17th President of Oglethorpe University
Dr. Nicholas Ladany has served as the 17th President of Oglethorpe University and Professor of Psychology since July 2020.
An administrator with a proven record of success, President Ladany has decades of experience as a teacher and scholar, and places strong value on the liberal arts, student support and success, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
“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 […]
Read“How some Georgia colleges defy trend toward enrollment drops” – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Vanessa McCray, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionNov 28, 2022 Something unprecedented happened this fall at Oglethorpe University, where stately Gothic revival architecture gives an academic gravitas to the private Brookhaven campus. A record number of first-year students — 425 — enrolled at the school, pushing Oglethorpe to its highest student count since its founding in 1835. This […]
ReadOU’s President Ladany joins Excelencia in Education’s “Presidents for Latino Success” network
Excelencia in Education, the nation’s premier authority in efforts accelerating Latino student success in higher education, announced today Oglethorpe University President Nick Ladany has been chosen to be part of its “Presidents for Latino Student Success” network. This important national network is composed of college and university presidents and chancellors who commit to making their institutions learning environments […]
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