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− | '''Emory University''' | + | '''Emory University''' is located just 15 minutes from downtown [[Directory:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Directory:Georgia|Georgia]] in the tree-lined suburban neighborhood of Druid Hills. Emory University's campus anchors the southern end of the "Clifton Corridor", which also includes the [[Directory:United States|U.S.]] [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]]. |
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| + | Emory University is home to nine major academic divisions, numerous centers for advanced study, and a host of prestigious affiliated institutions. In addition to Emory College, the University encompasses a graduate school of arts and sciences; professional schools of medicine, theology, law, nursing, public health, and business; and Oxford College, a two-year undergraduate division on the original campus of Emory in Oxford, Ga. |
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| + | Emory was founded at Oxford by the [[Methodist Church]] in [[1836]]. Led by President James W. Wagner, the University has 12,000 students and more than 3,000 faculty members who represent all regions of the United States and dozens of other countries. |
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| + | The school is consistently rated in "Top 20" lists generated by independent evaluators, such as the famous [[Directory:US News & World Report|US News & World Report]]. |