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Woo named finalist in Emory provost post

Emory University announced Tuesday that Meredith Woo, dean of the University’s College of Arts & Sciences, is one of four finalists for the position of provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.


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Anti-Thanksgiving event emphasizes popular holiday's roots

President Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863. Though it has since evolved to mean different things to different people, the first celebration supposedly went something like this: “In the year 1621, the Pilgrims held their first Thanksgiving feast.


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Admissions office sees jump in early action applications

The University saw 13,879 early action applications this year, up from 11,681 last year. Dean of Admissions Greg Roberts attributed the rise to increased knowledge about the early action program. “Since last year was only our first year I assume that more students were familiar with it this year,” Roberts said. The jump in applications has added to the Office of Admission’s workload.

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TEDxUVA is an entirely student-run organization, hosting TED-style events under official TEDx licensing. Reeya Verma, former president and fourth-year College student, describes her experience leading the organization when its ability to host TEDx events was challenged, working to regain official TEDx licensure and the True North conference, which prominently featured University alumni.