In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Emory University hosted a week-long virtual celebration that honored the life and legacy of the American civil rights movement. The Department of African American Studies’ annual keynote address featured co-founder and national chairman of the Black Panther Party Bobby Seale. The Jan. 18 event highlighted the birth [...]
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A new federal lawsuit filed on behalf of five former students accused Emory University and 15 other major U.S. universities of violating antitrust laws by illegally colluding to manipulate the amount of financial aid granted to students. The class action lawsuit filed in Illinois federal court on Jan 9, and first reported by The Wall [...]
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Former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams launched her second campaign for governor on Dec. 1. After losing to then-Secretary of State Brian Kemp in 2018 by 1.5 percentage points, Abrams seeks to win the Democratic primary and challenge the Republican nominee in what is predicted to be an extremely close rematch. While Abrams will likely [...]
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Of the plethora of challenges that governments around the world face, the climate crisis is considered among the most pressing by many world leaders. On Dec. 12, Emory Climate Talks hosted a Zoom webinar featuring Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, who discussed the climate change problems overwhelming her country and the need for the [...]
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Emory University held its annual First-Gen Week from Nov. 8-12. The Office of Undergraduate Affairs (OUA) organized the week in partnership with the 2021-2022 First-Gen Forward cohort to provide resources to first-generation students. The cohort is a collaboration of higher education institutions with the purpose of improving the experiences and outcomes of first-generation college students. [...]
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