Belonging

Community and belonging are of the highest priority to Emory University and the Laney Graduate School. Ensuring that students feel a strong sense of support is fundamental to our commitment to graduate education.

We are committed to creating and strengthening a respectful, and intellectually challenging environment where students from all backgrounds can thrive. We achieve this by proactively cultivating and sustaining an academic community that engages broad intellectual capacity through open dialogue, cooperation, shared responsibility, mutual respect, and personal empowerment — the driving forces that enrich and enhance innovative research and scholarship.

At LGS, we continually work towards the goal to recruit, admit, retain, and successfully matriculate doctoral scholars and master’s practitioners who represent the excellence of our global community and graduate school. We accomplish this through a three-themed schematic that is interconnected and interdependent: recruitment, community, and programming.

Laney’s Commitment to Student Excellence

The Laney Graduate School is committed to fostering student excellence. We aim to create a fair, respectful, and intellectually stimulating environment that values individual differences. Our academic community engages broad intellectual perspectives and prioritizes open dialogue, cooperation, shared responsibility, mutual respect, openness, and understanding. We strive to share experiences, listen attentively, and engage in civil, generous, and constructive debates. However, there are times when the actions and behaviors of community members negatively affect others. To address this, Emory University has the Bias Incident Reporting Structure to provide a space for community members to report incidents that demonstrate bias.

To report an incident of bias, please visit the University’s Bias Incident Reporting Page in Campus Life website. Please note this report can be done anonymously. Campus Life Leadership may contact LGS Senior Leadership if additional information is needed. You may also submit a complaint of discrimination, discriminatory harassment, or retaliation through the Emory University Department of Equity and Civil Rights Compliance (Equityandcompliance.emory.edu).

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact LGS Associate Dean, Amanda Marie James, for additional guidance. For more information you may also email lgsdean@emory.edu.

Select Major Religious Observances

Members of the Emory community observe many diverse religious holidays. Please use this calendar (pdf) as a reference when planning events, major academic milestones, and other activities - please note, this is not an inclusive list.

By considering and respecting major religious observances, we create a more inclusive and supportive community. You can review the University's Religious Accommodation Policy (10.17) - if you have questions or need consultation, email religiouslife@emory.edu.