Policy & Society

Getty image of a vote button lying on an American flag

Emory experts answer questions about the impact of midterms

As election day approaches, four of Emory’s political experts share their thoughts on the importance of midterm elections, civic engagement, political ethics and other issues.

Policy & Society

Former Sen. Jeff Flake inspires bipartisan dialogue with visit to Emory

The former U.S. senator from Arizona and ambassador to Turkey visited Emory in September to talk with students about bipartisan leadership and his career in public service at a fireside chat — the inaugural event for the newly launched Center for Civic Reasoning.

A man with white hair, a mustache and a short gray beard and black, rectangular glasses, smiles. He is wearing a black mock turtleneck and a drab green vest. He stands in front of what appears to be a light-brown wooden fence.

Policy & Society

Amitav Ghosh, novelist and environmental writer, to deliver Fox Center lecture

Writer Amitav Ghosh will explore the role of literature in addressing the climate crisis in a Fox Center for Humanistic Inquiry lecture on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. at Emory’s Performing Arts Studio.

Policy & Society

Today’s urban inequality goes far beyond legacy of ‘redlining,’ study shows

While the discriminatory loan practice known as “redlining” shaped U.S. cities, its legacy does not fully explain current urban patterns of privilege and disadvantage, finds a study co-led by Jola Ajibade, associate professor of environmental sciences.