Brookhaven Homes for sale surround the beautiful and distinguished Oglethorpe University

Nescit cedere is Latin for "He does not know how to give up." It is also the motto of Oglethorpe University, in reference to the school's namesake, James Oglethorpe, who allegedly persevered through seemingly in conquerable obstacles in order to found the colony of Georgia.

The Princeton Review’s The Best Colleges ranks Oglethorpe in its prestigious list in several places and also names it a Best Southeastern College. Oglethorpe University is a member of the Annapolis Group, an organization of America’s most selective liberal arts institutions.

Oglethorpe University faculty is dedicated to teaching, and provides a true learning environment and superior education in the liberal arts and sciences and selected professional disciplines, including, teacher education and business administration, in a coeducational, largely residential, small-college environment within a dynamic urban setting.

Oglethorpe's academically rigorous programs emphasize intellectual curiosity, individual attention and encouragement, close collaboration among faculty and students, and active learning in relevant field experiences. Oglethorpe is committed to supporting the success of all students in a diverse community characterized by civility, caring, inquiry, and tolerance. Oglethorpe's talented, self-reliant, and motivated graduates are prepared to make a life and to make a living, to grow as life-long learners, and to be energetic and intelligent contributors in a rapidly changing world.
Students, faculty and alumni take pride in Oglethorpe's history and meaning and strive to continue the Oglethorpe Tradition.

Understanding history and where we came from is important and when you understand the Oglethorpe motto "Nescit cedere" (He does not know how to give up), you can see the University has lived up to its own reputation in surviving this many years.

Oglethorpe College was originally chartered in 1835 in Midway, just south of the city of Milledgeville, then the state capital. The school was built and, at that time, governed by the Presbyterian Church, making it one of the South's earliest denominational institutions. The American Civil War led to the school's closing from 1862 to 1866.

The college followed the relocation of the capital to Atlanta. In 1870, it began holding classes at the present site of Atlanta City Hall. Plagued by financial difficulties, however, the school closed its doors two years later.

Oglethorpe College was re-chartered as a non-denominational institution in 1913. In 1915 the cornerstone to the new campus was laid at its present location on Peachtree Road in Atlanta. The person behind rebuilding Oglethorpe was Dr. Thornwell Jacobs, whose grandfather, Professor Ferdinand Jacobs, had served on the faculty of Old Oglethorpe. Jacobs would serve as president for nearly three decades.

Oglethorpe University became Oglethorpe College in 1965, and reclaimed the designation "university" several years later. Many of Oglethorpe's campus buildings were built in a distinctive Gothic revival architecture style. This area of the 100-acre (0.40 km2) campus is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Oglethorpe's collegiate coat-of-arms is emblazoned with three boars' heads and the inscription Nescit Cedere, meaning "He does not know how to give up." The Conant Performing Arts Center, completed in 1997, serves as the permanent home of Georgia Shakespeare.

The university is bordered by the community of Brookhaven, one of Atlanta's host desirable neighborhoods. Brookhaven Real Estate, and especially Brookhaven homes for sale remains a consistent destination for those that can afford it.