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For Students of Emory University Wednesday, March 2, 2022

UNIVERSITY Tyler Perry to deliver Emory Commencement address World-renowned cinematic innovator Tyler Perry will deliver Emory University’s 2022 Commencement address and receive an honorary degree. The event is set for May 9 on the Emory Quadrangle. CAMPUS Emory sets undergraduate tuition for 2022-23 academic year The university is committed to making an Emory education affordable and accessible to all admitted students by meeting 100 percent of demonstrated financial need for domestic undergraduate students and their families. ACCOMPLISHMENT Emory named top producer of student Fulbright winners For the sixth consecutive year, the U.S. State Department has named Emory a top producer of Fulbright winners. In the past decade, 119 Emory students have won the Fulbright, the government’s flagship international exchange program. COMMITMENT Emory community encouraged to comment on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Planning Report The final draft of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Planning Report is available online, and community members are invited to offer their perspective through March 30. CREATIVITY In-person musical and theater performances enliven campus in March As spring blooms on campus, March brings a full calendar of arts-related events to Emory, including Carlos Museum programs, student musical and theater performances and a concert by contemporary chamber group Unheard-of//Ensemble.

UKRAINE CRISIS   COMMITMENT Emory stands in solidarity with Ukraine, offers support for students, faculty and staff Emory President Gregory L. Fenves condemns Russia’s unprovoked invasion; support services are available for members of the university community who are impacted by the crisis. PERSPECTIVES Emory experts provide insight on Russian invasion As the world watches the unfolding Russian invasion of Ukraine, experts across campus are assessing the humanitarian, legal, economic and political ramifications of the conflict and sharing their insights with media and the larger community.

OXFORD SPRING FLING   On Friday, March 18, Oxford College will host its first-ever Spring Festival to give junior and senior continuees in Atlanta a chance to reconnect with their Oxford roots. Festivities from 2 to 6 p.m. will feature a welcome Coke toast by Dean Hicks, a social mixer, carnival, food trucks, free swag and more. Buses will run from the Atlanta campus every 30 minutes. Junior and senior continuees can learn more and RSVP for the Spring Festival here.

TAKE NOTE   Pitch your new venture idea during Goizueta’s Entrepreneurship Summit Students welcome at engagement sessions for Twin Memorials; next sessions are March 3 and 16 Emory campus climate survey expands scope to include part-time faculty and staff Visit the exhibit of graphic narratives and comic collections at Woodruff Library

EMORY INSIDER   Black History Month concert: Faculty members James Abbington and Jesse P. Karlsberg provided expert commentary during Sunday’s White House “Soul of the Nation” gospel concert. Learn more about their work.

FEATURED EVENTS   Women of Excellence Awards Celebrate the winners of this year's Women of Excellence Awards, honoring those who have demonstrated extraordinary dedication to issues affecting women at Emory and in the broader community. When: March 3, 7:00 p.m. Where: Convocation Hall and online Admission: Free First Fridays at 4P: "The Violence of Natural Law: Race, Indigeneity and Citizenship" with Malinda Maynor Lowery Malinda Maynor Lowery, a historian of identity and sovereignty in American Indian nations, will talk with Falguni Sheth, a political philosopher of race and gender, about the invention of natural law in the 17th and 18th centuries and how its ramifications are felt today. When: March 4, 4:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required Poetry Reading with Marilyn Chin Award-winning poet Marilyn Chin will share her wide-ranging work during a virtual reading in celebration of Women’s History Month. Poems by the self-described “activist poet” have been referred to as funny, fearless and feminist, and have earned Chin an array of prestigious literary honors. The event is part of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series founded by Emory’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library. When: March 13, 3:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required

03 March Workshop: Make Your Own Keychain When: March 3, 1:00 p.m. Where: Cox Hall, TechLab Admission: Free; registration required   03 March Webinar: "Writing Resilience" with Véronique Tadjo When: March 3, 4:15 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free   03 March Concert: Emory University Symphony Orchestra Featuring Concerto and Aria Competition Winners When: March 3, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts, Emerson Concert Hall Admission: Free   11 March Concert: "The Ways of Stars" with Atlanta Master Chorale When: March 11, 8:00 p.m. Where: Schwartz Center for Performing Arts (Emerson Concert Hall) and online Admission: $30; Emory students $10   17 March Conversation: "The Deafblind Woman that Conquered Harvard Law" with Haben Girma When: March 17, 12:00 p.m. Where: Online Admission: Free; registration required   View the Full Emory Events Calendar

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