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Loretta J. Ross ’07 Named 2022 MacArthur Fellow
Human rights advocate and activist Loretta J. Ross ’07 has been named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow in the Class of 2022. The $800,000, no-strings-attached award–more commonly known as the “Genius Grant”–honors individuals for their extraordinary efforts to improve the world. Ross is the second alum to be given the prestigious…
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Agnes Scott Set to Hold Third Annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference
This year’s conference is titled Leading Inclusively: Transformative Change Across the Globe DECATUR, Ga. – Agnes Scott will hold its third annual Global Leadership Conference Thursday, October 13, on the college’s campus in Decatur, Georgia. This year’s topic, “Leading Inclusively: Transformative Change Across the Globe” will showcase Agnes Scott’s inclusive…
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Agnes Scott College Receives 2022 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity Magazine
DECATUR, Ga. — For the second year in a row, Agnes Scott received the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges…
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WABE: College Leadership Joins ‘A Closer Look with Rose Scott’ to Discuss Mellon Grant
On Friday, July 22, President Leocadia Zak and Dr. Yves-Rose Porcena, vice president for equity and inclusion, joined “A Closer Look with Rose Scott” on Atlanta’s National Public Radio (NRP) station WABE 90.1 to elevate Agnes Scott College’s plans for its recent Mellon Foundation grant. The college will use the…
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Agnes Scott College Receives $750,000 Grant from Mellon Foundation
July 12, 2022 (Decatur, Georgia) – Agnes Scott College is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation. This grant will fund the “Acknowledging our Past: Acting Now for A Transformed Future” project. Activities for this project will commence in July 2022 and…
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Reflecting on Main Hall’s Black History
by: Laurel Wilson ’07 The renovation of Main Hall is intended to serve as a model of innovative and ethical stewardship in the preservation of historic buildings for Agnes Scott, Decatur, Atlanta and beyond. This is not possible without uncovering and reflecting on the stories of Black members of the…
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Agnes Scott College Receives INSIGHT Into Diversity 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award
DECATUR, GA — This week, Agnes Scott received the 2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award — a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate…
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Agnes Scott College Ranked #1 Most Innovative for Fourth Consecutive Year by U.S. News
DECATUR, GA – For the fourth consecutive year, Agnes Scott College has been recognized as the nation’s #1 most innovative liberal arts college in U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges’ rankings. Among U.S. liberal arts colleges, Agnes Scott also ranked #2 for best undergraduate teaching and #6 for social mobility. The…
