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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…
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Faculty Friday Spotlight: March 2024
Faculty Promotions Announced Congratulations to the four faculty members who were approved for promotion to the rank of professor by Agnes Scott College’s Board of Trustees during their winter meetings in February. The promotions are effective July 1, 2024. Collegiate Chorale Captures the Moment at the Carter Center Under the…
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Faculty Friday Spotlight: February 2024
Joseph R. Gladden Public Lecture Set for February 8 Professor of Economics Li Qi has been honored this year with the Joseph R. Gladden Lectureship and will present her talk entitled, “See the Herd and Follow the Crowd: an Investment Decision Study,” on Thursday, February 8 at 5 p.m. More…
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Agnes Scott College’s Lydia Holland ’25 Named 2023 Grand Prize Winner of the Georgia Power Rising Star Student Scholarship
Lydia Holland ’25, a standout student and Film and Visual Media studies major planning to graduate in 2025, has been selected as a 2023 Business of Entertainment Georgia Power Rising Star Student Scholarship recipient. The scholarship is offered as a partnership between Georgia Power and the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Each…
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A Lasting Legacy of Inspired Kindness
What would you choose if you could leave a lasting legacy after passing from this earth? For Casey McIntyre ’07, it was one of kindness and love. Casey passed away at home in New York on November 12 from stage-four ovarian cancer, her husband, Andrew Rose Gregory, announced on Casey’s…
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Agnes Scott Mourns Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter
Today we mourn the passing of Rosalynn Carter, activist, former First Lady, wife of President Jimmy Carter, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who died on Sunday, November 19. Our thoughts are with the Carter family. On August 18, 1927, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith was born in Plains, Georgia. Her delivery nurse, Lillian…
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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE’S MADISON JENNINGS NAMED 2024 RHODES SCHOLAR
Madison Jennings ’24, a leader at Agnes Scott through her focus on academic excellence and her commitment to addressing the social challenges of today, is one of only 32 students in the country to be awarded a 2024 Rhodes Scholarship. Madison Jennings ’24 has been named a Rhodes Scholar and…
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AGNES SCOTT COLLEGE RECEIVES INSIGHT INTO DIVERSITY 2023 HIGHER EDUCATION EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY (HEED) AWARD
DECATUR, Ga. — Agnes Scott College has received the 2023 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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The Leadership Foundry Podcast: The Role of Relationships and Innovation in Higher Education
President Leocadia I. Zak joined Brandon Smith on The Leadership Foundry Podcast to discuss the journey that led her to Agnes Scott College, the importance of building relationships at the college and why Agnes Scott continues to be a leader in innovative excellence.