Emory is a leader in understanding our past to better serve our communities today and work toward a just future. With a track record of scholarship on civil rights, a strong African American studies program, the Emory Center for Ethics, and working relationships with organizations that focus on social and racial justice, Emory is positioned for leadership on a wide range of issues around inequity, public health, and educational disparities.
Knowing that educational equity is key to a better future for all, Emory has set goals for working toward a student body, faculty, and staff that accurately reflect Atlanta’s social and racial diversity. In addition, Emory is acknowledging and atoning for past discrimination and racial injustices and working toward true equity and access—in admissions, scholarships, hiring, and the health care Emory provides in Atlanta and across Georgia.
Making a gift to any of the funds listed below will not count in the Racial and Social Justice tally above because it will count in the total for its associated program area (i.e. Emory Libraries, Emory Law, Rollins School of Public Health, etc.).
For Emory Day of Giving, we are highlighting the following giving opportunities in support of racial and social justice.
- Diversity and Inclusion Programming: The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) creates spaces for faculty, staff, and students to work and learn in inclusive, equitable, and diverse environments where they thrive and bring their whole selves to our campus community. Gifts to this fund support diversity and inclusion programming sponsored by ODEI in collaboration with campus partners.
- African American Collections Fund: Gifts support the acquisition of print materials and ephemera from African American history and culture along with related public programming.
- Emory Public Interest Committee: Gifts introduce Emory School of Law students to public interest work by providing stipends for unpaid summer volunteer positions or clerkships in public interest organizations.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Fund: This scholarship is awarded to outstanding students from Atlanta Public Schools who are accepted to Emory. These scholars demonstrate outstanding character through contributions to their communities, intellectual and personal vigor, high academic achievement, and leadership qualities.
- Office for Racial and Cultural Engagement (RACE): RACE empowers students to examine the construction of racial identities and create active learning communities that enhance opportunities for cultural engagement. Gifts help support Campus Life’s belonging and community-building efforts for undergraduate and graduate students of color through peer mentoring, heritage month events, and student-led programs for the Emory community.
- Office of LGBT Life: By engaging the Emory community in creating an affirming and just campus environment, the Office of LGBT Life supports the development of students with all gender and sexual identities. Your gift could provide financial support for our new Gender Affirming Items Initiative and our growing number of Queer Discussion Groups that support students at the intersections of identities.
- BSI Start:ME: Affiliated with the Goizueta's Business and Society Institute (BSI), the Start:ME program strengthens Atlanta’s underserved communities by empowering the entrepreneurs within them to start or grow small businesses. Your gift will provide resources to assist Atlanta micro-businesses, 84 percent of which are owned and operated by entrepreneurs of color.
