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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3607-emory-henry-names-seasoned-leader-and"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1066,762/16041_LouFincher-horizontal.rev.1718032243.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1066,762/16041_LouFincher-horizontal.rev.1718032243.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1066,762/16041_LouFincher-horizontal.rev.1718032243.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1066,762/16041_LouFincher-horizontal.rev.1718032243.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1066,762/16041_LouFincher-horizontal.rev.1718032243.jpg" alt="Dr. Louise A. Fincher" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1066,762/16041_LouFincher-horizontal.rev.1718032243.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1066,762/16041_LouFincher-horizontal.rev.1718032243.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1066" data-max-h="762" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3607-emory-henry-names-seasoned-leader-and">Emory & Henry Names Seasoned Leader and Healthcare Educator, Dr. Louise Fincher, Interim President</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> A seasoned higher education leader, healthcare educator and senior vice president of Emory & Henry, Dr. Louise Fincher, has been named interim president of the institution following the announcement last week that current President John W. Wells will be stepping down from his position at the end of July and will transition to become the inaugural Chancellor of Emory & Henry University.</p><a href="/live/news/3607-emory-henry-names-seasoned-leader-and" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3641-emory-henry-moves-to-university-status-today"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/16146_EmoryHenryUniversity_2.rev.1722527816.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/16146_EmoryHenryUniversity_2.rev.1722527816.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/16146_EmoryHenryUniversity_2.rev.1722527816.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/16146_EmoryHenryUniversity_2.rev.1722527816.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/16146_EmoryHenryUniversity_2.rev.1722527816.jpg" alt="Emory & Henry University" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/16146_EmoryHenryUniversity_2.rev.1722527816.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,1800/16146_EmoryHenryUniversity_2.rev.1722527816.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="1800" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3641-emory-henry-moves-to-university-status-today">Emory & Henry Moves to University Status</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> The calendar month has flipped and so has the name of Emory & Henry College to Emory & Henry University. Celebrations and excitement will ensue once students and faculty get to campus with new University merchandise, giveaways, updated signage, and more.</p><a href="/live/news/3641-emory-henry-moves-to-university-status-today" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3710-emory-henry-partners-with-meade-tractor-thanks"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,676/16248_emory-henry-meade.rev.1725632579.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,676/16248_emory-henry-meade.rev.1725632579.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,676/16248_emory-henry-meade.rev.1725632579.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,676/16248_emory-henry-meade.rev.1725632579.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,676/16248_emory-henry-meade.rev.1725632579.jpg" alt="Logos for Emory & Henry University and Meade Tractor" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,676/16248_emory-henry-meade.rev.1725632579.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1200,676/16248_emory-henry-meade.rev.1725632579.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1200" data-max-h="676" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3710-emory-henry-partners-with-meade-tractor-thanks">Emory & Henry Partners with Meade Tractor Thanks to Generous Gift</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Meade Tractor Named Official Turf Equipment Supplier at Emory & Henry University</p><a href="/live/news/3710-emory-henry-partners-with-meade-tractor-thanks" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3638-emory-henry-head-football-coach-curt-newsome"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/89/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/14706_Newsome_Curt.rev.1696267339.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/89/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/14706_Newsome_Curt.rev.1696267339.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/89/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/14706_Newsome_Curt.rev.1696267339.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/89/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/14706_Newsome_Curt.rev.1696267339.JPG 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/89/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/14706_Newsome_Curt.rev.1696267339.JPG" alt="Curt Newsome" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/89/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/14706_Newsome_Curt.rev.1696267339.JPG 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/89/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2136/14706_Newsome_Curt.rev.1696267339.JPG 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2136" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3638-emory-henry-head-football-coach-curt-newsome">Emory & Henry Head Football Coach Curt Newsome Steps Down</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Due to health concerns, Curt Newsome, who has served Emory & Henry as head football coach for the past 10 years, announced on Tuesday, July 30 that he is stepping down, effective immediately. Additionally, assistant coach and offensive coordinator, Quintin Hunter, has been appointed interim head coach for the 2024 season.</p><a href="/live/news/3638-emory-henry-head-football-coach-curt-newsome" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3609-abingdon-couple-makes-34-million-transformative"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16063_Judith_S._and_James_D._Moore_Philanthropy_23.rev.1718648511.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16063_Judith_S._and_James_D._Moore_Philanthropy_23.rev.1718648511.