One Emory News Today

“Connect-Integrate-Reflect: Experiential Education at Emory,” the university’s new five-year Quality Enhancement Plan, will expand education abroad, internships and community-engaged learning for undergraduates, as well as development opportunities for faculty.

With events spanning the entire month of February — and spreading across campuses — Emory’s Black History Month celebrations will offer time and space to reflect on where we’ve been and where we go from here.

On Oct. 12 and 13, events on both the Oxford and Atlanta campuses will bring the university together around the histories and experiences of the diverse Asian American and Pacific Islander community.

From a keynote address by Traevena Byrd of American University to Wonderful Wednesday’s “Diversity of Desserts,” built around a love of sweets and diversity, Diversity Week at Emory will have something for every taste.

Hailing from Loyola University Chicago, Badia Ahad is an experienced leader focused on providing faculty, students and staff with the resources they need to thrive. She will begin her role at Oxford on Aug. 1.

Sharon Stroye will join Emory on July 1 to lead the university’s establishment of a Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Center in partnership with the American Association of Colleges and Universities.

Meet the 14 recipients of this year’s Award of Distinction, the highest honor given to university staff, and learn about their outstanding contributions to the Emory community.

Launching this fall, the Emory Initiative for Arts and Humanistic Inquiry will support schools in hiring up to 30 new faculty focused on exploring questions central to society and the human experience.

In the pursuit of One Emory, the Emory administration has overlooked a key aspect of the physical infrastructure of campus that makes it impossible to achieve a cohesive community.

Just two weeks remain for Emory faculty to complete the COACHE survey. Faculty in the school with the highest participation rate will each receive a $5 gift card to a campus coffee shop.