October 27, 2021
Add your voice to Emory’s climate survey on racial diversity, equity, and inclusion
Learn more about the DEI Climate Survey from Emory Provost Ravi V. Bellamkonda. This Emory News Center story includes a video (1:35) with the provost. Individualized survey links have been sent to each of you via email by "NACCC Survey."
Flu vaccine for students and faculty and staff.
COVID vaccine for students and faculty and staff.
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Emory Interfaith Strategic Plan: Make your voice heard
Emory is working with Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) to conduct an interfaith strategic planning process to produce a multi-year spiritual life strategic plan. The process seeks to understand how the university community experiences religious, spiritual, and philosophical life and explore ideas for the future. Students, faculty, and staff can participate by completing a confidential five-question survey. Direct questions to religiouslife@emory.edu.
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Emory Farmers Market, Start:ME give microbusinesses a place to thrive
With 20 vendors selling everything from produce to baked goods, the Emory Farmers Market supports local growers and reduces energy use caused by food transportation.
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Emory Athletics Weekly Preview: Oct. 27-31
Check out this snapshot of all upcoming Emory athletic events for the coming week.
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EmoryCard team members ‘movin’ on up’
Congratulations to: Victoria Felder, promoted from administrative assistant to coordinator of EmoryCard Operations; James “Jimmy” Story from customer service representative to assistant coordinator of EmoryCard Operations; and Carl Watson Jr. from coordinator of departmental computing to manager of EmoryCard IT Operations.
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Pandemic perspectives: Stories through collections
Presented by the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, these Tuesday (4-5 p.m. ET) events feature curators and historians for an engaging series of panel discussions offering perspectives on the current pandemic. Panelists will virtually share objects from the past as a springboard to a lively discussion of how to better understand the present.
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Most venture capital doesn't get to underrepresented groups. This Emory fund aims to change that.
Goiuzeta students are quoted in this GPB coverage, including Willie Sullivan, who was featured in the second story of the Campus Life series, “Student Activism, an Emory Tradition” (Part 1: Undergraduate Students and Part 2: Graduate and Professional Students).
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Do applicants lie about their race?
The main finding: 34 percent of white Americans who applied to colleges or universities admit to lying about being a racial minority on their application. The most common lie (by 48 percent of those who lied) was to be a Native American.
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