For our back-to-school issue, we asked student leaders on Emory University’s Atlanta and Oxford campuses to share a piece of advice with the incoming Class of 2026. From SGA presidents to a student coordinator for freshman orientation, here’s what these leaders said they wished someone had told them during their first days on campus. [...]
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Editor's note: This story was published in the Wheel’s first issue on Friday, Sept. 14, 2001, following the events of 9/11. College freshman Kelly Chicos awoke to terror Tuesday morning. There had been explosions, a friend told her. The World Trade Center was on fire. As she shook sleep from her eyes, devastation came into [...]
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris./Courtesy of Gage Skidmore, Creative Commons President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Emory University on Friday at approximately 3:35 p.m. Biden last visited Emory in 1988 after he ended his first presidential bid. Follow our live updates below: ‘Words have consequences:’ Biden, Harris condemn [...]
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Dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University Ravi Bellamkonda has been selected as the next provost and executive vice president for academic affairs. He will assume the role on July 1, University President Gregory L. Fenves announced in a University-wide email on Feb. 16. Bellamkonda was previously a professor at Emory and [...]
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The University announced Wednesday that it has raised tuition by 3% for students enrolled in all undergraduate divisions for the 2021-2022 academic year. Tuition has also increased by an average of 2-3% for graduate and professional schools, the announcement reads. Tuition for undergraduates increased from $53,070 to $54,660. When including fees, room and board, students [...]
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