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June 24, 2021

Actor's Express and Oglethorpe to co-produce "Heathers: The Musical"

Actor's Express and Oglethorpe to co-produce "Heathers: The Musical"
By: Grant Utter

Oglethorpe University and Actor's Express are teaming up to co-produce "Heathers: The Musical," as part of the professional theatre company's upcoming 34th season. The show, based on the 1989 movie starring Winona Ryder, will run from Sept. 29 - Oct. 17 in Oglethorpe's Conant Performing Arts Center and will feature OU theatre students alongside professional actors in both lead and …

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Clara Grimaldo '21 earns prestigious Fulbright-García Robles Scholarship

Clara Grimaldo '21 earns prestigious Fulbright-García Robles Scholarship
By: Grant Utter

Recent graduate Clara Grimaldo '21, who earned a degree in sociology, has received the Fulbright-García Robles Scholarship, a prestigious award of $25,000 for two years of graduate-level study in Mexico. This scholarship is funded by the U.S.-Mexico Commission for Educational Exchange (COMEXUS), an independent organization supported by both the United States and Mexican governments that fosters cultural and educational exchange …

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From AchieveAtlanta.org:
"How Achieve Atlanta's college partners adapted their approach to student retention during COVID-19"

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In mid-December 2020, Oglethorpe University’s leadership team noticed that first-year student registrations for the spring term were below prior years’ registrations at the same point in time. In response, they pulled together the university’s academic advisers, split up all unregistered students into groups, and called each of them. For students who didn’t respond, they reached out to ...
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SAA releases Academic Honor Roll for 2020-21 season

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The SAA released their 2020-21 Academic Honor Roll late last week, highlighting the student-athletes that excelled in the classroom while competing for a team in one of the conference's 21 officially sponsored sports. While the conference typically awards a fall and a spring academic honor roll, with athletes needing a 3.25 GPA during the semester in which their team primarily ...
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President Ladany among Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2021 "Who's Who in Education"

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By: Renee Vary

Oglethorpe University’s President Nick Ladany has once again been included among the Atlanta Business Chronicle's Who’s Who in Education, an annual list of the top 100 leaders at colleges, universities, and schools in metro Atlanta. The business publication noted: “Georgia is home to some of the country's top education facilities, which attract both top education professionals as well as residents …

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Celebrating Pride Month

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By: David Allen

Know the history of Pride Did you know that the annual month-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ community was once "Gay Pride Day," observed on the last Sunday of June? Every June, Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan -- a “tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States,” according to the Library of Congress. Marsha …

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