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Mercer names new men’s basketball head coach

Mercer University athletics officials announced March 15 that 15-year collegiate coaching veteran Ryan Ridder has been named as the men’s basketball program's 30th head coach. Ridder...
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Mock Trial Team takes home top individual awards at regionals

MACON — Mercer University’s Mock Trial Team took home several top individual awards at the Regional Tournament hosted by the Mississippi College of Law...
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Album premiere party to highlight new Mercer, Macon musicians’ album with London Symphony Orchestra

MACON — Townsend School of Music will celebrate the release of a world-premiere album, composed by faculty member Christopher Schmitz and featuring Robert McDuffie...
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Junior Alana Murray lands coveted Public Policy and International Affairs fellowship at Carnegie Mellon

MACON — Mercer University Junior Alana Murray was recently accepted to the prestigious Public Policy and International Affairs Program (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute (JSI)...

Oh là là! Inaugural French Bowl much more than a competition

MACON — Mercer University’s inaugural Mercer French Bowl will take place on March 21, at the University’s Connell Student Center Conference Room One from...
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College of Pharmacy to undergo leadership transition

ATLANTA – After seven years as dean of the Mercer University College of Pharmacy, Dr. Brian L. Crabtree has announced plans to step aside at...

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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...

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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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,...
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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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