Emory Law Journal drops ‘hurtful’ article, sparks national uproar
Following a semester marked by a reinvigorated debate about academic freedom and the use of slurs...
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Tag: systemic racism
Black Student Demands Must Inform Emory Police Reform
Less than one month after George Floyd’s killing in Minneapolis, Emory’s Black student leaders called on administrators to defund and disarm the Emory Police Department (EPD). My peers were not alone in their calls for change....
Read MoreEmory Must Offer a Bridge Program, Address Internal Racism
This past fall, the University, under the leadership of its new President Gregory L. Fenves, formalized a Task Force on Untold Stories and Disenfranchised Populations. The task force was created after the discovery of racist...
Read More1963: Emory’s Refounding
Picture this: a small group of Methodist ministers build a university from the ground up, against all odds, while dreaming of a place to build character and sharpen minds. They struggle to make ends meet for years until a...
Read MoreWe Must Dismantle the Model Minority Myth
For far too long, American culture has perpetuated an illusion that Asian Americans have wholly overcome oppression and discrimination. This misconception brands Asian Americans as the model minority who utilize every chance to...
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