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Racial and Social Justice Initiatives
In August 2020, in response to renewed calls from the Emory community to address critical issues of racial and social justice, President Gregory L. Fenves outlined multiple initiatives — some new, some ongoing — "to improve the Emory experience and live up to our values so that everyone feels a sense of belonging and shared purpose." Since that time, considerable progress has been made. Read more about these initiatives by following the links below.
Recent News
- Sharon Stroye appointed Emory’s inaugural director of truth, racial healing and transformationApril 27, 2023
- New Center for Native and Indigenous Studies set to launch in fall 2023April 26, 2023
- New multi-institutional network will explore the intersection of AI, humanities and social justice in AtlantaApril 26, 2023
- Anthropologist Michael Blakey to deliver 2023 James Weldon Johnson Distinguished LectureApril 18, 2023
- Search begins for architect and artist to design Emory’s Twin MemorialsApril 3, 2023
- Library exhibit ‘Creative Justice’ celebrates Arts and Social Justice Fellows programMarch 23, 2023
- Conversation with legendary photographers Tom Dorsey and Jim Alexander set for March 23March 16, 2023
- Eight great ways to spend a day around campus in MarchMarch 2, 2023
- Civic engagement focus of new Mellon Foundation grant awarded to Emory CollegeFeb. 28, 2023
- Podcast based on Emory class looks at interconnected, racially charged killings from 1958Feb. 16, 2023
- Mellon Foundation awards Emory $2.4 million to advance Indigenous studies and knowledge with the Muscogee NationFeb. 14, 2023
- Work on Emory’s Twin Memorials enters a new phaseFeb. 1, 2023
- 10 things to do at Emory in JanuaryJan. 12, 2023
- Emory awards funds for five faculty projects focused on arts and social justiceDec. 15, 2022
- New grants to fund research focused on racial justice and equityDec. 15, 2022
- Muscogee Nation conducts an unforgettable teach-in for the Emory communityNov. 18, 2022
- ‘Connections’ exhibit and Nov. 17 event highlight the power of objects from Emory partnersOct. 28, 2022
- Muscogee Nation members to conduct teach-in; Emory community invited to Indigenous Language Path listening sessionsOct. 13, 2022
- Emory honored with Higher Education Excellence in Diversity AwardSept. 19, 2022
- Emory community invited to Twin Memorials design sessions this monthSept. 6, 2022
- Emory + Georgia Tech AI.Humanity seed grant recipients announcedJuly 21, 2022
- In Oklahoma, Emory builds relationships with the Muscogee NationJuly 6, 2022
- Robust community engagement will inform design of twin memorialsJune 28, 2022
- Middleton to lead the Office of Institutional Equity and ComplianceMay 24, 2022
- Emory to rename campus spaces and professorships honoring Robert Yerkes and L.Q.C. LamarApril 21, 2022
- Emory campus climate survey expands scope to include part-time faculty and staffMarch 2, 2022
- Emory community encouraged to comment on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategic Planning ReportMarch 1, 2022
- Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion realigned to create two distinct unitsFeb. 17, 2022
- Twin Memorials Working Group completes ‘learning journeys,’ prepares to engage communityJan. 25, 2022
- Emory welcomes Muscogee (Creek) Nation leaders to campus, their ancestral homelandDec. 16, 2021
- Twin Memorials Working Group updates community on progressDec. 16, 2021
- Add your voice to Emory’s climate survey on racial diversity, equity and inclusionOct. 19, 2021
- Slavery, dispossession symposium at Emory connects student activism to restorative justiceOct. 12, 2021
- Emory’s Oxford College renames historic building for Judge Horace J. Johnson Jr.Oct. 11, 2021
- Emory unpacks history of slavery, dispossessionSept. 28, 2021
- Emory approves Land Acknowledgment recognizing displaced Indigenous nationsSept. 27, 2021
- Twin Memorials Working Group gets underwaySept. 23, 2021
- Get involved with ‘In the Wake of Slavery and Dispossession’ symposiumSept. 21, 2021
- Emory creates Asian Student CenterSept. 15, 2021
- Renovated identity spaces unveiled on Emory’s Atlanta campusSept. 15, 2021
- Students hope to foster greater sense of belonging at symposium on slavery and dispossessionSept. 14, 2021
- Symposium to offer new perspectives on Emory's history of slavery and dispossessionSept. 1, 2021
- Fall symposium connects activism to Emory’s history of slavery and land dispossessionAug. 3, 2021
- Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 2021 Report evidences collective achievementJuly 13, 2021
- President Fenves responds to racial and social justice advisory committee reportsJune 28, 2021
- Juneteenth event to feature acclaimed doctor who overcame medical school rejection based on raceJune 9, 2021
- Emory hires new director of diversity and inclusion education and outreachJune 1, 2021
- Emory issues call for proposals for fall symposium on slavery and dispossessionMay 6, 2021
- University Committee on Naming Honors creating roadmap for futureApril 6, 2021
- Report issued by Task Force on Untold Stories and Disenfranchised PopulationsApril 1, 2021
- Emory joins the Universities Studying Slavery consortiumMarch 24, 2021
- Work on identity spaces underway as part of racial and social justice initiativesMarch 16, 2021
- Emory joins launch of ATL Action for Racial EquityFeb. 9, 2021
- Emory president updates actions university is taking for racial justiceOct. 22, 2020
- President Gregory L. Fenves discusses actions Emory is taking to address racial justiceAug. 13, 2020