Student Government Association (SGA) President Rachel Ding (20Ox, 22B) intends to have a new executive vice president appointment confirmed by the legislature by the end of the month. The vacancy was created by the resignation of Amon Pierson (22C) in late August who cited mental health concerns. Pierson was elected alongside Ding in a second [...]
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Emory University will shift from the green operating condition to a “modified” yellow condition effective immediately, according to a Sept. 2 email from Executive Director for COVID-19 Response and Recovery Amir St. Clair. The shift was attributed to the campuswide increase in COVID-19 cases caused by the Delta variant, St. Clair wrote. As of Sept. [...]
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Emory University spent at least $460 million in new construction and renovations of facilities since the 2015 financial year, recent tax filings show. These projects include the Emory Student Center and the Emory University Hospital Tower. At least $95 million was spent on independent contractors listed as construction companies in the latest filing from the [...]
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Emory University will mandate all University faculty and staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 ahead of the fall semester, University President Gregory Fenves announced in a July 27 email. Any exemption requests “based on medical contraindications or strong personal objections” must be submitted by Aug. 16. Contractors who have “a regular presence on campus” [...]
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Emory College of Arts and Sciences (ECAS) faculty started a petition on July 11 asking the University to require all returning faculty, staff and post-doctoral fellows receive full COVID-19 vaccinations two weeks prior to the first day of classes. Currently, the University is only requiring students to be fully vaccinated by the time they arrive [...]
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