CLAYTON STATE NEWS
May 13, 2026
Clayton State University Honored in Newsweek’s “America’s Best Colleges for Women 2026”
Stories
Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Clark
Purchasing Real Estate remains one of the most popular vehicles to build wealth.
Alumni Spotlight: Oscar Hopkins III
Oscar Hopkins III ’16 remembers the day he moved to Jonesboro, Georgia from southeast Queens, New York with nothing but his clothes and his clippers with the hopes of one day being able to afford to finish the English degree he started at Medgar...
Alumni Spotlight: James Jernigan
Entering its 50th year, Clayton State University has graduated over 25,000 former students and seen many of them become active alumni.
Alumni Spotlight: Ezekiel Jones
For two-time alumnus and Alumni Board member Ezekiel Jones ’13, ’15, Clayton State was always in his backyard. After finishing high school, he remembers thinking the chance to attend college so close to home was an opportunity he could not pass.
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Notables
2021 Gene Hatfield Awards
The College of Arts and Sciences kicked off the Fall 2021 semester recognizing the achievements of its professors in the domains of service, scholarship, teaching excellence, and diversity leadership.
Alumni Spotlight: Ryan Marsh
Clayton State University alumnus Ryan Marsh ’14 has taken the skills he learned as a Laker student into the supply chain field and is quickly rising the ranks among his peers.
Clayton State University generates $283 million economic impact in south metro Atlanta region
Clayton State University continues to rank high among the University System of Georgia’s (USG) state universities with the largest economic impact, according to a recent report released by the system.