Mercer University, Private university in Macon, Georgia.
Mercer University is a private institution in Macon that offers programs in liberal arts, sciences, medicine, law and theology. The campus covers several blocks downtown and combines historic buildings with modern facilities for teaching and research.
The institution was founded in 1833 in Penfield and moved to Macon in 1871, where it grew rapidly. Two years later it opened a law school that remains among the oldest in the country.
The university contributes to local arts through ownership of The Grand Opera House, McDuffie School for Strings, and Tattnall Square Center for Arts in Macon.
The buildings see activity during the semester and are accessible through several entrances, though some areas remain open only to enrolled students. Public events and campus tours take place regularly and offer visitors a look at academic life.
The institution runs the Grand Opera House and hosts cultural events for the city there. Near its campus it operates Roberts Academy, an elementary school for children with dyslexia and the only one of its kind in Georgia outside Atlanta.
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