Residence Life and Housing Operations, Eleonore Raoul Hall. /Jason Oh. Following Emory’s cancellation of Fall 2020 study abroad programs on May 10, some students that were planning on studying abroad have struggled to secure on-campus housing, disappointed over the lack of guidance from the University. “I have literally gotten zero guidance from Emory,” Isha Soni [...]
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The enforcement of campus health protocols for the fall semester will be delegated to students./Derrick Tran, Staff In a virtual town hall on Tuesday, Emory College and Campus Life administrators outlined campus expectations for the fall semester and addressed student questions about academics, housing, dining, safety protocols and other campus resources. Vice President and Dean [...]
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Emory Police Chief Rus Drew, who previously served as the Columbus State University (CSU) (Ga.) police chief, presented the “Medal of Valor” award to a CSU police officer in 2015, a year after the officer shot and killed Zikarious Flint, an allegedly armed 20-year-old Black man who was running away from the officer. On March [...]
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Emory Administration Building. /Courtesy of Hagar Elsayed Emory was added to an academic boycott for failing to extend contracts for graduate students and non-tenure track faculty due to the coronavirus pandemic. The petition, signed by 3,000 faculty and graduate students at over 500 institutions globally, calls for boycotting academic events during the upcoming school year [...]
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Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. / Courtesy of U.S. Department of Education The University has created a task force to implement the revised Title IX regulations that were announced on May 6 by the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, changes which include a narrower version of sexual harassment and mandatory cross-examination of parties. The [...]
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