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16063_Judith_S._and_James_D._Moore_Philanthropy_23.rev.1718648511.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16063_Judith_S._and_James_D._Moore_Philanthropy_23.rev.1718648511.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16063_Judith_S._and_James_D._Moore_Philanthropy_23.rev.1718648511.jpg" alt="Current Senior Vice President and Dean of the School of Health Sciences and incoming Interim E&H President as of August 1 Dr. A. Loui..." width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16063_Judith_S._and_James_D._Moore_Philanthropy_23.rev.1718648511.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16063_Judith_S._and_James_D._Moore_Philanthropy_23.rev.1718648511.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3609-abingdon-couple-makes-34-million-transformative">Abingdon Couple Makes $3.4 Million Transformative Gift to Emory & Henry</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A $3.4 million gift, part of which is cash and part a bequest from Abingdon couple Judith S. and James D. Moore, Jr. was recently made to Emory & Henry College to support faculty innovation across the institution’s curriculum.</span></p><a href="/live/news/3609-abingdon-couple-makes-34-million-transformative" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3676-emory-henry-university-holds-inaugural"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16204_SHS_SOB_Commencement-8-10-24_04032.rev.1724278639.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16204_SHS_SOB_Commencement-8-10-24_04032.rev.1724278639.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16204_SHS_SOB_Commencement-8-10-24_04032.rev.1724278639.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16204_SHS_SOB_Commencement-8-10-24_04032.rev.1724278639.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16204_SHS_SOB_Commencement-8-10-24_04032.rev.1724278639.jpg" alt="" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16204_SHS_SOB_Commencement-8-10-24_04032.rev.1724278639.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,3200,2133/16204_SHS_SOB_Commencement-8-10-24_04032.rev.1724278639.jpg 3x" data-max-w="3200" data-max-h="2133" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3676-emory-henry-university-holds-inaugural">Emory & Henry University Holds Inaugural Graduate Commencement Ceremony with its First Master of Business Administration Graduating Class</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> On Saturday, August 10, at Southwest Virginia Education Center in Abingdon, Va., Emory & Henry University held its commencement ceremonies for its School of Health Sciences graduate students and the first class to graduate from the School of Business MBA program. A total of 103 students received their diplomas. Eight graduates from the inaugural Master of Business Administration cohort were celebrated.</p><a href="/live/news/3676-emory-henry-university-holds-inaugural" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3585-john-wells-named-first-chancellor-of-emory-amp"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,534,381/16000_John-Wells-horizontal.rev.1717169511.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,534,381/16000_John-Wells-horizontal.rev.1717169511.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/4/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,534,381/16000_John-Wells-horizontal.rev.1717169511.jpg" alt="John W. Wells" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="534" data-max-h="381" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3585-john-wells-named-first-chancellor-of-emory-amp">John Wells Named First Chancellor of Emory & Henry University, Steps Down as President</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">John W. Wells announced today he will step down at the end of July as the 22nd president of Emory & Henry University after five years of leadership, during which he achieved record enrollment and fundraising milestones that resulted in the construction of new campus housing, creation of the School of Business and the development of a multi-million-dollar sports complex to enhance the economic health of Southwest Virginia.</span></p><a href="/live/news/3585-john-wells-named-first-chancellor-of-emory-amp" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3670-emory-henry-university-unveils-new-athletics"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,333/16197_athletics-wasp-logo.rev.1724186590.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,333/16197_athletics-wasp-logo.rev.1724186590.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,333/16197_athletics-wasp-logo.rev.1724186590.jpg" alt="E&H Athletics logo and new Wasps icon" width="345" height="225" data-max-w="500" data-max-h="333" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3670-emory-henry-university-unveils-new-athletics">Emory & Henry University Unveils New Athletics Wasp Logo</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Emory & Henry University Unveils New Wasp Logo as it Enters NCAA Competition in DII</p><a href="/live/news/3670-emory-henry-university-unveils-new-athletics" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>
• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3628-emory-henry-accepted-into-full-ncaa-division"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,230/12836_GoWasps_EH.rev.1670597943.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/png" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,230/12836_GoWasps_EH.rev.1670597943.png 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,500,230/12836_GoWasps_EH.rev.1670597943.png" alt="Emory & Henry College will be a full NCAA Division II member in the upcoming 2024-25 academic year." width="345" height="225" data-max-w="500" data-max-h="230" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3628-emory-henry-accepted-into-full-ncaa-division">Emory & Henry Accepted Into Full NCAA Division II Membership</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Emory & Henry College will be a full NCAA Division II member in the upcoming 2024-25 academic year, NCAA officials announced Thursday afternoon. The announcement was made following the completion of annual reporting by E&H and deliberation by the membership committee. College officials learned of the news on Thursday morning during a conference call with the NCAA.</p><a href="/live/news/3628-emory-henry-accepted-into-full-ncaa-division" class="link-with-arrow gold">Keep reading</a></div></div>