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Blayne Alexander, Acclaimed Dateline NBC Correspondent, to Deliver 2025 Commencement Address at Agnes Scott College
Journalist Known for Impactful Storytelling to Inspire Graduates at the College’s 136th Commencement Ceremony DECATUR, Ga. – Agnes Scott College will celebrate its 136th Commencement on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 9:15 a.m. EDT on the college’s campus. This year’s Commencement speaker will be award-winning journalist Blayne Alexander, a correspondent…
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Agnes Scott College Named an Opportunity College and University in New Carnegie Classifications
A new Student Access and Earnings Classification recognizes institutions that foster opportunities for student success. DECATUR, Ga. — Agnes Scott College has been designated as an Opportunity College and University – Higher Access, Higher Earnings in the Carnegie Classifications, recognizing Agnes Scott as an institution that can serve as a…
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Nationally Ranked Grants Awarded to Support Students and Collaboration Among Graduate Programs
Agnes Scott faculty who teach in our Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Medical Sciences master’s programs led significant grant initiatives to expand curriculum across disciplines and support curricular enhancement and research and community partnership building. The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded Dr. Erica Harris, Assistant Professor in the Medical Sciences…
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Faculty Friday Spotlight: January 2025
As the new year begins, we are thrilled to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of Agnes Scott College faculty in this month’s Faculty Friday Spotlight. From publishing groundbreaking research to securing transformative grants, our professors are sparking conversations that resonate far beyond our campus. Dr. Erica Harris Awarded $500,000 NSF Grant…
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Faculty Friday Spotlight: September 2024
“Million Bazillion: The Musical” Honored with Six Kennedy Center Certificates of Merit In the spring of 2024, Agnes Scott College’s Department of Creative Arts unveiled an original musical production for young audiences that has since garnered significant recognition. The production earned six Certificates of Merit from the Kennedy Center’s College…
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Agnes Scott College Recognized as a National Leader for Innovation and First-Year Student Experiences
DECATUR, Ga. – In addition to ranking as the No. 1 Most Innovative college for the seventh consecutive year, Agnes Scott College has been named No. 3 among all colleges and universities in the country for First-Year Experiences in the 2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. The…
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Agnes Scott’s Student Civic Engagement Recognized in National Voting Award
The ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) has recognized Agnes Scott College for its nonpartisan democratic engagement efforts that fostered high levels of student voter engagement in the 2022 midterm elections. Agnes Scott College received the Champion Campus Award for the Overall Highest Registration Rate, reflecting its commitment to…
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Lumina Foundation: Georgia Women’s College Sheds the White Gloves, Grabs Diversity with Both Hands
At Agnes Scott, students find an inclusive environment in which to learn, allowing them to focus on their passions and achievements. The college’s innovative SUMMIT curriculum offers students a global and interdisciplinary education, blending travel, leadership development, and hands-on experiences. Agnes Scott’s diversity and focus on real-world applications have profoundly…
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Agnes Scott College Receives $1M in Federal Funding to Train Physician Assistants and Mental Health Counselors
DECATUR, Ga. – Agnes Scott College has been awarded $1 million to train physician assistants and clinical mental health counselors in maternal and pediatric care as a part of the 2024 omnibus appropriations bill signed by President Biden on March 23. The grant will support the equipment, curriculum development and…
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Faculty Friday Spotlight: April 2024
Presentations & Publications Jennifer L. Hughes, Charles A. Dana Professor of Psychology, recently co-authored and published an invited editorial in the Psi Chi Journal of Psychological Research. The article covers readings developed by Psi Chi, the International Honor Society in Psychology, which can be useful for instructors when selecting content…
