Elon College, the College of Arts & Sciences

Elon University trustees met on March 11 and granted tenure and approved promotions for several faculty members. 

Associate Professor of Political Science and coordinator of International and Global Studies Safia Swimelar's recent research looks at the way that nationalism helps explain varying LGBT rights policies in two Southeast European states, Croatia and Serbia.  Her article was published in the peer-reviewed journal East European Politics and Societies.  

Claussen, associate professor of religious studies and Lori and Eric Sklut Scholar in Jewish Studies, is one of eight Elon faculty members featured this year in "Passionately Curious," the annual Elon University President's Report. 

Patch, senior lecturer in English and College Writing (ENG 110) Coordinator, has been elected vice president of the Council of Writing Program Administrators. She will become president of the organization in 2021.

The Los Angeles native is majoring in music production and recording arts at Elon, and has found resources to support her development as an artist.  

The event sponsored by SAS, the Elon Center for Organizational Analytics and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics brought together national and regional speakers to share their expertise and knowledge. 

Jess Sabatino '19, a criminal justice studies minor, builds skills while interning at the Guilford County Juvenile Detention Center.

Baris Kesgin’s recent publication looks into how political leaders attend to different audiences in their foreign policy statements. Kesgin’s paper “Turkey’s Erdogan: leadership style and foreign policy audiences,” is published in Turkish Studies, an international, peer-reviewed journal.

Boitnott is now the chief operating officer and director of global operations for PreSonus, a manufacturer of professional audio equipment and software used to create, record, mix and master music and other audio

Voices of Discovery Science Speaker Series hosts the director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (Goldsboro, N.C.), in McCrary Theatre at 7 p.m.