African American Studies

Assistant professor Prudence Layne presented at the 35th annual National Council for Black Studies conference held March 16-19 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Two Elon University students have been named finalists for a 2011 Truman Scholarship, a prestigious national fellowship awarded each year to college juniors with goals of working in education, government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, or elsewhere in public service.

Frances Ward-Johnson, associate professor and associate department chair in the School of Communications, was recently named an executive editor with the Journal of International Women’s Studies.

Frances Ward-Johnson, associate professor and associate department chair in the School of Communications, was selected to present her research at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History Conference held Sept. 30-Oct. 3 in Raleigh, N.C.