From the ubiquitous presence of green compost and blue recycling bins on campus to showcasing Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification plaques on buildings, Emory University prioritizes sustainability, advertising a 70% landfill diversion rate last year. The University, however, has not sustained its environmental enthusiasm during the pandemic. Instead, all of the University’s compostable [...]
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Emory College (Anoushka Parameswar) This story was updated on 4/20 to include a quote from Interim Provost Jan Love. Emory College will move more courses from online to an in-person instruction format in the fall 2021 semester, Emory College Dean Michael Elliott wrote in a Monday afternoon email. This change followed University President Greogory L. [...]
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This story was updated on 4/20 to include a quote from Assistant Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology Robert Bednarczyk and Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology Kenneth Castro. Emory University will require COVID-19 vaccination for all students in fall 2021, according to a Monday email from University President Gregory L. Fenves. The email stated [...]
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Dean of Emory’s Rollins School of Public Health James W. Curran is leaving the University after 26 years in the position, according to an April 16 announcement from CEO of Emory Healthcare Jonathan Lewin and Interim Provost Jan Love. Curran will also deliver the 2021 Commencement address for Oxford College. “It is an honor to [...]
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Indicating hope that the end of the pandemic is in sight, Emory College announced in mid-March that 70% of fall 2021 classes will be held in person and University President Gregory Fenves announced a week later that all students are invited back to campus. Although the fall plans seem like a leap toward normalcy, many [...]
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