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    Hosting baseball Super Regional sparks tremendous sense of pride for Trojans worldwide

    News | June 04, 2026

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    Edwards named interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for TROY

    News | June 09, 2026

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    Mother and daughter graduate TROY together in Spring Commencement, become the third and fourth generation of teachers

    News | May 14, 2026

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    Couple goes from matrimony to master’s degrees in back-to-back days

    Students | May 26, 2026

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McCollough encourages graduates to always seek to exceed expectations

Dr. Gaylon McCollough delivers the keynote address during the Summer Commencement ceremony on Friday in Trojan Arena.

Dr. Gaylon McCollough delivers the keynote address during the Summer Commencement ceremony on Friday in Trojan Arena.

Dr. E. Gaylon McCollough, founding and leading surgeon at McCollough Plastic Surgery, encouraged Troy University graduates to be lifelong learners and challenged them to always approach life with a can-do attitude with the willingness to go above and beyond what is expected of them.

Speaking Friday to 360 graduates taking part in the summer commencement…

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It Came from the Archives: Part 2 of U.S. patents describes innovation by many living in the Wiregrass

Wiregrass patent holders, such as TROY alumnus Travis Perry, right, reveal a tradition of modern-day innovation.

Wiregrass patent holders, such as TROY alumnus Travis Perry, right, reveal a tradition of modern-day innovation.

Part 1 of this series, covering 1855 through World War II, is available at https://today.troy.edu/news/it-came-from-the-archives-the-inventiveness-of-wiregrass-residents-is-recorded-in-the-u-s-patent-office/

From the end of World War II through 2024, an imperfect search of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s online database identified 337 patents awarded to inventors from Alabama’s Wiregrass region.

The most famous American inventor before World War 2 was…

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IDEA Bank launches “Just Start” Youth Entrepreneurship Academy for aspiring young innovators

IDEA Bank's Entrepreneurship Academy kicks off in downtown Troy.

IDEA Bank's Entrepreneurship Academy kicks off in downtown Troy.

More than 20 aspiring entrepreneurs from across the region are spending the week at Troy University’s IDEA Bank learning what it takes to turn an idea into a successful business through the “Just Start” Youth Entrepreneurship Academy.

The hands-on academy, which began this week, is designed for students in grades 6-12 and recent high school…

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