Emory Report

for Faculty & Staff | October 15, 2026


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Choose your own adventure at the Rose Library’s Oct. 21 open house

Get a closer look behind the scenes of the Rose Library this month and discover current collections, projects and services. Register in advance for this free event that includes hors d’oeuvres and beverages.

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Questions about politics? Emory experts share their answers

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, four of Emory’s political experts share what they believe is one thing college students — and others — should pay attention to, but probably aren’t. 

A young Latina woman in her late teens or early 20s looks up from a brochure she is holding, wearing an expression of open-mouthed excitement. Her dark hair is pulled back into a ponytail and she wears wire-rimmed glasses, a white t-shirt, a green jacket and light-brown pants. She is sitting.

Performance invites Emory community to discuss ‘American Dream’

A young first-generation immigrant faces life-changing decisions in “American Dream,” a new play and community conversation coming to campus Tuesday, Oct. 27. Out of Hand, the theater company behind the performance, has Emory roots. 


Expert insight on navigating complex ethical issues

Portrait of Kathy Kinlaw on the Impact in Progress podcast

From pandemic response protocols to end-of-life care decisions, bioethics provides the essential compass for navigating medicine’s most difficult choices. Kimberly Eck speaks with Kathy Kinlaw, associate director for the Center for Ethics at Emory University, who has spent more than 30 years helping clinicians, patients and policymakers address complex ethical challenges. 

In this episode of the Impact in Progress podcast, Kinlaw reflects on the center’s public health ethics work during COVID-19, including a major survey of more than 1,300 healthcare providers evaluating moral distress and resource constraints.


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