Wagner Addresses Race, Governance at Forum
University President James W. Wagner discussed a range of topics, from his recent Emory Magazine column to sexual assault prevention and race, during an open forum hosted by the Wheel yesterday evening. The event began with an introduction by the Wheel’s Editor-in-Chief and College junior Arianna Skibell, who focused the forum on the question, “How will we and President Wagner move us forward as a University?” During the conversation with Wagner, students tweeted their questions to the Wheel’s Twitter account and sent their questions to Wheel’s Facebook. Along with Skibell, the Wheel’s Managing Editor and College junior Lane Billings and…
Carter Speaks on State of Democracy
Former President Jimmy Carter told a packed audience at the Winship Ballroom yesterday afternoon that democracy in the United States has gone downhill due to the deterioration of American moral standards. Carter delivered his speech, titled “The Expansion of Democracy,” to approximately 200 students, faculty and visitors. Carter discussed his thoughts on current American politics, recounted experiences abroad and answered questions on human rights policy. Emory’s Institute for Developing Nations (IDN) sponsored the event. Carter, an Emory University distinguished professor, visits Emory about once a month to give speeches and meet with students and professors. “The United States has fallen…
UPDATE: Laney Students Vote No Confidence in Wagner
Laney Graduate School students voted through an electronic ballot Tuesday that they do not have confidence in James W. Wagner as University president. The Graduate Student Council (GSC) passed a bill earlier this month that allowed the vote to take place. Twenty-two percent, or 433 students, of the approximately 2,000 total Laney students voted. On the question — “Do you have confidence in James Wagner as President of Emory University?” — 68 percent of voters, or 295 students, voted no, while 27 percent, or 117 students, voted yes, and five percent abstained. The results were announced on the GSC website this…
FULL STORY: College Faculty Reject Wagner ‘No Confidence’ Motion
After five days of voting via electronic ballot last week, College faculty rejected a motion of “no confidence” in University President James W. Wagner. The final tally was released Friday night. Stefan Lutz, the chair of the College’s Governance Committee and an associate professor of chemistry, announced the results via email to College faculty. On the ballot’s single question — “Should the faculty of Emory College of Arts and Sciences adopt the motion of no-confidence in President James Wagner?” — 39.8 percent, or 133 faculty members, voted in support, and 60.2 percent, or 201 members, were opposed. Of the 530…
SGA Approves Exec Board Appointments
The 47th Legislature of the Student Government Association (SGA) approved five members to the Executive Board on Monday evening. The legislature appointed College junior Bart Qian and College sophomore Ted Guio as co-chiefs of staff, College sophomore Christopher Weeden as attorney general, College junior Calvin Lee as vice president of finance and College freshman Jon Darby as vice president of communications. The decision to appoint co-chiefs of staff to the Executive Board, which has not been done since the 36th Legislature, provoked contentious discussion among former and current SGA members. Former SGA Student Life Chair and College sophomore Calvin Li…
Crime Report 4/16/13
• On April 4 at 5:00 p.m., officers were contacted by an Emory staff member regarding a stolen coconut cake. According to the individual, the cake was stolen from her desk drawer while she was out of the room. The cake was valued at $3. • Emory police received a call from a student whose bike was stolen sometime between April 3 and April 9 from the Rollins School of Public Health. The red bike along with a helmet and a U-Lock were taken. The incident has been turned over to an investigator. • On April 12, Emory police received…
Law Prof. Michael Broyde Admits to Fake Online Identity
Emory Professor of Law and Senior Fellow Michael Broyde admitted last Friday to creating a fake online identity, which he used to gain access to a rival professional rabbinic group and tout his own scholarly endeavors, according to an April 12 article in The Jewish Channel. According to The Channel, Rabbi Hershel Goldwasser — Broyde’s pseudonym — has been an active and respected rabbinic voice for more than 20 years, frequently publishing in scholarly journals and often praising Broyde’s own work. In addition to using the identity to laud his own work, Broyde used Goldwasser’s name to become a member of the International Rabbinic…
Maddix Named RHA President
Residence Hall Association (RHA) Volunteer Chair and College junior Kadean Maddix became the third candidate elected to the position of RHA president in the last two weeks following a series of appeals, disqualifications, general elections and run-offs. RHA Publicity Chair and College sophomore Akshay Goswami and RHA Vice President of Programming and College sophomore Jessica Simon were both disqualified due to violations of cheating during the second general election. Following the announcement of Simon’s victory in the second general election — Simon garnered 403 votes, Goswami earned 323 votes and Maddix collected 218 votes — Goswami informed the Appeals Committee…
Two Students Named HIA Fellows
College senior Perrinh Savang and Anna Nelson-Daniel (’12C) have been named 2013 Humanity in Action (HIA) fellows, according to a March 25 HIA announcement. According to a March 25 press release, fellows are chosen based on academic standing, active participation in human rights issues and recommendations. The HIA Fellowship accepted 42 recipients from 38 U.S. universities who will join other accepted international students in a one-month summer trip to Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Lyon and Warsaw, according to the Philip Ugelow, the program’s deputy executive director. HIA has taken more than 1,200 Fellows on international study programs since 1999. The group…
UPDATE: College Faculty Reject Wagner ‘No Confidence’ Motion
College faculty have rejected the motion of “no confidence” in University President James W. Wagner. The result was sent via email to College faculty Friday night by Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Governance Committee Chair Stefan Lutz. The ballot asked, “Should the faculty of Emory College of Arts and Sciences adopt the motion of no-confidence in President James Wagner?” The final tally showed that 39.8 percent of voters, or 133 faculty members, voted in support, while 60.2 percent, or 201 faculty members, were opposed. Of the College’s 530 faculty members, 63 percent — or 334 members — participated in the voting….
