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Burgess Receives 2025 AFWA Scholarship 

School of Business, Student Success

Bailey Burgess, a senior accounting major at Lee University, has been awarded the annual undergraduate scholarship from the Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance (AFWA), recognizing her academic excellence, leadership, and […]

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Students Address Global Issues at Model UN in New York

History, Political Science, and Humanities, News

Several Lee University students recently participated in the National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference in New York alongside thousands of other students from universities around the world.   NMUN is a […]

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Dr. Phil Cook to Serve as Next President of Lee University 

Featured, News

The Lee University Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Phil Cook as the school’s next president, effective July 1, 2025. Dr. Phil Cook will succeed veteran […]

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Lawson Receives 2025 Rahamut Award

Faculty, News

Lee University’s Dr. Dan Lawson has been named the recipient of the 2025 Janet Rahamut Award. This award is given in recognition to the faculty member who exhibits a heart […]

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Students Present at Research Conference 

Language and Literature, News, Student Success

Twenty-four students from Lee University’s Department of Natural Sciences, Department of Language and Literature, and Department of Communication Arts recently traveled to Milligan University in Elizabethton, Tennessee, to present original […]

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Comm Arts Hosts 15th Annual Film Festival 

Communication Arts, News

Lee University Cinema program recently hosted its 15th annual Film Festival, an event for students to screen and present their short films to an audience of students, faculty, and community […]

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Jones, West, and Robinson Receive CWC Servant Leadership Award 

Faculty, News, Student Success

During a recent chapel service, the Dr. Charles W. Conn Servant Leadership Award was presented to Lee students Macey Jones and Elisha (Eli) West, and faculty Dr. Jason Robinson.   The […]

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Webb Named 2025 Presser Award Winner  

News, School of Music, Student Success

Gracie Webb, a senior music education major with a piano emphasis and a minor in psychology from Davis, Illinois, was recently named Lee University’s 2025 Presser Undergraduate Scholar.   The Presser […]

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Kirkpatrick Receives TN Nurses Foundation Scholarship 

News, School of Nursing, Student Success

Carley Kirkpatrick, a senior nursing major at Lee University, received the Regional Educational Scholarship from the Tennessee Nurses Foundation (TNF) for the East Tennessee region.   “I am incredibly proud of […]

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Lowry to Speak at Spring Commencement  

Events, Graduation, News

Lee University will hold its 193rd commencement ceremonies May 9-10. Dr. Randolph Lowry will deliver the commencement address on Saturday morning at 9:30.   “We’ve been friends and admirers of Dr. […]

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