CLAYTON STATE NEWS
March 8, 2026
Clayton State’s Dr. Andre Clanton Selected to Serve as Faculty for 2026 Gehring Academy
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
"She is Clayton State." Dr. Victoria Foster elected as new president of GANE
On a wet, gloomy, early start to a new week at Clayton State University, Dr. Victoria Foster finds herself full of and discussing energy – not potential energy, not kinetic, just people energy … and apparently, we all need more of it.
Alumni Spotlight: Yolanda Keys
Check out this spotlight on Alumni Spotlight on Yolanda Keys '2014.
Clayton State University named 2021 AJC Top Workplace
Clayton State University moved up to be ranked among the top 20 large companies recognized as one of the best places to work in Atlanta.