CLAYTON STATE NEWS
February 11, 2026
Stories
Laker poetry to be featured at Carnegie Hall
Next summer in the world-famous Carnegie Hall, the works of two Clayton State students will be featured in a composition by Dr. Terre Johnson, the former chair of Clayton State’s Visual and Performing Arts as well as a distinguished composer.
Clayton State maintains strong social mobility ranking
Clayton State University ranked #38 in Social Mobility – Regional Universities South.
Incoming grant looks to impact student parents
The Atlanta Women's Foundation just recently gifted Clayton State University with a $50,000 grant with the intention that all proceeds go to the aide of student parents.
Clayton State film receiving praise from both critics, audiences
"The Prairie Dog That Met the President" has now been screened at four film festivals and has even won an award for merit from the Nature Without Borders International Film Festival.
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Notables
Symposium Success Inspires Students
If you see Dr. Ebrahim Khosravi in the halls of Clayton State’s College of STEM, and he’s grinning from ear to ear, it’s probably because he’s thinking about the notable growth that he believes the university is about to experience.
Alumni Spotlight: Christina Zolotova
Ferrari. Verizon. South by Southwest (SXSW). The Super Bowl. These are just a few of the dozens of companies and events Clayton State alumna Christina Zolotova ’07 has worked with through her experiential marketing company, ZOLOTOVA.
Clayton State business students take home 2nd place overall in management competition
Clayton State University’s Society for Advancement of Management student chapter took home several awards, including 2ndplace in the Overall Business Skills Champions at the 2021 International Collegiate Business Skills Championship.