December 2020 Archive

OPINION: Oxford College dean seeing hope, healing in purple Georgia

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | December 1, 2020

Oxford College Dean Douglas A. Hicks has surveyed Georgia’s political landscape and finds himself in the enviable place where he sees a lot of purple.

Melissa Hage examines cross bedding of a former sand dune on San Salvador.

Digging into the deep past

Oxford College | December 16, 2020

Emory researchers discover the first known fossil iguana nesting burrow on an outer island of the Bahamas, filling in a gap of scientific knowledge for a prehistoric behavior of an iconic lizard.

Online showcase to share work from inaugural Arts and Social Justice Fellows program

Emory University | December 14, 2020

Six Atlanta artists came into Emory classrooms this semester, working with faculty to help students translate their learning into creative action and activism in the name of social justice. Learn about the work they created in an online showcase Dec. 15.

Emory selects first members of Class of 2025

Emory University | December 11, 2020

In December, 769 students were admitted to Emory College, Oxford College or both. These outstanding Early Decision I applicants join 56 students who matched to Emory through QuestBridge, which links talented low-income scholars with leading universities, to start the Class of 2025.

Zhiyuan “Dwight” Ma, Roda Kesete, and Sadie Statman

Emory seniors, recent graduate named 2021 Schwarzman Scholars

Emory University | December 10, 2020

Two Emory seniors with deep experience in public policy and a recent alumnus now working in global business will represent Emory as Schwarzman Scholars, joining 140 other remarkable international scholars at Tsinghua University.