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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 […]

“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 […]

OU’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 […]

President Ladany shows support for DACA students, joins call for action

Oglethorpe University President Nick Ladany continued to stand by the Oglethorpe students and students across the country whose immigration status is covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Fifth Circuit released its decision Oct. 6, 2022, in the Texas v. United States case affirming a lower court’s ruling […]

“Colleges Must Invest More in Mental Health” by President Nick Ladany (Inside Higher Ed)

A Band-Aid approach won’t work, Nick Ladany writes. Nick Ladany September 28, 2022 Higher education is failing students with mental health needs. Demands for mental health resources were already climbing before the COVID-19 pandemic, and students now are reporting heightened stress, anxiety and depression as a result of the health crisis and the isolation, grief and economic uncertainty […]