Flagler College’s newly-reorganized Office of Alumni Relations has a familiar face now that Whitney Shafer, ‘07, has returned once again to St. Augustine.

It was during his childhood that Flagler College alumnus Anthony Coy-Gonzalez first developed a passion for sign language and the deaf community. A girl who was deaf moved into his neighborhood, and as they became good friends, he found himself learning more and more how to sign in order to break the language barrier that separated them. It was an experience that always stuck with him.

Becoming an entrepreneur was never something Flagler College alumna Lundyn Carter, ‘06, considered, especially because she didn’t see people who looked like her starting their own companies. However, those previous assumptions changed after she graduated college and her wedding ceremony inspired her to start her own business, Laine London, a first-of-its-kind bridal gown rental shop in Atlanta, Ga., providing a chic, high-end experience at sensible prices.

Frances Bartlett Kinne’s estate gifts Flagler $100,000 for scholarships.

Professor Edwidge Bryant aims to reform bilingual education in Haiti.

Recent alumna wins Pulitzer Center grant to report on water issues in Jordan.

As Flagler College continues to expand its science programs, a new Science Advisory Board has been launched that brings together representatives from Northrop Grumman, NASA, the North Florida Land Trust, the St. Johns River Water Management District, as well as a host of other tech companies, environmental consultants and others in the industry.

Flagler College’s Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of John Delaney to serve as Interim President of Flagler College beginning in July 2021. Current President Joseph G. Joyner announced his retirement in November, and will step down at the end of the 2020-21 academic year after four years in the position.

Long-serving Academic Affairs Dean Alan Woolfolk retires from the College.

Twenty years ago, Flagler College established the Tallahassee campus with a motto: “Quality Education at an Affordable Price.” Two decades later, the College is still committed to those principles.

From the safety and comfort of your own home, you can now explore the former Hotel Ponce de Leon virtually. The current home of Flagler College, the former luxury hotel famed for its Tiffany windows, ornate murals and Spanish-Renaissance architecture, is closed to visitors in an abundance of caution during the pandemic.

Flagler College was ranked fourth in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Colleges guide for the Best Regional Colleges in the South.

Professor of Economics Yvan J. Kelly, Ph.D., has co-authored a new book called, “The Economics of the Super Bowl,” that was published by Palgrave Macmillan. In it, he examined the economic consequences for those who participate in the most watched sporting event in the United States. The book fills in gaps in the literature by examining the benefits and costs for players, halftime performers and cities.

The Flagler College women's cross country team won their third consecutive Peach Belt Conference Championship title, and fourth all-time, in the fall of 2020 at the University of North Georgia-Gainesville course.

Flagler College receives Presidents’ Award for Academic Excellence for the sixth consecutive year.

The COVID-19-shortened 2019-2020 academic year saw the retirement of several key and long-serving Flagler Family members who had a combined 195 years of service amongst them: