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• <div class="lw_news_image"><span class="lw_item_thumb"><a href="/live/news/3611-emory-henry-receives-accolades-for"><picture class="lw_image"><source type="image/webp" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1798,1798/16105_Emory__Henry_University_-_Colleges_of_Distinction.rev.1720556834.webp 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1798,1798/16105_Emory__Henry_University_-_Colleges_of_Distinction.rev.1720556834.webp 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1798,1798/16105_Emory__Henry_University_-_Colleges_of_Distinction.rev.1720556834.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1798,1798/16105_Emory__Henry_University_-_Colleges_of_Distinction.rev.1720556834.jpg 3x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1798,1798/16105_Emory__Henry_University_-_Colleges_of_Distinction.rev.1720556834.jpg" alt="Aerial view of Emory & Henry campus and Best Colleges Distinction badges" width="345" height="225" srcset="/live/image/scale/2x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1798,1798/16105_Emory__Henry_University_-_Colleges_of_Distinction.rev.1720556834.jpg 2x, /live/image/scale/3x/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,1798,1798/16105_Emory__Henry_University_-_Colleges_of_Distinction.rev.1720556834.jpg 3x" data-max-w="1798" data-max-h="1798" loading="lazy" data-optimized="true"/></picture></a></span></div><div class="lw_widget_text"><h4 class="lw_news_headline"><a href="/live/news/3611-emory-henry-receives-accolades-for">Emory & Henry Receives Accolades for Affordability, Equity & Inclusion, Business and Education Programs</a></h4><div class="lw_news_summary"><p> Emory & Henry receives national acclaim as a 2024-2025 College of Distinction and earns additional awards for exemplary undergraduate business program, top-tier undergraduate degree in education, affordable college of distinction and robust equity & inclusion initiatives.</p><a href="/live/news/3611-emory-henry-receives-accolades-for" 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/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,534,381/16001_John-Wells-horizontal.rev.1717169565.webp 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><source type="image/jpeg" srcset="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,534,381/16001_John-Wells-horizontal.rev.1717169565.jpg 1x" data-origin="responsive"/><img src="/live/image/gid/83/width/345/height/225/crop/1/src_region/0,0,534,381/16001_John-Wells-horizontal.rev.1717169565.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/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>