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“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 […]

President Ladany contributes to Higher Ed Dive’s “8 big questions as colleges start fall 2022”

As students returned to college campuses across the country, Higher Ed Dive took a look at the top issues facing colleges as the new semester starts. One question: “What can be done to protect student health?” Oglethorpe University President Nick Ladany weighed in on current student health challenges — including the “emerging mental health crisis […]

Start of the Fall Semester – A message to students

Dear Stormy Petrels,  Welcome back for another year at Oglethorpe University and welcome to the class of 2026. I’m thrilled to have everyone on campus and I hope you are as excited about the year ahead as I am.  The entire Oglethorpe community is dedicated to your success—both inside and outside the classroom. It’s part […]

“Normalizing the Unknown for First-Gen Students” by President Ladany (Inside Higher Ed)

Read the full op-ed on Inside Higher Ed’s website Higher ed institutions must reassure first-generation students that it’s OK not to have all the answers, writes Nick Ladany, a first-gen student who became a university president. By Nick LadanyPublished July 28, 2022 I was the first in my family to go to college. The oldest […]

“Oglethorpe president: COVID affected mental health of 78% of our students” – The Atlanta Journal Constitution

By Maureen Downey, The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionJuly 14, 2022 Nick Ladany is the president of Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and a counseling psychologist. In this guest column, Ladany says student mental health needs demand action and attention at the K-12 and college level. By Nick Ladany We’re facing a mental health crisis, and it’s going to get […]

AJC publishes op-ed by President Ladany: “Campus mental health crisis is real”

Read full op-ed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Opinion by Nick Ladany We’re facing a mental health crisis, and it’s going to get worse before it gets better. The U.S. Surgeon General in December issued an advisory on the mental health emergency among children, adolescents and young adults that was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. A […]