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Update from January Board of Trustees Meeting and President’s Town Hall

Dear Oglethorpe Community, After each Board of Trustees meeting, I am committed to conducting a town hall andreporting on the substance of our discussions and the Board’s action. In addition tospeaking about the Board meeting at the February 15 town hall, I also shared more of myvision for how I want to move forward. First […]

Welcome to Spring Semester and an update on the future of J Term

Oglethorpe Community, Welcome back to campus for Spring Semester. We have an exciting few months ahead, and Ilook forward to seeing you at events, in classes, at games, and just hanging out. Now that the January Term, or “J Term” as it has come to be known here at Oglethorpe, hasended, I want to inform […]

New Year’s Message from President McClymond

Happy New Year! I hope the start of the new year finds you in great spirits and surrounded by the warmth of family and friends. Take a moment to click the image below to watch this video message on my hopes for 2024 for the entire Oglethorpe community. May the year ahead be filled with […]

Happy Holidays!

Dear Oglethorpe Community, You will join the students on winter break beginning tomorrow, and I want to take thisopportunity to say “thank you” for all of your hard work this semester and wish you andyours “Happy Holidays!” Fall Semester was full of highlights for me:Achieving the largest total enrollment in Oglethorpe’s history.The men’s soccer team […]

Board of Trustees names Dr. Kathryn McClymond Oglethorpe’s 18th president

The Oglethorpe University Board of Trustees voted unanimously during its fall meeting Nov. 9-10 to approve Dr. Kathryn McClymond as the institution’s 18th president, removing “interim” from her title effective immediately. “The trustees recognized that Dr. McClymond is the right choice at the right time to lead Oglethorpe,” said Board Chair Tammy Pearson, Oglethorpe class […]

Thank you for giving to the fall Helping Students Thrive Faculty and Staff Campaign

Dear Oglethorpe Community, With our fall Helping Students Thrive Faculty and Staff Campaign now completed, I wanted to extend a huge thanks to those who gave. Every gift, no matter the size or the fund, will help Oglethorpe continue to provide enriching experiences and maintain our high academic standards – thank you! After just three […]

Welcome to Fall Semester 2023

Dear Oglethorpe Community, The new academic year began this week with a flurry of activity. If I haven’t yet seen you in person, please accept this message as an official welcome (or welcome back!) to Oglethorpe University. It’s great to have our faculty back teaching, and there’s no greater privilege as interim president than connecting […]

U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Race-Conscious Admissions

By Dr. Kathryn McClymond, Interim President, Oglethorpe University Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the core of Oglethorpe University’s academic mission and commitment to excellence. Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision which bans the use of race-conscious admission practices in higher education is disappointing, but I am writing to assert that the decision will not change […]

Oglethorpe University announces leadership transition

The Oglethorpe University Board of Trustees announced today at its spring meeting that President Nick Ladany will resign his position as president, effective June 2, 2023.  Dr. Kathryn McClymond, who currently serves as provost, has been selected to serve as interim president. Ladany will transition this summer to the role of president of San Francisco […]

“Don’t consider Oglethorpe a ‘hidden gem’ any longer” – Reporter Newspapers

by Logan C. Ritchie December 13, 2022 In the heart of Brookhaven sits Oglethorpe University, a four-year, private college nestled into a tree-filled, 107-year-old campus featuring stone Gothic buildings and steeped in history and transformation. Oglethorpe President Dr. Nicholas Ladany just asks that you don’t call it a “hidden gem.” “I no longer want to be […]