Emory University hosted the 30th annual Carter Town Hall for first-year students on Wed., Sept. 14. Former President Jimmy Carter fielded questions from first-year students on a wide range of topics, including questions about Sarah Palin, the Republican presidential field, and if Republicans are purposely trying to slow down economic recovery.

Emory University business and finance professor Jeff Rosensweig said there are three things business leaders want to hear from President Obama to encourage hiring: deregulation, tax reform and a more positive message. "We’re at a time now when the stock market has fallen, the economy seems to be slowing down, [the government is] worried about the problems in Europe with their debt problem," Rosensweig said. "It seems like a more positive message has to come from the president" that will "rally the people to gain some confidence and go out there and compete." Rosensweig is director of the …

Emory University political scientist Merle Black breaks down the field of Republican candidates vying for the nomination to run for President of the United States.  Black, Emory's Asa G. Candler Professor of Politics and Government, is an expert on national politics and considered by many as the foremost authority on politics in the South. Black co-authored "Divided America: The Ferocious Power Struggle in American Politics."

An interview with Marlene Goldman, Druid Hills resident and board member of the Alliance to Improve Emory Village, and Betty Willis, Emory University VP of Community Affairs.

The Emory University class of 2015 moved into the dorms on the main campus in Druid Hills last weekend. Roughly 1,400 new students gathered on the quad to commemorate the beginning of their stay at Emory.

Emory University volunteers set up chairs for graduation, which takes place Monday morning at 8 a.m. It took 90 volunteers roughly three hours to set up 14,000 chairs.

The first students that benefited from the Emory Advantage financial aid program are graduating in May. Emory Advantage, a financial aid program at Emory University, helps low and middle-income families afford college tuition.  It provides full tuition, room and board for some students and caps loans at $15,000 for others. 

More Emory University seniors are finding job offers before graduation, according to the University.

Six Tibetan Buddhist monks are studying science at Emory University as part of the Emory-Tibet Science Initiative. Since 2008, Emory professors have traveled to Dharamsala, India to teach monks and nuns science, but this year, six monks came to Emory to learn.

The Emory University office of Office of Religious Life held a ceremony to show support for the people of Japan that were affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Students and staff wrote thoughts and prayers on ribbons and hung them at Canon Chapel on the Druid Hills campus.

More than 200 DeKalb County high school students traveled to Emory University last Friday, March 4, for a Day of Science focused on chemistry.

Emory University students and staff set the record for the longest line of tacos Wednesday by making 260 tacos.

Emory University hosted "Slavery and the University: Histories and Legacies" Feb. 3 to Feb. 6 to talk about the history of slavery and "the legacy of slavery's role in higher education."