Mercer is raising the bar with plans to grow their reputation as a research university. Their most recent investment: the $44 million Spearman C. Godsey Science Center. The four-story center opened to students on the first day of the semester, with 60 teaching and research labs, 46 offices and seven lecture rooms.
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By Nathaniel Jordan | February 25Four contestants in the first annual Miss NSBWM Pageant applauded each other in Toney Auditorium February 22, 2026. “We are creating history," Kimora Williams, the pageant's winner, ‘27 said. "This is their first pageant, so we are the foundation. I truly believe that’s an honor in itself.”
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By Nathaniel Jordan | February 21Mercer’s bear statue catches the afternoon sun outside of the University Center Feb. 19, 2026. The university erected the statue in 2010, leading to mixed feelings on how the menacing face reflected the student body.
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By Nathaniel Jordan | January 22Elena Moro twirled a "mantón," an intricately decorated shawl, at the McEachern Art Center on Jan. 21, 2026.





