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Mercer Law professor Timothy W. Floyd honored with the William Pincus Award
Timothy W. Floyd, the Tommy Malone Distinguished Chair in Trial Advocacy at Mercer University School of Law, will receive the William Pincus Award in...
Mercer to confer degrees to more than 2,600 graduates at four commencements in May
Mercer University will confer bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees to more than 2,600 students participating in four commencements during May in Macon and Atlanta. The total number of students meeting the requirements for graduation exceeds 3,000.
Mercer to confer honorary degrees to state Senator John F. Kennedy and Zelma Redding
Mercer University will confer an honorary Doctor of Laws degree to state Sen. John F. Kennedy and an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree to Zelma Redding, founder and president of the Otis Redding Foundation, during this year’s commencement ceremonies.
Trustees approve new degree programs, faculty sabbaticals, tenure and promotions
During Mercer University’s Spring Board of Trustees meeting on April 25, new degree programs were approved in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, School of Music and School of Medicine, and recommendations for faculty sabbaticals, tenure and promotions were ratified.
President Underwood announces plans to return to full-time teaching in the law school
ATLANTA — During Mercer University’s spring Board of Trustees meeting on April 25, President William D. Underwood, a tenured professor in the School of...
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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 &...
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,...
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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