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Kanler Cumbass Focuses on Higher Education Every Day. He Would Choose Piedmont. Again.

  • Publication date October 15, 2024

Kanler Cumbass was a stellar Piedmont University student. A tennis player and academic scholar, he was also involved in the campus community, including serving as president of the Student Government Association (SGA).  It was not always so. As a freshman, Cumbass struggled with being so free and far away from home. It can be lonely…

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Halle Foundation Grant allows Piedmont students to visit international businesses – without leaving Georgia

  • Publication date October 3, 2024

Not many academic programs come into existence and begin taking students on trips within just a few months. But with a Halle Foundation Grant and the efforts of Professor Brian McDermott, the German language program at Piedmont University is doing just that. Last week, Professor McDermott traveled with 12 of his German 1101 students to…

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World-renowned spider expert brings knowledge to Piedmont – and Netflix

  • Publication date September 19, 2024

For most people, spiders are a minor fright or small nuisance. But for Piedmont’s own Dr. Rebecca Godwin, one of the world’s foremost experts on trapdoor spiders, they are fascinating, everyday companions. “I want people to know that they are more than just fangs with legs,” says Godwin, assistant professor of biology. Her expertise on…

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Piedmont Theatre Season Begins with ‘The Laramie Project’ Oct. 3-6

  • Publication date September 16, 2024

The Piedmont University Theatre Department launches the 24-25 Mainstage season with The Laramie Project, performing Oct. 3-6. One of the most frequently produced plays in the United States, The Laramie Project depicts the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man in Laramie, Wyoming. The play aims to promote dialogue about equality, acceptance, and…

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Piedmont University Hosts Division 5 Oral Arguments

  • Publication date August 26, 2024

The Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia, Division 5, will hold oral arguments on eight cases on Piedmont University’s Demorest campus.  Presiding Judge Christopher J. McFadden, Chief Judge Amanda H. Mercier, and Judge Brian Rickman will hear oral arguments at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Swanson Center for Performing Arts and Communications….

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Lanneau Brings Decades of Real World Experience to Forensics, Criminal Justice Programs

  • Publication date August 25, 2024

John Lanneau has law enforcement written all over him, and rightly so. He brought nearly three decades of field and laboratory experience when he joined Piedmont University last year.  Lanneau is a Professor of Forensic Science and Criminal Justice at Piedmont’s Demorest campus and the Director of the Georgia Forensic Academy. Piedmont offers undergraduate degrees in…

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Piedmont Art Museum Honors Lillian Smith in Year-Long Exhibition

  • Publication date August 19, 2024

Join us for “Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Lillian E. Smith: 80th Anniversary Exhibition” at Piedmont University’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art. The exhibition will be on view September 5, 2024-May 15, 2025. A public reception will take place on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Augusta-based photographer Mark Albertin will give a guest lecture.   Lillian E. Smith…

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Piedmont University Awarded National Science Foundation STEM Teaching Grant

  • Publication date August 1, 2024

Piedmont University recently received a Recruitment and Induction of STEM Educators grant from the National Science Foundation. The National Science Foundation Robert Noyce Teaching Scholarship Program supports talented STEM undergraduate majors and professionals to become effective K-12 STEM teachers and experienced, exemplary K-12 teachers to become STEM master teachers in high-need school districts. It also supports…

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Piedmont Art Museum Exhibition Features Ceramics and Textiles by Ashlyn Pope

  • Publication date June 14, 2024

The exhibit “Ashlyn Pope: A History of Moving Forward” at Piedmont University’s Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art is a featured part of the Northeast Georgia Arts Tour June 14-16 and will be on view through Aug. 25. A public reception will take place 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25. Ashlyn Pope is an artist and educator of…

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Working Mom Among First Accepted into Piedmont’s Forensic Science Graduate Program

  • Publication date May 31, 2024

Getting from high school into college is a narrow, simple path for many students. For students like Samantha “Sam” Williams, the route is more like a river, with bends and curves. Williams is the oldest of six siblings and the first in her family to achieve a four-year degree. She fit in higher education classes…

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