A few days after picking up his mother’s birthday gift at a shopping mall, Myles Dunn (23C) tested positive for COVID-19. He defeated the illness, finished the fall semester and completed his virtual internship at RAYDAR Entertainment, a record label in Atlanta, all from the Emory Conference Center Hotel. With COVID-19 affecting nearly all aspects [...]
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After a fully funded graduate education at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland was postponed due to the pandemic, David Kulp’s (20C) highly organized post-graduation plans dissipated into an 11-month void, partly filled by a cross-country road trip with his younger brother. “I was supposed to be home, take the MCAT and then leave [...]
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Democratic victories swept the Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs as Senator-elect Jon Ossoff overcame Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) and Senator-elect Rev. Raphael Warnock defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.), enabling Democratic control of the Senate for the first time since 2014. Loeffler conceded defeat to Warnock on Thursday and Perdue conceded on Friday, officially terminating their senatorial [...]
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Update on Jan. 6 at 4:40 p.m. The Associated Press called that Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff won his Senate runoff against Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) on Wednesday afternoon. This win secured a Senate majority for the Democrats, who have not held a majority since 2014. Ossoff declared victory in an Instagram video statement, in which [...]
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In the past two months, Emory employees donated $146,063 to the two Democratic candidates in the Georgia U.S. Senate runoffs. Over $65,750 went to Jon Ossoff, while nearly $80,300 went to Rev. Raphael Warnock, Federal Election Commission filings released on Dec. 24 show. Nearly 300 employees donated $154,993 in total to both Republican and Democratic [...]
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