Student Experience

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Student Experience

High schoolers get a taste of university life during Emory’s pre-college summer program

Whether unpacking the psychology of social media, discovering ancient Rome’s buried secrets or delving into other topics of interest, pre-college participants were fully immersed on campus, getting a day-in-the-life view of Emory.
A thin, Black man in his early 20s wearing a button-down blue shirt and a red scarf stands beside a Black women in her early 40s with curly black, shoulder-length hair. Both wear broad smiles.
Arts & Culture

Emory alum’s choreography set for festival curated by ballet icon Misty Copeland

The Joyce Ballet Festival, which celebrates the best and brightest in dance, will include a piece choreographed and performed by a 2025 Emory College graduate. The festival will be held in New York in August. 
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Student Experience

Monks, mangoes and moving forward: Interfaith voyage to Vietnam explores reconciliation

This year’s Journeys of Reconciliation trip took 12 Emory students to Vietnam — across deltas, jungles and bustling cities — where they explored the country’s diverse religious traditions and examined peacemaking through the legacy of the Vietnam War.
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Academic Innovation

Fourteen Emory students, alumni selected as Fulbright recipients

Emory is among the nation’s top producers of grant recipients through the U.S. Fulbright Student Program, the government’s flagship international exchange initiative. More than 200 Emory students and alumni have received Fulbright awards.

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Emory University launches new international travel readiness portal for students, faculty and staff
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8 things to know for Emory’s new academic year
Emory Community Building and Social Change fellows group picture

Summer in Atlanta: Emory students find purpose and peace staying local
35 people, mostly wearing bright orange shirts, sit together on the steps in front of the ruins of five vast Greek columns. Behind them, the ruins of more buildings are visible, and behind those ruins, the blue of the ocean.

Students help map and excavate ancient city in Italy
Nikki Boon going over a high jump barrier

Emory student Nikki Boon to defend her title at Women’s Decathlon World Championships
Gambian farmer watering crops in a field

Emory graduate student Jon Hamilton organizes funding for Gambian farmers
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NextGen internship program offers a whirlwind tour of genetics
Emory women's soccer players group photo at Decatur square watch parrty

Atlanta and Emory embrace World Cup spirit
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A global celebration at the spring 2026 ISSS graduation reception
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Students share gratitude during 11th annual EmoryThanks celebration across campus
Swoop, Emory's Eagle mascot, poses on the field

Behind the Beak: The Story of Swoop

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Passport to Emory welcomes students and families in Hong Kong, New Delhi and Seoul