January 2022 Archive
![Oxford College Dean Douglas A. Hicks and professor Gregory Ellison II (third and fourth from left) met with descendant-community leaders, school administrators and a visitor to the site during their trip to the University of Virginia's Memorial to Enslaved Laborers.](../../../_includes/images/sections/news/2022/01/twin-memorials-story_main.jpg)
Twin Memorials Working Group completes ‘learning journeys,’ prepares to engage community
Emory University | January 26, 2022
The Twin Memorials Working Group is beginning the community-engagement phase of its charge to establish memorials on the Oxford and Atlanta campuses to honor the lives of enslaved individuals who helped build Emory’s original campus and others who have historic ties to the community. Watch for community meetings starting in February.
![Spring start students with "take-and-make" kits](../../../_includes/images/sections/news/2022/01/Spring Start activities.png)
Oxford College welcomes inaugural spring start class
Oxford College | January 20, 2022
Oxford's first class of spring start students has arrived on campus.
![Oxford's 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration](../../../_includes/images/sections/news/2022/01/mlk-thumbnail.jpg)
Oxford College hosts annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Oxford College | January 19, 2022
The Rev. Kim Jackson delivered the keynote address at Oxford's 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.