Faculty & Staff

Jason Husser, associate professor of political science and director of the Elon University Poll, joined other political scientists from around the state on the Oct. 26 episode of the weekly public affairs program on WUNC. 

Three professors will work on projects that explore the relevance of literature in the core curriculum, inclusivity in a high-impact classroom, and objective data to provide feedback to instructors on active learning.

Tess Taylor, acclaimed author of "Work & Days," will deliver the keynote lecture of the International English Honor Society, Sigma Tau Delta, on Monday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 pm in McKinnon Hall, Moseley Center.

The grant will allow Biology major Alina Iwan '19 to travel to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama in 2019 to continue a faculty mentored research project. 

The group of 18 students, faculty and staff volunteered with Second Harvest Food Bank in Southeast North Carolina to sort and clean donated goods in the first of a series of service trips to the area to assist with Hurricane Florence relief.

Buffie Longmire-Avital, associate professor of psychology, presented findings from her current research exploring the identity development of emerging adult black gay men and how this and other psychosocial factors are related to partner preferences and sexual health behaviors on Oct. 24.

Get your popcorn - or Day of the Dead sugar skulls - Let's talk about the depiction of death and loss in popular media. 

Residential dining stations on the first floor of McEwen opened Thursday, Oct. 25, with Pei Wei and Village Juice Co. on the second floor of McEwen to open for dining on Nov. 7. 

In collaboration with Elon faculty and staff members, 10 students began working on the project in March. The final product was recorded live at the Paramount Theater in Burlington.

Anthony Hatcher, associate professor of communications, offered his thoughts on the impact of Lee Kinard, who spent more than five decades as a member of the news team at local CBS affiliate WFMY and died Oct. 20.