Dr. Joseph Knippenberg, professor of politics, shared the following thoughts in observance of Constitution Day, September 17. “I have been teaching constitutional law for more than thirty years. For most of that time, I’ve struggled with teaching the Supreme Court’s freedom of speech decisions, not because I have major quarrels with the doctrines applied, but […]
“When I go looking for plants I know birds use, I can’t find them, either as seed or seedling,” Donnelly says. “I don’t think growers know there’s a burgeoning demand for this. We have to hook up them up with residents—there’s huge potential.“ In a recent Audubon article on the importance of native plants as […]
Oglethorpe has surpassed its $1.5 million Annual Fund goal and set a new university record. A total of $1.513 million was raised during 2016-2017, representing a six percent increase over the previous year and marking the largest unrestricted total amount of dollars for an annual campaign in the university’s 182-year history. Annual Fund contributions come […]
On what would have been the 120th birthday of legendary pilot Amelia Earhart, we look back at her under-the-radar ties to Oglethorpe. In 1935, the university and President Thornwell Jacobs declared the “Year of the Woman” and awarded 12 women honorary degrees in a variety of fields, with Earhart leading the group with an honorary […]
The Atlanta Jewish Times has named Oglethorpe alumnus Nathaniel Goldman ’11 among its “40 under 40” who are “helping make the Atlanta Jewish community better”. A former Student Government Association student body president, Goldman received his accounting degree at Oglethorpe and is now a certified public accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. According to the Times, “Goldman has been […]
Dr. Joseph Knippenberg, professor of politics, recently published an essay with Constituting America on the history of the country’s judicial system. The essay, Engel v. Vitale (1962) And Everson v. Ewing (1962), is part of a 90-day series on the landmark decisions of the United States Supreme Court and the justices who made them. Engel v. […]
President Lawrence Schall, on behalf of Oglethorpe University, has joined more than 1,219 governors, mayors, business, investors, colleges and universities to declare their intent to uphold our country’s commitment to the Paris Climate Agreement. Together, this group represents 120 million Americans and $6.2 trillion of the U.S. economy. Under the pledge, these leaders promise to […]
Saporta Report | By Maria Saporta As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on May 26, 2017. Oglethorpe University has friends and family to thank for launching a new building effort on the heels of completing the most ambitious fundraising campaign in its history. Among its closest friends are Tom and Ann Cousins, who have given Oglethorpe […]
Elizabeth Hetzel, a Core instructor at Oglethorpe, has been selected from a national applicant pool to be a National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Scholar. The Endowment is a federal agency that, each summer, supports enrichment opportunities at colleges, universities, and cultural institutions so teachers can study with experts in humanities disciplines. Elizabeth will participate […]
Jonathan Allen ’19 is not only looking back at his year at Oglethorpe, but also at his first year as a CEO. Before arriving on campus, Allen began a research platform, Gauge, which celebrated its anniversary of incorporation May 11. Allen left an internship at SalesLoft to fully pursue the venture, and throughout the academic year saw […]