Oglethorpe’s Director of Music Brent Runnels and Affiliate Artist in Voice Wanda Yang-Temko participated in a video recording of “For Justice and Peace,” a new program by award-winning double bass soloist and composer Xavier Foley, that is commentary on social justice issues. Donning masks and performing in a large concert space, both OU professors lent their vocal […]
Did you know that Oglethorpe is a proud yellow ribbon school, offering tuition discounts to service members and veterans? The Yellow Ribbon Program can help pay for some out-of-state, private school, or graduate school tuition that the Post-9/11 GI Bill doesn’t cover. Prospective students can find out if they are eligible for the program and […]
Oglethorpe University freshman Kimberly Heard was recently featured in a short documentary on Yahoo Finance about managing her full-ride scholarship. In the documentary, Heard and her family discuss her experience working towards college as a first-generation college student. Heard has always had a laser-focused motivation towards what she wanted to achieve. By the time she […]
Oglethorpe University’s Michael Morgan ’21 has been selected to serve as a National Transfer Student Ambassador by the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. He is one of only four students to be selected out of a competitive, country-wide application process. National Transfer Student Ambassadors hold a variety of responsibilities throughout the year, the […]
Dr. Kendra King Momon, professor of politics at Oglethorpe University, was named Interim Provost by President Nick Ladany, effective December 2020. Dr. Momon will replace Dr. Glenn Sharfman, who has served in the role since 2014 and will be stepping down at the close of the fall semester. Dr. Momon joined the Oglethorpe community in […]
Oglethorpe University Honor Council Secretary Dr. Michael Rulison has announced the students who will serve on the 2020-2021 Honor Council—students selected by their peers to be entrusted with helping to uphold the academic standards of Oglethorpe University. Congratulations to: Caroline Bond ’21 Jimmy Creamer ’21 Clara Grimaldo ’21 Vivian Manso ’21 Lola Oyinloye ’21 Talia Weinstein ’21 […]
Film and Media Studies student Steven Nguyen has created several video tutorials covering essential programs for the remote semester: Moodle, VoiceThread and, of course, Zoom. Assistant Professors of Communication Studies Dr. Katherine Keib and Dr. Katharine Zakos partnered with Nguyen to create a technology resource for students to easily reference while learning remotely. The idea behind the […]
Several initiatives dedicated to furthering Oglethorpe University’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion have been announced in recent weeks. In a message to the Oglethorpe community in early July, President Nicholas Ladany announced the formation of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) task force, whose primary charge is to examine areas for growth and determine action steps […]
Oglethorpe Professor of Politics Joe Knippenberg was recently featured on the Constituting America podcast where he discusses the pros and cons of lengthy legislation. In this discussion, Constituting America co-founder and co-president Janine Turner posits that overly-complex laws are inaccessible to the vast majority of United States citizens, posing a barrier to civic engagement with […]
For the fourth consecutive year, Oglethorpe University is included among the Fiske Guide to Colleges‘ annual list of the 20 “Best Buy” colleges and universities in the country. Oglethorpe is once again the only school in Georgia—public or private—to make Fiske’s 2020 list of 10 private and 10 public colleges and universities nationwide. For 37 […]