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Agnes Scott College Receives Insight into Academia Magazine’s Excellence in Innovation Award: College Athletics
National award recognizes institutions advancing intercollegiate athletics DECATUR, GA — October 22, 2026 — Today, Agnes Scott College received the 2026 Excellence in Innovation Award: College Athletics from magazine, the nation’s longest-running publication advancing best practices in higher education. This new honor celebrates colleges and universities shaping the future of…
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The Delta Air Lines Foundation commits $1 million grant to Agnes Scott College
The grant will support the college’s Summit program of universal experiences, including a global learning experience for every undergraduate student in their first year. DECATUR, Ga. — In a surprise announcement Tuesday, Oct. 6, during Agnes Scott College’s seventh annual Women’s Global Leadership Conference, Gail Grimmett, president and CEO of…
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Four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross to headline Agnes Scott College’s 2026 Women’s Global Leadership Conference
Focused on innovation, leadership and impact, the conference will also feature a fireside chat and two panel discussions with women leaders from business, health care and higher education. DECATUR, Ga. — Agnes Scott College will welcome four-time Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross as the keynote speaker for its seventh annual…
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Agnes Scott is America’s Most Innovative College — Nine Years Running
US News ranks Agnes Scott No. 1 in innovation; in the nation’s top 5 for social mobility and first year experiences; top 10 for undergraduate teaching and study abroad. [Decatur, GA] — Agnes Scott College leads the nation in innovation, according to US News & World Report. For the ninth…
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Violinist Qiao Chen Solomon to Release Album Spotlighting Women Composers
DECATUR, Ga – Violinist Qiao Chen Solonon, faculty member in Agnes Scott College’screative arts department, releases her new album, Echoes of Her, on September 18 throughNavona Records, the classical label of PARMA Recordings. The album pairs Solomon withpianist Paolo André Gualdi, on faculty at Francis Marion University and the University…
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Agnes Scott College to Host Yearlong Symposium on AI and Human Flourishing
DECATUR, Ga – Agnes Scott College will launch a yearlong symposium this fall exploring what it means to live well in an age of artificial intelligence—bringing together students, faculty, staff and the greater community to examine how AI is reshaping human agency, wellbeing and purpose. The symposium, titled “Living Well…
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Agnes Scott College Featured in Global Heritage and Climate Initiative
Decatur, Ga. – Agnes Scott College has been recognized as a featured case study in the Heritage Now! Campaign and as a member of the Decarbonizing the Built Environment Through Heritage (DBTH) Advisory Group, a global coalition of heritage and climate leaders across industries working to advance heritage-informed decarbonization. Launched…
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Agnes Scott College Elects Three New Members to its Board of Trustees
Decatur, Georgia — Agnes Scott College announced that three newly elected members joined its Board of Trustees July 1, 2026. Vernita Bowden Lockhart ’76, Kecia Cunningham Vaughn ’87 and Barbara K. Altmann will each serve a four-year term. “I look forward to working with our newly elected trustees, who bring…
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Agnes Scott College Launches New Major in Environmental and Sustainability Studies
DECATUR, Ga. — Agnes Scott College has approved a new Bachelor of Arts in Environmental and Sustainability Studies (ESS), an interdisciplinary program designed to prepare students to address some of the world’s most urgent environmental and social challenges. Set to launch in Fall 2026, the new major builds on the…
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Agnes Scott College Opens Three Historic Decatur Homes for Short-Term Rental Beginning June 1, 2026
Steps from Decatur Square, MARTA, Emory University, and the CDC DECATUR, GA — Agnes Scott College is pleased to announce that three of its beautifully restored historic homes on West College Avenue will be available for short-term rental beginning June 1, 2026. Located directly across from the College’s iconic campus…
