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Let Your Life Speak: President Elkins to host fireside chat on Oct. 22
As part of the Countdown to 19, a celebration of inauguration events leading up to President Penny L. Elkins, Ph.D.’s formal investiture ceremony on...
Two students selected for Martin Luther King Jr. Center internships
Mercer University’s Grayson Bolinaga, CLAS ’29, and Kristopher Hammond, CLAS ’29, have been selected for internships with The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta.
Buddhist monk fitted with prosthetic by Mercer On Mission team to lead Macon Community...
Mercer University’s Office of the University Minister will host a Community Peace Walk on Sunday, Oct. 18, beginning at 2 p.m. at Washington Square Park.
Mercer to hold 21st annual Building the Beloved Community Symposium on Faith and Racial...
Mercer University’s Beloved Community Initiative will hold its 21st annual Building the Beloved Community Symposium on faith and racial justice on Oct. 20 and 21, featuring a full slate of free events and meals that are open to the public.
5 Mercer students selected for 2nd cohort of Presidential Fellows
Five students have been chosen for Mercer University’s 2026-27 Presidential Fellowship, a highly selective leadership opportunity for exceptional students. Fellows will work alongside President...
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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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