August 2018 Archive

Emory University's Class of 2022, including students from both Emory College and Oxford College, pose together on the quadrangle on Sunday, Aug. 26.
Meet Emory's Class of 2022

Oxford College | August 28, 2018

Emory University's newest first-year class, including 533 Oxford students, arrived on campus this week, eager to immerse themselves in the undergraduate experience.

Students during a summer course trip in Europe
Travel courses take students to Europe

Oxford College | August 27, 2018

Classroom courses translated to real-life experiences for Oxford College students during trips to France, Italy, and Greece.

M.K. Healy and Lydia Bailey served in Atlanta this summer.
Special feature: Summer of service

Emory University | August 15, 2018

From teaching reading to refugees to drafting policy at City Hall, Emory students spend the summer making an impact in Atlanta.

Greeters welcome first-year students to campus
Emory prepares to welcome the Class of 2022

Emory University | August 22, 2018

Later this week, first-year students will throng to Emory University's Atlanta and Oxford campuses to move in and begin writing the opening chapter of their own Emory experience.

Students sit outside the Oxford College Library.
Emory ranked #1 for quality of life by Princeton Review

Emory University | August 8, 2018

Emory University has been ranked #1 for quality of life, according to the Princeton Review's 27th annual college rankings, "The 384 Best Colleges" guide, based on its nationwide survey of 138,000 college students' ratings of their schools.

Street scene in Vietnam
Students explore Vietnam with Global Connections program

Oxford College | August 7, 2018

Summer got off to an adventurous start for a handful of current Oxford students and alumni as they visited Vietnam for two weeks.

Sensation seekers crave new and complex experiences such as skydiving.
Seeking Sensation

Oxford College | August 3, 2018

Ken Carter, Oxford's Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology, focuses on the psychology of thrill-seeking for his current research. He recently wrote about sensation seekers for Emory Magazine.