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Presidential Scholar Talk Sees Full Red Room

Presidential Scholar Talk Sees Full Red Room

Anthropologist, professor, and National Book Award winner Jason De León visited campus on Tuesday to discuss his 2024 book: “Soldiers and Kings: Survival and Hope in the World of Human Smuggling.” De León discussed the portrayal of human smugglers, his upbringing, and his next book project.

Presidential Scholar Carol Anderson Discusses History of Voter Suppression

Presidential Scholar Carol Anderson Discusses History of Voter Suppression

At a keynote address in Johnson Chapel, Emory University historian Carol Anderson used powerful storytelling to outline the history of voter suppression, from the Reconstruction period to the present day.

Presidential Scholar Hartman Satirizes Institutional Antiracism

Presidential Scholar Hartman Satirizes Institutional Antiracism

Professor Saidiya Hartman, a prominent interdisciplinary scholar of Black history, spoke at Johnson Chapel Thursday, April 6 as part of the President's Colloquium on Race and Racism, where she previewed a piece of fiction that pokes fun at performative political speech.