The return of the Muscogee people to their homeland will coincide with a teach-in on the Atlanta campus featuring storytelling, hymn singing, a stomp dance and a conversation with artist Johnnie Diacon.
From July 6-14, Emory hosted the national College Horizons summer workshop for Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian high school students who are applying to colleges and universities.
Emory Conference Services made its name housing gymnasts during the 1996 Summer Olympics and subsequently has burnished its reputation as an incomparable host. This summer promises to be busy for the professional staff and Emory students who serve campus guests.
Emory College’s Center for Native and Indigenous Studies will deepen the university’s partnership with the College of the Muscogee Nation and expand innovative research and teaching in Indigenous Studies.
A new $2.4 million grant from the Mellon Foundation will allow Emory to develop new and shared programs with the College of the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma.