2024 Archive
![Ellen Neufeld](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/07/ellen-headshot.jpeg)
Oxford College | July 10, 2024
Neufeld's work over nearly two decades at Oxford has supported her belief that libraries should be "the most welcoming place to people from all walks of life."
![New Emory Ideas Festival set for Sept. 20-22](https://news.emory.edu/stories/2024/06/er_new_ideas_festival_05-06-2024/thumbs/story_main.jpg)
Emory University | June 4, 2024
Open to Emory and the broader community, the Center for Public Scholarship and Engagement’s inaugural celebration will bring noted speakers, music, food and more to the Oxford College campus this fall.
![Darleny Cepin](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/05/cepin-portrait-main.jpeg)
Oxford College | May 20, 2024
Cepin brings a track record of innovative leadership, community building, and student development to Oxford College.
![Oxford Student Awards 2024](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/05/student-awards-main-1.jpg)
Oxford College | May 16, 2024
The annual awards ceremony celebrated students and their many accomplishments throughout the academic year.
![Dean Badia Ahad speaks at Oxford's 2024 Commencement](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/05/commencement-24-main-3.jpg)
Oxford College | May 15, 2024
On May 11, Oxford’s 179th Commencement ceremony began to the familiar sound of bagpipes, each note in celebration of the 480 graduates who completed the college’s transformative two-year curriculum.
![Self-described ‘connector’ discovers her true path, helps others find theirs](https://news.emory.edu/stories/2024/05/er_commencement_profile_larson_07-05-2024/thumbs/story_main.jpg)
Emory University | May 10, 2024
Of all her experiences at Oxford, Sara Larson is most thankful for the opportunity to explore academically, socially and personally. She’ll take what she learned to the Atlanta campus and keep building connections on all levels.
![Molly McGehee](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/05/mcgehee_main-story.png)
Oxford College | May 9, 2024
Molly McGehee—Oxford senior associate dean for teaching, scholarship, & strategic initiatives—has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the Exemplary Teacher of the Year award, an Emory-wide distinction that honors a faculty member for significant contributions to the university. The award will be presented by Provost Bellamkonda at Oxford's Commencement on May 11. Learn more about Molly's story and her impact on Oxford and Emory at the link below.
![The Work Is Never Finished, physical exhibit](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/05/the-work-never-finished-main.jpeg)
Oxford College | May 7, 2024
The exhibit is designed to be incorporated into the curriculum and expands opportunities for student research.
![Emory Center for Public Scholarship and Engagement launches, announces new programming](https://news.emory.edu/stories/2024/04/er_public_scholarship_engagement/thumbs/story_main.jpg)
Emory University | April 17, 2024
Led by Oxford professor Kenneth Carter, the center has hired new staff and launched programming while planning its inaugural public scholarship festival Sept. 20-22.
![Lab work at Oxford College](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/03/cpp-lab-1.jpeg)
Oxford College | March 22, 2024
This spring, the Oxford Center for Pathways and Purpose (CPP) is bringing together new and existing programs and resources across the college to help students flourish and develop their personal and professional ambitions.
![John McColl, president of OCAB at Oxford, and Michele Sims, chair elect of the Oxford BOC](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/03/mccoll-sims_graphic-03-21-24.png)
Oxford College | March 21, 2024
The Oxford College Board of Counselors and Alumni Board will support a variety of student flourishing initiatives.
![Emory announces 2024 Bobby Jones Scholars](https://news.emory.edu/stories/2024/02/er_bobby_jones_scholars_28-02-2024/thumbs/story_main.jpg)
Emory University | March 1, 2024
Four outstanding Emory College students representing academic achievement and passionate curiosity across the liberal arts and sciences have been selected to be Bobby Jones Scholars at the University of St Andrews in Scotland.
![Oxford Commencement](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/03/comm-speaker-announce-main.png)
Oxford College | March 1, 2024
Quave—Emory School of Medicine assistant dean of research cores, curator of the Emory Herbarium, and associate professor in the Department of Dermatology and at the Center for the Study of Human Health—will deliver this year’s keynote address.
![Jack Hardy at Oxford CSCE 2022](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/02/jack-hardy-csce-3.jpg)
Oxford College | February 27, 2024
Associate Professor Jack Hardy gives students the tools to express themselves through the study of linguistics.
![Love for travel, Oxford College inspires couple’s philanthropic legacy](https://news.emory.edu/stories/2024/02/er_brook_travel_endowment_22-02-2024/thumbs/story_main.jpg)
Emory University | February 26, 2024
The first in his family to attend college, Warren Brook could not afford international travel while a student at Oxford. After creating an endowment for study abroad and travel courses, Warren and Kathy Brook are bequeathing their estate to the college.
![Sara Larson (left and top right) and Savanah Brown (bottom right)](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/02/tarbutton-kabir-fellows-collage.png)
Oxford College | February 6, 2024
The fellows were supported by Oxford's Center for Pathways and Purpose, which amplifies programs and resources to provide students with enriching developmental opportunities.
![Oxford Spring Start leaders](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/01/spring-start-24-main.jpeg)
Oxford College | January 30, 2024
Oxford's newest students arrived on campus in January with fresh perspectives after a fall semester of personal exploration.
![Oxford's 2024 MLK Celebration](../../_includes/images/sections/news/2024/01/2024-mlk-main.jpg)
Oxford College | January 19, 2024
Several student groups and a Newton County community choir performed at the annual celebration.