The Baptist Standard, the Texas Baptist news journal, quoted two Mercer professors in a story on the challenges New Urbanism presents to churches. Mercer’s Dr. Peter Brown, associate provost and professor of philosophy, and Dr. Ronald W. Johnson, professor of preaching and evangelism at the McAfee School of Theology, contributed their expertise to the story.
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Mercer’s new Four-Year Pledge for the incoming Macon undergraduates, which will begin in fall 2009, garnered regional and statewide coverage following the announcement on Feb. 16.
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The Atlanta Business Chronicle picked up the story and distributed it throughout the Bizjournals.com network. To read the Chronicle story, go>.
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The Associated Press also picked the story, distributing it to outlets throughout the South, including TV stations in Columbus, Atlanta and Chattanooga, Tenn., as well as the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Spaceweather.com, an astronomy news site, featured a photo from Mercer physics professor Dr. Matt Marone’s class, introductory astronomy, taken at Lake Tobesofkee on Feb. 5. The group was observing the International Space Station, which was visible in the night sky that evening.
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Politico, one the nation’s leading political news Web sites, turned to Mercer’s Dr. David Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics, for his analysis of President Barack Obama’s new faith-based initiative. The story appeared on Politico.com on Feb. 5 and on a number of news Web sites through Politico’s news service.
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