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Oglethorpe in the News

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. […]

Oglethorpe in the News

Inside Higher Ed included Oglethorpe’s President Ladany in its list of “New Presidents or Provosts“. (July 8, 2020) Atlanta Journal-Constitution mentioned Oglethorpe in the article “Georgia businesses from every corner of economy get relief loans.” (July 6, 2020) The Patch.com reported that “Oglethorpe Student Leaders Help Pen Letter To Mayor, Atlanta PD Calling For Equality […]

Oglethorpe in the News

Reporter Newspapers: “Oglethorpe University, Latin American Association call for change amid protests“. (June 3, 2020) Outgoing Oglethorpe President Larry Schall will be the next President of NECHE (New England Commission of Higher Education), reported the Boston Globe and Inside Higher Ed. (June 3, 2020) In Reporter Newspapers’ article “Commentary: Who had the best branding in […]

Oglethorpe in the News, Feb. 7-March 26

Oglethorpe opens film studies program The state’s longest-serving college president, Larry Schall, plans to leave his post at Oglethorpe University after spending 15 years improving the Brookhaven institution. The student body has mushroomed from about 800 to more than 1,300 last fall, and he expects the incoming 2020 class to be even bigger. Presidential Announcement […]

Oglethorpe in the news: Jan. 17-Feb. 6

Major Private Gifts to Higher Education Gifts of $50 million or more, dating to 1967, were compiled in this list until 2023. Georgia’s founding, 287 years ago, celebrated this month It was on February 12, 1733 that General James Edward Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia, named for King George II of England. Cherokee County […]

Oglethorpe in the news: Dec. 20-Jan. 16

Oglethorpe museum to host Mississippi photography exhibit An exhibit of travel photography by Atlanta resident Jane Robbins Kerr will open Jan. 10 at the Oglethorpe University Museum of Art in Brookhaven. Kerr has traveled the world, photographing people and places, according to the museum. The exhibit will continue through March 1. Admission to the exhibit […]

Oglethorpe in the news: Nov. 15-Dec. 19

Reimagining 1970’s Building I.W. “Ike” Cousins Center for Science and Innovation – PUPN At Oglethorpe University, an expanded 45,000-square-foot student hub features flex learning spaces. When the Fall semester began on Aug. 19, science and business students at Oglethorpe University attended classes in the newly completed I.W. “Ike” Cousins Center for Science and Innovation (formerly […]

Oglethorpe in the news: Oct. 25-Nov. 14

Georgia colleges hoping Dreamers win U.S. Supreme Court case Two Georgia colleges and universities have sided in support of young immigrants seeking federal financial aid to college and other benefits in a case scheduled to come before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday. Brookhaven’s Oglethorpe University joins other colleges to support DACA case before Supreme […]

Oglethorpe in the news: Oct. 4-24

A scholarship program makes college a reality for undocumented students With the academic year in full swing, thousands of college students across the country are unable to pay for a higher education because their legal status blocks them from scholarships or financial aid, including from the federal government, the largest provider. Brookhaven city candidates stake […]

Oglethorpe in the news: Sept. 20-Oct. 3

  How 8 Georgia Students Made Their College Choices Learn how these students from a high school north of Atlanta gained admission to public and private colleges. SPRING AWAKENING Complete Information About SPRING AWAKENING in Atlanta at OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY. Oglethorpe Art Museum Participating In Museum Day BROOKHAVEN, GA – Famed Impressionist artist Henri Matisse once […]