Diversity and Global Engagement

Students, faculty, and staff celebrate the hiring of the next director of the Gender & LGBTQIA Center.

In the second neighborhood “Immersion Excursion” of the year, a group of Danieley Center students and Faculty Director Matthew Buckmaster took the train from Burlington to Durham on Oct. 5. 

Led by Assistant Professor Alex Luchsinger, four student journalists recorded documentary video interviews with global Internet Hall of Fame inductees, including Larry Irving and Jean Armour Polly.

The School of Communications hosted its Careers in Public Relations: Diversity & Inclusion Panel Discussion on Sept. 16, featuring strategic communications professionals and human resources executives from G&S Business Communications, W20 Group, Taylor Strategy, Mower, and Charlotte Pipe and Foundry.

Elon’s affiliate partner, The Beijing Center, will be on campus on Tuesday, Sept. 17.

Everyone is welcome to join us in the McBride Sacred Space in Numen Lumen Pavilion on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 6 p.m. to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid Al-Adha.

Accompanied by Communications Dean Rochelle Ford, four School of Communications students and one alumna attended the PRSA Foundation’s signature event on June 25 to celebrate the advancement of diversity and inclusion in the public relations sector.

The associate professor of strategic communications will join the Shanghai International Studies University for the spring 2020 term.

Engagement Scholarships open the door to life-changing global studies opportunities for students, a priority of the Elon LEADS fundraising campaign.

Sixty-seven students were honored during the May 23 cultural ceremony that celebrates the achievements of black students who recognize their African heritage.