation at a relatively affordable price,...

Mercer School of Medicine Holds Commencements

Mercer University’s School of Medicine will hold its commencements this week, with a Macon ceremony on Friday and the Savannah commencement on Saturday. The commencements are the first of the University’s five over the next two weeks. In all, the University will confer more than 1,800 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in May during five commencements in Macon, Atlanta and Savannah.
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Junior Elizabeth Tammi to Host Book Signing for Debut Novel

MACON – Mercer University junior Elizabeth Tammi, a creative writing and journalism double-major from Oviedo, Florida, will release her debut novel, Outrun the Wind, on...

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