From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution This season’s crop of coffee-table books delivers more than just pretty pictures. For the person on your gift-giving list who has everything, consider one of these books designed to inspire, entertain and educate. … ‘Atlas Obscura: An Explorer’s Guide to the World’s Hidden Wonders’ The website devoted to unique, arcane and […]
This year Oglethorpe welcomes three GA Rotary Scholarship recipients: Emma Stahlfors from Sweden studying economics; Anna Boggiss from New Zealand studying creative writing; and Marc Gevers from South Africa studying psychology. Rotary Clubs around Georgia have provided Rotary Scholarship winners from all over the world the opportunity to attend Oglethorpe University. The Georgia Rotary Student Program (GRSP) was founded in 1946, […]
From Art in America By Michael McCanne In 1936, with the clouds of war rising in Europe, Thornwell Jacobs, president of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta, set about to create a record of human progress thus far, sealed in a room so future civilizations could understand what life was like in the mid-twentieth century. He is […]
From Reporter Newspapers | Posted by Dyana Bagby on October 28, 2016. Melanie Antos was driving around Buckhead and then headed to Brookhaven on a recent weekday afternoon searching for an empty storefront that would serve as an ideal spot for a Ring Pop commercial. Remember the retro diamond-shaped candy on a ring? “The director wants […]
From the Georgia State Signal It’s hard to be original on Halloween. Eventually, the old haunts just don’t seem as haunted as they did before. You’re over running from a teenager in a costume at Six Flag’s Fright Fest or waiting in line for hours at Netherworld in the cold. This guide is for those […]
October 4, 2016 | Jennifer Senator Located between Buckhead and the I-285 perimeter, Brookhaven is one of the metro area’s newest cities (officially designated in 2012). With sprawling parks, historic neighborhoods, plentiful dining and shopping options, a thriving farmer’s market, and easy pedestrian access via the Brookhaven/Oglethorpe MARTA station, this ITP enclave is […]
Today on WABE Radio’s “Closer Look with Rose Scott and Jim Burress,” Oglethorpe’s Director of Financial Aid Chris Summers ’03 discussed what students and families need to know about the earlier start date to fill out FAFSA forms — and what the date change means. Listen below at time stamp 21:09. Learn more about the many financial aid […]
Oglethorpe University now is home to thousands of pieces of political and campaign memorabilia dating back to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The James and Camilla Comerford Collection opened Sept. 19 on the second floor of the Weltner Library after Sen. Johnny Isakson spoke at the university’s celebration of Constitution Day. Since he was a small boy, […]
www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/third-parties-appeal-to-young-voters-a-test-for-cl/nsbyf/ By Greg Bluestein – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The Oglethorpe University library was packed this week with students and faculty who peppered Republican U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson with questions about the presidential election. And standing near the back of the room, a 21-year-old student seemed particularly squeamish about his choices. “I’m hesitant about the election. It’s […]
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