Diversity and Global Engagement

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

Outstanding Elon students, along with distinguished faculty and staff, were recognized for their achievements and contributions to Elon during a virtual version of the campus tradition on April 25.

Mustakeem, who was the first African and African-American Studies graduate at Elon and now serves as an associate professor of history and African and African-American studies at Washington University in St. Louis, will deliver an address during a March 9 luncheon in McKinnon Hall.

Winter Term 2020 will offer students an array of exciting experiences that range from short-term, study-away programs to engaging student-led courses.

The assistant professor in the Sport Management Department traveled to Mumbai, India, over fall break to discuss the global sports media landscape.

As part of the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, a dozen African and Caribbean journalists visited the School of Communications on Nov. 5 to learn about journalistic practices in the United States.

More than 30 conference attendees learned of Elon’s efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion through academic library and cultural center partnerships.

Elon faculty, staff, and students presented research on global engagement at national conferences.

The associate professor of strategic communications discussed the public diplomacy efforts that the governments of El Salvador, Costa Rica and Colombia have established (or not) with their migrants in the United States.

The lecturer in the School of Communications served as the lead judge for the 2019 Youth Observation Contest, a student competition organized by the Journalism Education Association of China.