About Us
Ideas Festival Emory
Ideas Festival Emory is a free event for the community, offered annually since 2024 by the Center for Public Scholarship and Engagement at Oxford College of Emory University.
Featuring exhibitions, live music and performances, games for kids, food and drinks, and conversations and presentations from producers all across the creative spectrum, Ideas Festival Emory is an opportunity for Oxford College to invite one and all to campus to be a part of the conversation.
Register for the Festival
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Ideas Festival Emory 2025, featuring keynote Rosanne Cash, is FREE for all to attend
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Explore the Lineup
See the diverse group of speakers and performers who will bring Ideas Festival 2025 to life.
View our Session List
From cities to music, from podcasts to medicine, our presenters bring ideas from all over the creative spectrum.
Plan Your Visit
Ideas Festival takes place at Oxford College, the original site of Emory University.
Center for Public Scholarship and Engagement
Ideas Festival Emory is an essential part of the mission of the Center for Public Scholarship and Engagement, based at Oxford College of Emory University.
Founded in 2024 by Ken Carter, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology at Emory University, with support from the Office of the Provost, the center's mission is to create opportunities for faculty, staff, and students to share ideas, insights, and inspiration with local and global audiences.
We work with our partners throughout the year to bring events to the community at the intersection of science, learning, and art. In the spring we train faculty to engage with their public through our Public Scholarship Academy, while in the fall we produce Ideas Festival Emory, to broaden the conversation to the entire community.
Emory University
An academic and research powerhouse, Emory University shapes critical thinkers and compassionate leaders.
Public Scholarship Academy
Oxford's Public Scholarship Academy gives scholars the tools they need to thrive in the public conversation.
Oxford College
A liberal arts college on a close-knit campus, Oxford College is located on the original site of Emory University.
Support our work
Do you work for or direct an organization that shares our mission? Learn more about become a corporate sponsor of the Ideas Festival.
