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Congratulations to @ProfCAnderson on being awarded the 2022 Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize in recognition of her outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to social justice. She will deliver her Gittler lecture @BrandeisU in October.
More: bit.ly/3opAPZT
Congrats to @JerichoBrown, the Pulitzer-Prize wining poet and director of our nation renowned creative writing program, on being named a 2024 @macfound Fellow today!
The "Genuis Grant" comes with an $800K no-strings-attached investment into his work: bit.ly/47Nl5VM
Congratulations to Emory infectious disease expert @CarlosdelRio7, for being named one of the "Great Immigrants, Great Americans" by the @CarnegieCorp!
Dr. del Rio's story: bit.ly/3jxGoDI
Yep, that's actor @TimmyDaly with students in @RealTCooper's inaugural TV writing class. Thanks to Daly for visiting and sharing his take on the art and craft of our would-be writers
Emory Emergency: Active shooter on Emory Atlanta Campus at Emory Point CVS. RUN, HIDE, FIGHT. Avoid the area. Continue shelter in place. Police on scene.
Renowned public health scholar @DrChandraFord - who studies links between social justice, race and health - joins the College and @EmoryRollins this semester. She is the latest high-profile professor hired as @EmoryAAS launches a PhD program next fall ➡️ bit.ly/3vHrZJW
ICYMI: @ProfCAnderson and @blfraga have won a @MellonFdn grant to develop and lead the Imagining Democracy Lab, a teaching & research model for civic engagement and democratic participation ➡️ bit.ly/3MgDaD0
Emory Emergency: There continues to be a police emergency on the Emory Atlanta Campus at Emory Point. Avoid the area. Shelter in place. Updates to follow.
So proud to announce that Emory's own @jerichobrown has won the @PulitzerPrizes for poetry for his collection "The Tradition" (@CopperCanyonPrs)! Congratulations, Jericho!