Vice President for Inclusive Excellence Randy Williams provides this update on work taking place in the Elon community

With colleagues at AAC&U and Purdue University, Vandermaas-Peeler co-facilitated a workshop on mentoring undergraduate research in global contexts at the WISE conference sponsored by Wake Forest University.

Paula DiBiasio, associate professor in physical therapy and GLO program coordinator, and Danielle Lake, director of design thinking and associate professor, are partnering with Doctor of Physical Therapy program students and Global Learning Opportunities (GLO) program alumni to co-design the future of GLO. DiBiasio envisions a more flexible program that positively impacts healthcare disparities by promoting students’ development of skills related to engaging with difference sensitively and equitably.

A hundred students recently gathered for a virtual panel discussion with international experts to learn about COVID-19 and vaccine distribution in Europe.

In collaboration with journalist Martin Markovits, the assistant professor of journalism traveled to Mexico in December to examine what immigrants face when attempting to gain asylum in the United States.

Six organizations have joined the NC Local News Workshop initiative to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in North Carolina media.

The newly named dean of global education currently serves as director of the Office of International Programs and the McGillycuddy-Logue Center for Undergraduate Global Studies at Boston College.

Adam Giardino, a broadcaster with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, spoke to students about his start in the broadcasting industry and his role as president of the Black Play-by-Play Broadcaster Grant and Scholarship Fund.

Nine Elon faculty presented their scholarship at the Association of American Colleges & Universities 2020 Virtual Conference on Global Learning.

The third Elon dialogue on racism and injustice focused on the importance of educating the campus community about issues related to racism.