Emory University announced Thursday that the student who wrote, “I’ve reached the conclusion that for me to survive, I must stomp on niggers,” in a March 9 email to a professor was no longer associated with the university following a thorough review. The school declined to provide any details citing federal privacy guidelines. “Emory will […]
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Posted inHigher Education, Policing
Emory Students Protest AI Surveillance on Campus
Emory University students, faculty, and workers gathered on campus Friday waving signs, beating drums, and chanting to pressure the institution’s administration to end AI-powered surveillance on its campus. Flock Safety, an Atlanta-based surveillance tech company with tens of thousands of its cameras located in cities across the country, is at the heart of the Emory […]
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Childhood Trauma in Black Women Can Hurt Their Heart, Emory Study Finds
This story was originally published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The heart remembers, at least when it comes to Black women who experience trauma or abuse as children, according to newly released research by Emory University. Childhood exposure to trauma, emotional, sexual, and physical abuse may lead to heart disease in Black women, the new study […]
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How Black College Students in Atlanta Are Reacting to Affirmative Action Ruling
Black college students in Atlanta are not mincing words after last month’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling to end affirmative action in higher education. They say the decision — which limits colleges from considering race in admissions — is just another in a long list of challenges keeping scholars of color from gaining access to colleges […]