Elon College, the College of Arts & Sciences

Capital Connections, a new Study USA program, is open to rising juniors and seniors who will live and learn in Washington, D.C., with opportunities to join Semiquincentennial celebrations when the United States of America turns 250.

Vandermaas-Peeler presented at "Giornate Educazione Ambiente 2025" in Naples, Italy

Vandermaas-Peeler presented at the virtual AAC&U Global Learning conference

Allison Wente participated in the inaugural Music Leadership Forum at the 2025 American Musicological Society annual meeting in Minneapolis, a day-long event focused on ethical leadership and guiding music programs through periods of transformation and change.

The research, published in "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," looks at the impact of caloric intake, energy expenditures and diet on obesity in countries with economic development.

Alexis Franzese, chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and professor of sociology, new book explores how the magic of Disney brings happiness and belonging to millions of people.

Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences held its annual grants reception in recognition of faculty who pursued or received external grant funding. The recognition celebrated grant work from summer 2024 through summer 2025.

While Braetan Peters ‘26 was enjoying the scenery during a Grand Canyon rafting trip, she was missing the comfort of her cell phone. Now, she’s turning that experience into her Elon College Fellows research, studying the connections people have with their devices.

Elon University will host the next programs in a fall semester series that brings together history, dialogue, and community in the exploration of abolition as a framework for justice and community-building.

The three-day symposium, sponsored by the Departments of English, History and Music, and the Women’s, Gender, & Sexualities program, on Nov. 4-6, features music, lectures, student presentations and a film screening honoring Austen’s 250th birthday and Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway” centennial.