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Oglethorpe in the news: August 9-29

Oglethorpe University launches search for new president – Atlanta Business Chronicle

The school, which has 1,350 students, is looking for a successor to Larry Schall, who is retiring.

Oglethorpe University officially opens the I.W. ‘Ike’ Cousins Center for Science and Innovation

Cooper Carry designed the building.

Oglethorpe’s Goslin Hall Redesigned Into New Science Building

Oglethorpe’s Goslin Hall Redesigned Into New Science Building – Brookhaven, GA – A 1970s building at Oglethorpe University is reopening this fall as a 45,000-square-foot student hub.

Oglethorpe University Gains Innovative Student Center Designed by Cooper Carry

When the Fall semester begins on Aug. 19, science and business students at Oglethorpe University will attend classes in the newly completed I.W. “Ike” Cousins Center for Science and Innovation (formerly Goslin Hall). Located on the historic quadrangle of the campus, the original, three-story modernist building was transformed into a union of contemporary innovative architecture and a reflection of the authentically crafted Collegiate Gothic buildings on campus.

 

What’s new at metro Atlanta’s college campuses?

Find the start date for classes, plus what’s new in fall 2019 at Atlanta-area campuses. Includees Emory University, Kennesaw State University, Mercer University Atlanta, Morehouse College.

Transitions: New President Named at U. of Akron, Seton Hall U. Selects Student-Services Chief

The chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at Green Bay will replace Akron’s interim president in the fall.

More Private Colleges Are Cutting Tuition, but Don’t Expect to Pay Less (Published 2019)

Few students actually paid the published cost. Colleges worried that they would be bypassed if families looked just at the sticker price.

14 Georgia Schools Make Forbes Top Colleges 2019 List

14 Georgia Schools Make Forbes Top Colleges 2019 List – Atlanta, GA – Annual rankings from Forbes Magazine name the top U.S. colleges in 2019. Here’s the 14 Georgia colleges on the list.

Q&A with Oglethorpe University’s Larry Schall, 2019 Most Admired CEO – Atlanta Business Chronicle

Atlanta’s Most Admired CEOs of 2019 are scheduled to be honored on Aug. 22 at an awards event at The Fairmont.

Opinion: A glimpse of America at her best

Ever since the terrorist act in El Paso earlier this month, I have been trying to decide what I could do. After the massacre of young children and their teachers in Sandy Hook almost seven years ago, I helped found College Presidents for Gun Safety and some 400 presidents signed a letter to our nation’s leaders calling for sensible gun safety legislation.

Time Regained

A new history of time capsules – Rachel Heise Bolten

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