From the archives: 9 former Wheel stories to honor Carter’s 99th birthday
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and a University Distinguished Professor at...
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Turkish, Syrian students organize in earthquake aftermath
After a devastating Feb. 6 earthquake killed more than 41,000 people in Turkey and Syria as of...
Read MoreCustodian Alford Brings Life To Sacred Space
The Cannon Chapel will soon have to find a new keeper of the cross. When custodian Gerald Alford isn’t around, moving the Cannon Chapel’s 10-foot-tall cross takes two people or more. The staff almost exclusively reserves...
Read MoreAtlanta Mayor Talks Faith, Politics in Convocation Address
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms discussed her religious experiences in connection with her political career at an Aug. 30 convocation address to the Candler School of Theology in Cannon Chapel. Bottoms told about 400 audience...
Read MoreBranch Draws Connections Between Civil Rights Activists’ Work
Award-winning author and historian Taylor Branch spoke about the connection between Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights activist and author James Weldon Johnson and how the men’s lives and legacies reflect modern views of...
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