Eleven Emory students recently received Undergraduate Research Awards from the Robert W. Woodruff Library and the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library for research they conducted either in the Emory Libraries or at another library. “One of the Libraries’ primary responsibilities is providing trusted resources to fuel the research enterprise, and we are so very pleased Read More …
by University Communications Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell will join Emory University’s Kimberly Wallace-Sanders and moderator Rose Scott of WABE Radio for a conversation Wednesday, May 8, titled “Framing Shadows/Framing Lives,” an evening inspired by the new exhibition “Framing Shadows: Portraits of African American Nannies,” now on display at Emory’s Woodruff Library. The exhibit, Read More …
Scholars can promote their research to new audiences by participating in the Scholarly Impact 5-Day Challenge, which will take place April 8-12. There’s no class to attend or webinar to watch. Participants can simply sign up now at http://emorylib.info/impact to receive an email a day for five days with an easy activity to complete that will raise Read More …
by Ramsey Baden “Everyone’s here to get work done.” That’s the reason Kevin Jennings gives for wanting to apply to Emory when he’s a senior. Jennings, a sophomore at Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School, came to Emory in August 2018 through his school’s work study program to begin an internship with Libraries and Information Read More …
by Maureen McGavin A new exhibition of historical photographs at Emory University encourages visitors to consider the lives of African American women who spent years raising the children of white families. “Framing Shadows: Portraits of Nannies from the Robert Langmuir African American Photograph Collection” now open on Level 3 in Emory’s Woodruff Library. The exhibition Read More …
by Maureen McGavin It may seem like an unlikely pairing: An Emory dance class using the Rose Library archives as a source for choreography? However, it’s turned out to be an ideal match, and a creative way to incorporate primary resources into a liberal arts education. Since 2014, Emory dance professor Anna Leo has made Read More …
by Emory Libraries The One-Button Studio is now open on Level 1 of the Woodruff Library, courtesy of Emory’s Academic Technology Services. This new space allows Emory students, faculty and staff to record a quality HD video with the touch of a single button, without any prior production experience. To record a video, users insert Read More …
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by Emory Libraries Richard Blanco, who gained recognition after reading his poem “One Today” at the second inauguration of President Barack Obama in 2013, will present his work on Saturday, Feb. 23, at 4 p.m. at Emory University’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. The event is open to the public at no charge. Tickets Read More …
by Ramsey Baden Finals can definitely put a damper on students’ spirits, but Emory Libraries will help counter that with its annual Pet Therapy Study Break, which will take place 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13 in the Jones Room at the Woodruff Library. Students can escape the stress by spending a Read More …
Dramatic readings of lectures originally given by abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass, presented at an event Nov. 27 at Emory’s Cannon Chapel, struck a chord with contemporary listeners just as they did more than 130 years ago. Emory Libraries and the Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library partnered with the Consulate General Read More …
The Woodruff Health Sciences Center Library has opened “The Spirit Lives On: Art and the Mind,” a new dementia awareness permanent exhibit. The exhibit documents some of the photography and artwork aspects of “The Spirit Lives On: Art, Music, and the Mind,” which used the arts to highlight and acknowledge the impact of dementing illness Read More …
