Academics & Research

Mikaela Benton ’21 has been named an inaugural recipient of the Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Scholarship.

The associate professor of communication design will oversee the Master of Arts in Interactive Media program, succeeding its founding director, Professor David Copeland.

Funded by the North Carolina Local News Lab Fund and housed in Elon’s School of Communications, the local news initiative will support four student journalists this summer as they cover the impact of COVID-19 and other important stories across North Carolina.

Nearly a decade in the making, an engineering program that beats with Elon's heart for service and problem-solving is growing by leaps and bounds.

Skylar Barthelmes, Matt Foster and Ryan Sienerth were the first to graduate with a B.S. in engineering from Elon

Gayatri Chopra ’23 learned about the scholarship program while participating in The Fellows Experience, a Winter Term class that provides first-year Communications Fellows an opportunity to tour media companies in Florida, meet professionals in their fields, and learn more about their future industries.

In this series, Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences is shining the spotlight on distinguished members of the Class of 2020 from a wide array of disciplines.

In this series, Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences is shining the spotlight on distinguished members of the Class of 2020 from a wide array of disciplines.

Using his U.S.-based creative industry research as a model, Assistant Professor David McGraw partnered with Ronel Jordaan of the University of Cape Town to examine the training, workplace practices, and long-term career expectations of technical staff working in the South African Creative Industries.

In this series, Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences is shining the spotlight on distinguished members of the Class of 2020 from a wide array of disciplines.