WMGT 41 featured an interview with Jessica Walden, newly named director of communication and outreach for the College Hill Alliance, on its morning show and Web site, 41nbc.com.
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The Associated Baptist Press featured a story on a McAfee School of Theology lecture on its Web site on Sept. 17. The ABP ran a story on the lecture of Dr. Robert J. Russell, a scientist and theologian who gave the second annual D. Perry and Betty Ginn Lecture on Christian Faith and Modern Science.
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The Sept. 15 edition of the Atlanta Journal Constitution included an opinion piece by Mercer Medical School Dean Dr. William Bina, advocating for increases in the number of doctors, and a re-emphasis on primary care, as a way to reform health care.
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The Macon Telegraph featured a story on Mercer engineering student and budding rapper Julius “Young R” Wilson, who pinned a song that will be included on a new release by national recording artists Huey and Lil Wayne. The story appeared in the Sept. 15 edition of the paper.
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Mercer Medical School Dean Dr. William Bina wrote an op-ed piece in the Savannah Morning News about the need for increased primary care as a part of the debate on health care reform, which was published Sept. 9. Also on Sept. 9, WTOC TV interviewed medical students at Mercer’s Savannah campus about the proposed reforms.
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Dr. Chester J. Fontenot Jr., director of Mercer’s Africana Studies Program, was featured in The New York Times in a May 3 story about the change race relations following the election of President Barack Obama.
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Mercer’s fall convocation, an annual tradition welcoming new and returning students to campus in Macon, garnered print and television coverage as the University kicked off the new year. The Macon Telegraph, 41 WMGT TV and Fox 24 TV were all on hand for the event.
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Mercer’s College of Continuing and Professional studies redesigned its criminal justice major, beginning this month, to include a focus on all aspects of public safety. The new public safety major earned coverage from The Macon Telegraph and praise from Macon Police Chief Mike Burns and Bibb County Sheriff Jerry Modena.
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Mercer double graduate and TV news star Nancy Grace stopped in Macon on Aug. 22 for a book signing. In addition to greeting fans, Mercer President William D. Underwood stopped in to touched base with Grace, who is also a Mercer trustee. The event earned coverage in The Macon Telegraph.
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The Macon Telegraph reported on Mercer’s recent ranking in the U.S. News & World Report’s guide to colleges. Mercer ranked in the top 10 among master’s institutions in the South for the 11th consecutive year.
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