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Nancy Grace to deliver 2026 Founders’ Day address
MACON, Ga. — Mercer University alumna, television personality, author and former prosecutor Nancy Grace will deliver the University's 2026 Founders' Day address Feb. 4, at 10:20 a.m., in Willingham Hall’s Toney Auditorium on the Macon campus.
Dr. Nannette C. Turner appointed interim dean of College of Health Professions
Dr. Nannette C. Turner has been appointed interim dean of Mercer University’s College of Health Professions, effective immediately, executive vice president for academic affairs and provost Lisa Murphey Lundquist, Pharm.D., announced.
President Elkins appoints Dr. Maria Hammett as interim senior vice president for enrollment management
Mercer University President Dr. Penny L. Elkins has appointed Dr. Maria Hammett, who has almost three decades of experience at Mercer in the Office of Student Financial Planning, as interim senior vice president for enrollment management, effective immediately.
Dr. Joseph M. Hendricks Center for Campus Initiatives to host commemorative program honoring life...
Mercer University’s Dr. Joseph M. Hendricks Center for Campus Initiatives will host a commemorative program honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., on the Macon campus on Wednesday, Jan. 14, from 6-8 p.m. in the Willet Science Center auditorium.
Graphic design students, alumni mark five-year winning streak with nine GDUSA awards
Mercer University’s graphic design students won nine 2025 American Graphic Design Awards from Graphic Design USA, making Mercer a winning design program for five years running.
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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,...
Gospel music artist Lauren Talley to serve as guest commentator for Mercer basketball game
“The Voice of the Bears” and one of the most well-known voices in gospel music will team up Monday. Lauren Talley, lead vocalist for award-winning Christian music trio The...
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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