A. Kenyatta Greer has been named Senior Director of Communications at the Emory University School of Law. She will lead internal and external communications efforts and oversee the events, social, web, and academic journals production teams for the school.
Greer is a storyteller and editor who has worked in newspaper, magazine, public relations, and advertising environments before coming to higher education seven years ago.

Through education and experience, Greer has built expertise in change management and content development for various print and digital media. She is skilled in managing publication processes, crisis communications and issues management, social strategy, and media relations.

She will oversee a team writing compelling copy in support of law school initiatives, with an understanding of and appreciation of audience and institutional strategy.
Emory Law has recently announced several innovative programs:

Curricular enhancements for its juris master degree program, including two new concentrations in data, privacy, and technology law; and employment law and human resources. The data, privacy, and technology law concentration covers topics such as privacy, ethics, and the use of artificial intelligence in the workplace; trademark, patent, and copyright law; and licensing and trade secrets.

The school’s Environmental and Natural Resources Law program has received a gift from the Kazmarek Mowrey Cloud Laseter LLP law firm (KMCL) to establish a new diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative to promote broader diversity in the practice of environmental law. The new initiative at Emory will provide annual scholarships and summer stipends to students who will bring diversity to the environmental bar. The program will also provide these students with opportunities to engage with prominent environmental attorneys, community and business leaders, government officials, and scholars through conferences, workshops, or other formal and informal convenings.

The Center for Civil Rights and Social Justice, serving as a hub for interdisciplinary scholarship, research, reaching, evidence-base policy reform and community outreach that improves the lives of individuals who have experienced violations of their civil rights and been impacted by social injustice. It was established in September 2021 thanks to a transformative gift ($5 million) to Emory University from the Southern Company Foundation.
Greer has been with Emory Law for more than seven years. Previously, she worked for Primerica’s publications arm, Culturing Living Atlanta magazine, and the Conyers-Rockdale Chamber of Commerce.
She graduated from Georgia State University with a BA in print journalism and received a Master’s Degree in communications and leadership studies from Gonzaga University. Greer currently lives in metro Atlanta.