Tag: Tayari Jones

News Roundup | 4.17.19

Emory University Hospital Tower Wins Silver Certification for Building Design The U.S. Green Building Council awarded Emory University Hospital Tower a Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Silver certification,...

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News Roundup | 4.3.2019

Emory Professor and Novelist Wins NAACP Image Award Professor of English and Creative Writing and New York Times Bestseller Tayari Jones won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Award in Fiction for her novel “An...

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News Roundup | 9.19.18

Hurricane Florence Causes at Least 16 Deaths Hurricane Florence made landfall on Friday morning near Wilmington, N.C., causing mass flooding and power outages for more than 1 million people. At least 16 deaths due to the...

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News Roundup | 4.18.18

Hurston-Wright Legacy Award Winner to Join Emory Faculty Fall 2018 Author Tayari Jones will join Emory’s Creative Writing Program this fall, according to an April 16 University press release. An Atlanta native, Jones has...

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