The 50th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) convened Monday and discussed two separate proposals for legislative changes to address graduate student concerns in SGA. One proposal would change the structure of SGA, and the other would change SGA’s policies. The two proposals outlined solutions to the lack of a representative graduate student voice [...]
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It’s time for more women’s voices to be heard on Emory’s campus, according to speakers at TEDxEmory’s first TEDxEmoryWomen conference, hosted Thursday night. The TEDxEmoryWomen conference complemented the main TEDxWomen conference, held in San Francisco, and shared its theme, “It’s About Time.” Talks from the three-day event were live-streamed to White Hall 206. TED (Technology, [...]
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The 50th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) voted Monday night to allocate a maximum of $945 in supplemental funding to the Indian Cultural Exchange’s (ICE) Nov. 24 Diwali event, granting less than one-third of ICE’s original funding request. A bill requesting supplemental funding for Emory Reproductive Health Association’s Nov. 12 conference Health Equity [...]
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The Committee for Diversity and Equity (CDE), the newest joint standing committee in Student Government Association (SGA), held its first open student forum last Thursday. The forum focused on student concerns regarding diversity and inclusion on campus, particularly the absence of safe spaces for Muslim and South Asian students. Ruben Diaz Vasquez, CDE member and [...]
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University President Claire E. Sterk has launched two search advisory committees to determine which candidates will fill two Emory administrative positions. Following a series of administrative changes, the provost and executive vice president for academic affairs (EVPAA) and the executive vice president for business and administration (EVPBA) positions are open to be permanently filled, according [...]
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