Oglethorpe University senior Randi Parks ’24 has been awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Belgium for the 2024-2025 academic year. Noted for its merit-based selection process and academic prestige, the Fulbright Program is the world’s largest and most diverse international educational exchange program, devoted to increasing mutual understanding between the people of the United […]
Oglethorpe University students have been engaging with the Core curriculum’s theme of “crime and punishment” this academic year, and now they will have an opportunity during the 2024 Liberal Arts and Sciences Symposium (LASS) to hear from Hall-of-Fame basketball player and Arthur Ashe Award for Courage winner Maya Moore and her husband, Jonathan Irons, about […]
Oglethorpe University President Kathryn McClymond has named Dr. Gabriel Barreneche Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs following a national search. Barreneche currently serves as Dean of the Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences and professor of Spanish at Berry College in Rome, Ga. He will join the Oglethorpe administration July 1. “Dr. […]
Passionate about politics and issues affecting young voters, Ashleigh Ewald ’24 was recently invited to speak with President Joe Biden, President Barack Obama, and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi on a national organizing call for the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. The opportunity was a result of Ewald’s role as state director of the […]
Oglethorpe University’s commencement ceremony honoring the Class of 2024 will be held on Saturday, May 18, at 9 a.m. on the academic quad. Oglethorpe will welcome Rose Scott, an award-winning veteran journalist and Atlanta public media radio host and executive producer, to deliver the keynote address to the graduating seniors. Scott will also receive an […]
Following a nationwide search, Oglethorpe University has named Sarah Emerson as the new Vice President of Advancement, effective April 15, 2024. Emerson will oversee the teams that lead fundraising, donor stewardship and alumni engagement initiatives. Emerson currently serves as Executive Director for Foundation Relations at Georgia State University where she has managed a portfolio of […]
Oglethorpe University will once again be featured in Atlanta Preservation Center’s annual Phoenix Flies: A Celebration of Atlanta’s Historic Sites. Started in 2003 after the rescue of the Fox Theatre changed Atlanta’s perspective on preservation, Phoenix Flies brings organizations and community members together to show the value of Atlanta’s historic built environment. For its 21st […]
WABE radio’s “A Closer Look with Rose Scott” recently welcomed Oglethorpe University President Kathryn McClymond for a university presidents roundtable that also included Spelman College President Helene Gayle and Agnes Scott College President Leocadia Zak. The university leaders discussed a range of important issues impacting higher education and college students, including current civil rights movements, […]
Oglethorpe University has been named a recipient of the 2023 Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention. Presented by Vector Solutions, the Seal of Prevention is awarded to higher education institutions that have demonstrated leadership in prevention programming focused on student safety, well-being, and inclusion. Vector Solutions provides postsecondary safety and prevention training, serving more […]
PayScale, a data-driven software company focused on compensation research, has released its 2023-2024 College Salary Report, which evaluates colleges by earning potential for its graduates and features best value rankings for graduates’ return on investment. This year, Oglethorpe University was ranked 25th on PayScale’s list of Best Value Liberal Arts Schools in the country, and […]