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Oglethorpe University Selects Laura Renee Chandler, PhD as Inaugural Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Oglethorpe University has named Laura Renée Chandler, PhD as its first Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a member of the senior administrative leadership team, effective March 5. Currently, Dr. Chandler is Director of the Center for Di...
Feb 9, 2021, 2:52pm EST
Oglethorpe University Welcomes New Chief of Staff Rebecca L. Sandidge, PhD
Oglethorpe University has announced Rebecca L. Sandidge, PhD will serve as its inaugural Chief of Staff, effective February 15. Currently, she is Chief of Staff for the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. In this new role, Dr. Sandidge wil...
Jan 25, 2021, 6:25pm EST
Dr. Kyle R. Williams Named Dean of Students at Oglethorpe University
Oglethorpe University has announced that Kyle R. Williams, Ed.D. will be the new Dean of Students, effective February 1, 2021. Currently, Dr. Williams is Assistant Director of Student Conduct and Community Standards at Washington University (St. Louis,...
Jan 20, 2021, 7:27pm EST
Juan A. McGruder, PhD Named Vice President for Advancement at Oglethorpe University
Following a national search, Oglethorpe University has named Juan A. McGruder, Ph.D. as its new Vice President for Advancement, effective February 1, 2021. Dr. McGruder will lead and grow Oglethorpe's fundraising and alumni relations efforts. Curren...
Jan 13, 2021, 6:50pm EST
Dr. Kendra King Momon Named Interim Provost at Oglethorpe University
Dr. Kendra King Momon, professor of politics at Oglethorpe University, was named Interim Provost by President Nicholas Ladany, effective in December 2020. Dr. Momon will replace Dr. Glenn Sharfman, who has served in the role since 2014 and will be step...
Oct 19, 2020, 10:41am EDT
Nicholas Ladany, PhD, Elected 17th President of Oglethorpe University
After an extensive nationwide search, the Oglethorpe University Board of Trustees has unanimously elected Nicholas Ladany, PhD, as the next President of Oglethorpe University, effective July 1, 2020. Ladany will also serve as a member of the faculty, i...
Mar 11, 2020, 5:30pm EDT
Oglethorpe University Signs Amicus Brief in Support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Recipients as DACA Heads to the Supreme Court
On October 4, 2019, Oglethorpe University joined more than 164 colleges and universities from across the country in signing an amicus brief supporting the roughly 700,000 young immigrants who came to the United States as children and who hold Deferred ...
Oct 25, 2019, 12:50pm EDT
Oglethorpe University Presidential Search Committee Named, Search Firm Selected
Oglethorpe University is launching the search for its seventeenth president, who will lead the institution following the fifteen-year tenure of Dr. Lawrence M. Schall. Board of Trustees Chair Timothy P. Tassopoulos '81 has named a search committee comp...
Aug 21, 2019, 3:53pm EDT
Oglethorpe University Names New Chief Financial Officer
Following an extensive national search, Oglethorpe University has named Peter D. Stobie as Chief Financial Officer and Vice President for Business & Finance. Stobie brings more than 30 years of finance and operational experience in both higher educatio...
Aug 15, 2019, 12:31pm EDT
Long-serving Oglethorpe University President Lawrence M. Schall to Step Down Next Year
Oglethorpe University President Lawrence M. Schall J.D., Ed.D. has announced that he will end his service, effective June 30, 2020. Schall has served as president of Oglethorpe University since 2005 and is currently the longest-serving sitting college ...
Apr 30, 2019, 11:51am EDT