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Agnes Scott Ranked First in Town-Gown Relations by The Princeton Review
Agnes Scott College was again named to The Princeton Review’s Best 388 College rankings for 2023. Agnes Scott stayed in the Best Southeastern, Best Value and Most Green colleges lists, but saw its most dramatic climb in individual rankings on the Town-Gown Relations are Great rankings. The college’s relationship with…
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Higher Ed Dive: What Agnes Scott College Learned about Recreating In-Person Experiences Online
President Leocadia I. Zak recently wrote an op-ed about what Agnes Scott learned during the early days of the pandemic and how the college pivoted to recreate an enriching experience from a distance. Read more!
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Faculty Friday Spotlight: August 2022
Adding to the Booklist Professor of classics and director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Megan O. Drinkwater’s work on Ovid’s “Heroides” will be published by the University of Wisconsin Press at the end of summer 2022. Drinkwater illustrates how Ovid used innovations of literary form to articulate an…
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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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Agnes Scott Elects New Members to its Board of Trustees
July 1, 2022 (Decatur, GA)—The Board of Trustees at Agnes Scott College officially welcomed five new members on July 1. Tapaswee Chandele, Katie Kahs, Sandra (Sandy) Gordon and Elizabeth A. (Lizanne) Stephenson ’84 join the board, along with the newly elected Agnes Scott Alumnae Association President Ellen P. Gaffney ’87.…
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Drawdown Georgia: We Can’t Build Our Way To Net Zero
The Agnes Scott College Center for Sustainability recently launched a new report about carbon savings and the college’s climate action plan with its historic buildings. The report, executed in conjunction with architecture and preservation firm Goody Clancy, outlines the steps Agnes Scott is taking toward achieving net zero emissions on…
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2022 Faculty Teaching Awards Announced
Professors Erin Bradley, Amy Patterson, Li Qi and Jennifer Hughes all honored for their work. Agnes Scott College is pleased to announce its 2022 Faculty Award winners. These individuals were formally announced during Commencement on May 15, 2022. Erin Bradley, Linda Lentz Hubert Assistant Professor of Public Health, was named…
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(PHOTOS) Alumnae Weekend 2022
Agnes Scott College hosted its annual Alumnae Weekend from June 3-5, 2022. The college welcomed many classes back to campus for the first time since the 2019 event.
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Agnes Scott Recognized as School Making an Impact by The Princeton Review
Agnes Scott was also honored for its alumnae network and sustainability efforts. Agnes Scott College was named to The Princeton Review’s Best Value College rankings once again for 2022. Agnes Scott’s continued commitment to innovation, professional success and student experience vaulted them to third among private schools in Best Schools…