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Varlack Receives Prestigious 2021 Goldwater Scholarship

Academics, News, Student Success

By Mattie Thomas Japheth Varlack, a senior mathematics major with music and computer science minors at Lee University, recently received the national Goldwater Scholarship, awarded to college students who intend […]

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Knight Receives TATS Award

Academics, Faculty, News

By Eliza Souers Lee University’s Dr. Dewayne Knight recently received the Tennessee Athletic Trainers’ Society (TATS) Jerry Robertson Educator Award. The announcement was made during a virtual ceremony on Saturday, […]

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Lee Political Science Hosts Daniel Burns on Applying Political Thought to Practice

Academics, News

Lee University’s Department of Political Science recently welcomed Dr. Daniel Burns for his lecture, “A Political Theorist Goes to Washington: My Year in the Federal Government.”  The event was hosted […]

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Nine New Members Inducted into Lambda Alpha Beta

Academics, Alumni, News

The Lee University Anthropology National Honor Society recently inducted nine members, including Joy Carrigan, Michael Dillinger, Lindsey Johnson, Alanna Jolley, Emmalyne Karnes, Keller Neighbors, Ashley Sims, Jenna Veasman, and Dillon […]

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Jimmy W. Bilbo Award Winners Announced

Academics, Events, News, Student Success

The Lee University Helen DeVos College of Education recently honored the winners of the Dr. Jimmy W. Bilbo Excellence in Student Teaching Award. The 2021 recipients are Ben Conley, Maddie […]

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Lee’s Bateman Team Launches Campaign About Civility

Academics, News

By Eliza Souers Lee University’s Bateman Team recently launched its campaign for the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Bateman Competition. The campaign project is raising awareness about c […]

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Burton Receives BlueCross Power of We Scholarship

Academics, News, Student Success

Lee University’s Alanis Burton, a senior health science major from Athens, Tennessee, was recently awarded the BlueCross Power of We Scholarship from the BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Foundation. The BlueCross […]

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Five Faculty Receive Tenure

Academics, Faculty, News

Following its annual board meeting this month, Lee University’s Board of Directors has awarded tenure to five faculty members. The new tenured faculty members are Dr. Joseph Daft, Dr. Rebecca […]

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U.S. News Ranks Lee Online in Top 75

Academics, Lee Online, News

By Mattie Thomas Lee University’s online program, surveyed along with more than 1,200 regionally accredited institutions by U.S. News and World Report, was recently ranked 75 among 337 U.S. schools with […]

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Lee Students Serve and Learn on Winter Break Road Trip 

Academics, News, Service Learning

Mattie Thomas Lee University’s School of Nursing (SON) sent a group of 24 students and faculty to Colorado for a cross-cultural experience this past December over winter break. Led by Jacob […]

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