Academics & Research

The plan will continue to further Elon’s commitment to comprehensive internationalization, to ensure that all students graduate with the global perspectives, knowledge, cultural awareness, and humility needed to thrive in today’s world.

School of Communications faculty members Cara Lucia, Shaina Dabbs and Mark Cryan co-published a manuscript, titled “Why Living in a Sport Management Learning Community Matters,” in the Sports Innovation Journal.

"Co-Teaching in Teacher Education: Centering Equity" examines teacher preparation programs that have successfully used a co-teaching model to improve the clinical experience for teacher candidates and to instill a disposition for equitable practice. The volume challenges teacher preparation programs to prepare educators to work together to support all students in today's diverse classrooms.

Liam Dupas ’26, Aaron Chan ’26 and Julien Dupas ’26 received a 2023 Broadcast Education Association (BEA) Award of Excellence for their micro documentary, “The Inspirational Story of Finn Curran-Ng’asi.” The project explores Curran-Ng’asi’s journey from gaming, vaping, smoking and generally unhealthy habits to transforming his life through calisthenics and weight training.

Associate Professors Sean McMahon and Elena Kennedy’s co-authored research received both the Best Overall Paper and Best Empirical Paper at the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship’s 2024 national conference.

Kirk, a professor of political science and policy studies at Elon, is the author of the 2021 book "Rising Star: The Meaning of Nikki Haley, Trump’s Unlikely Ambassador."

As a Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellow, the journalism major and Leadership Fellow will travel this summer to Copenhagen, Denmark, to examine an underreported policy that leaves inmates released to the community with crushing debt.

To conclude this year’s study away course in the Caribbean, Interactive Media students hosted presentations on Jan. 24 to highlight their Projects for the Public Good supporting Barbados Red Cross and Lifelong Skills Training Inc.

Sixty-four first-year Elon College Fellows spent Winter Term exploring ways the arts and sciences intersect, growing their skills of inquiry and building a community of learners in a signature course that includes a six-day visit to Washington, D.C.

Assistant Professor Chris Nelson co-authored a recent article in the European Journal of Marketing that proposes a new framework for examining how innovative technological tools might help facilitate or enable the sales process.