About the College

Overview

Emory College combines the personal engagement and excellent teaching of a traditional liberal arts college with the ground-breaking scholarship and resources of a major research university.  Our students, faculty, and facilities are among the finest anywhere.  But we aspire to be more than simply elite.  Our vision calls for us to capitalize on the dynamic combination of people, places, and programs that Emory alone can offer. Through targeted investments and strategic growth, Emory College is forging even stronger connections between its teaching and research missions, allowing for a learning experience like no other – one that is distinctive in its offerings and lasting in its effects.  A vibrant liberal arts tradition is at the heart of every great academic institution, and the College believes its contributions will help propel Emory toward its future as a true destination university.

Emory College offers 66 majors, 53 minors, 17 joint concentrations, and 10 interdepartmental programs.  Nearly 40% of College students have some international experience by graduation, placing Emory in the Top 15 among U.S. research universities.  Our faculty have published more than 600 books and have been distinguished recipients of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Humanities Medal, and the National Book Award.  Emory College faculty participate in some 70 interdisciplinary research centers across campus, which enable scholars to bridge traditional barriers between the disciplines and work together to advance the frontiers of knowledge.

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Mission

As an institution dedicated to intellectual discovery and creativity, Emory College is charged with generating new knowledge and with inventing new ways of understanding what is already known. As a teaching institution, Emory College imparts to its students the kinds of knowledge that traditionally compose a broad liberal education and prepares its graduates to live an active life of the mind and to participate as responsible citizens of the nation and of the world. As an institution responsive to the various communities of which it is a member, Emory College acknowledges a commitment to service to the local, national, and international communities Emory College's faculty of scholar/teachers are selected to be both front rank contributors in their disciplines as well as committed and effective classroom teachers, whose mission is carried forward in an atmosphere of intellectual and ethical integrity.

History

Emory College was founded in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia, and is the oldest college of the University. In 1915, Emory University was established in Atlanta with Emory College as its undergraduate school of arts and sciences. College classes continued to be held at Oxford until 1919 when the college relocated to the new campus in Atlanta.

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Administrative Offices

The Administrative Offices manage the faculty appointments, human resources, budgeting, and facilities for the academic departments and programs of Emory College.

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