Four outstanding Emory College students representing academic achievement and passionate curiosity across the liberal arts and sciences have been selected to be Bobby Jones Scholars at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
The yearlong Humanity in Action fellowship provides young leaders like recent graduate Niara Foster and junior Ansley Langham the opportunity to create unique public projects that stem from their own research.
This summer, the Pathways Center piloted an internship program in LA, offering students the opportunity to get hands-on experience in film and television, learn from experts, connect with Emory alumni and more.
Emory’s newest Woodruff Scholars, recipients of the university’s top merit scholarships, bring exceptional academic achievements, leadership and service to the campus community.
The U.S. State Department has selected 17 recent Emory graduates and students as Fulbright finalists to teach English, pursue graduate study and conduct research abroad during the 2023-24 academic year.
As summer ends, student founders who participated in The Hatchery's inaugural Summer Incubator program celebrate milestones and look ahead to what’s next in their ventures.
In the course of 13 years, LGBT Life Director Danielle Bruce-Steele’s work has benefited the LGBTQ+ community: crafting progressive policies, creating welcoming space and relevant programs, and reassuring students that their self-discovery carries no “complete-by” date.
Each Commencement, Emory celebrates the highly accomplished Brittain Award recipients. Now, we’re catching up with four awardees to find out where post-graduate life has led them — and how Emory helped get them there.
In the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Elsa Mekonnen reflected on her drive to help others as a nurse. So it’s no surprise that during her master’s in nursing program, she became known for putting scholarship and service into practice.
Debate partners Grace Kessler and Eugenia Giampetruzzi finished the season ranked as the second-best collegiate debate team in the country. Giampetruzzi also won the Top Speaker award at the National Debate Tournament.
Emory College students Ben Thomas, Balwant-Amrit Singh, Alicia Yin and Carly Colen will spend the next year studying at the University of St Andrews in Scotland as recipients of the prestigious Robert T. Jones Scholarship.
Emory College student Alexa Mohsenzadeh, a neuroscience and behavioral biology major, will pursue a master’s degree in Ireland next year as Emory’s first recipient of the prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarship.
Two recent grants, as well as the continuing work of the Oral History Program, underline ways that Emory Libraries foregrounds underrepresented communities.
The incoming class of Emory Woodruff Scholars, recipients of the university’s top merit scholarship, brings extraordinary achievements and intellectual curiosity to the Atlanta and Oxford campuses.
Alexa Mohsenzadeh will spend her time as a Humanities in Action Fellow creating a living document charting how visitors explore Atlanta Vintage Books and what their actions say about what’s occupying their minds.
Seven Emory College alumni, including five from the Class of 2022, and 11 doctoral students in Laney Graduate School have been selected for the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship.
Emory Woodruff Scholar Sarina Adeline McCabe is a creative writing major with a special interest in medicine. As a Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford, she will continue connecting those fields while pursuing a PhD.
Seeing the effects of Hurricane Maria firsthand influenced Natalia Calzada Jorge’s decision to pursue medical school. Now she’ll combine lessons from that experience with her time at Emory to better serve patients.
Emory College students Sean Woo, Sojourner Hunt, Bryn Walker and Channelle Russell will spend a year studying at the University of St Andrews in Scotland as recipients of the prestigious Robert T. Jones Scholarship.
Laila Sabreen has quietly been working on fiction projects while pursuing additional undergraduate research and community service. Her first novel, “You Truly Assumed,” debuted Feb. 8.
Chemistry major Pushkar Shinde has built on varied experiences — immune system research, studying ethics and playing on Emory’s tennis team — to carve his own path.
The incoming president of the Atlanta City Council first moved to the city to attend Emory. Doug Shipman, a 1995 Emory College graduate and former Emory Alumni Board president, won the seat in the Nov. 30 runoff.
The 26 bright minds arriving at Emory University’s Atlanta and Oxford campuses this fall as the Emory Woodruff Scholars Class of 2025 come from as far away as the former Soviet Republic and three countries in eastern Africa.
President Joseph R. Biden has nominated alumna Elizabeth Prelogar to become the next solicitor general at the U.S. Department of Justice. She has served as acting solicitor general since January.
Five nationally ranked high school debaters are among the 29 members of the extraordinary class of Woodruff Scholars joining Emory this fall. Recipients of the university’s top merit scholarships also include a playwright, a poet, science researchers, musicians and community advocates.
Building on the 40th-anniversary celebration, Emory is bringing Woodruff Scholars and Fellows together, strengthening their relationships with the larger Emory community and the world.
Sophomore Dayra Leal Sanchez spent her summer teaching at Camp PEACE, a program for children impacted by violence. She was one of 13 Emory Scholars who worked with local nonprofits through Emory's Scholarship and Service Program.
The newest cohort of Emory Scholars, recipients of the university's top merit scholarships, highlight the outstanding achievements and exceptional promise of the Class of 2023.
Bright and talented, Emory's new first-year class arrived on campus this week primed to step into college life. Together, the Class of 2023 comes to Emory representing some of the nation's most promising young scholars.