COVID-19:
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution mentions Oglethorpe in the article “Georgia college students make case for cut in online tuition costs“. (August 19, 2020)
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution mentions Oglethorpe’s plans to be 100% remote during the fall semester, in the article “Several students test positive for COVID after Ga. university reopens” about Georgia College in Milledgeville. (August 16, 2020)
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution mentions Oglethorpe in the article “Georgia schools prepare for a vastly different semester“. (August 9, 2020)
- Inside Higher Ed mentions Oglethorpe as among the schools in the U.S. that have announced a 100% remote fall semester in “COVID-19 Roundup: UNC Won’t Budge on Reopening“. (August 7, 2020)
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports “Oglethorpe University to go online for fall semester,” following Oglethorpe’s August 5th announcement. (August 6, 2020)
- The Patch.com reports that “Oglethorpe University Will Continue To Offer 100% Remote Classes This Fall“. (August 6, 2020)
- The Reporter Newspapers mentions Oglethorpe in the article “More than 1,400 large Paycheck Protection loans given to Perimeter area businesses“. (August 3, 2020)
- Reporter Newspapers, “Oglethorpe University postpones fall sports to 2021“. (July 20, 2020)
- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports “No fall sports for Berry College, Oglethorpe University” following the announcement on July 16. (July 17, 2020)
- In the article “Pandemic Reshaping Fall 2020 on Campus,” The Atlanta Jewish Times reports that “Oglethorpe University, which will have 1,300 students on its Gothic-architecture campus in Brookhaven, planned to install acrylic barriers in larger classrooms ‘to allow adequate capacity while adhering’ to distancing guidelines.” (July 17, 2020)
Other:
- An L.A. Times opinion article references Franklin Roosevelt’s 1932 New Deal speech given at Oglethorpe’s Commencement, also run on Yahoo Finance. (August 12, 2020)
- The popular Netflix show Teenage Bounty Hunters was filmed on Oglethorpe’s campus, reported The Cinemaholic, Decider website, and Atlas of Wonders. (August 14, 2020)
- In “Davidson Fine Arts students awarded scholarship memorializing teacher’s late daughter,” the Augusta Chronicle reports that incoming Oglethorpe student Sierra Hall is the recipient of the Lily Kate Powell Fine Arts Scholarship: ” (August 6, 2020)
- Talanaga Today includes mention of Oglethorpe’s Crypt of Civilization in its article “The History of Time Capsule”. (August 5, 2020)
- Simply Buckhead’s “Pastel Painters Show Off Their True Colors” promotes the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art’s Southeastern Pastel Society online exhibition. (May/June 2020 issue)
