History and Geography

Amy Johnson, associate professor of history and director of the Elon Core Curriculum, presented a paper entitled "Legacies of Unfreedom: West African Bondage, Jamaican Realities and Slavery among the Maroons of Jamaica."

Artist Renee Van der Stelt's exhibition opens on Monday, Feb. 5, with the artist speaking about her installation at a 5:30 p.m. reception in Gallery 406 at Arts West. 

Troxler’s new book, “The Red Dog,” received a Historical Book Award at the society’s annual meeting.

Inspired by Elon's commitment to scholarship funding, retired faculty member Nancy Midgette, of Montreat, North Carolina, decided to support students in the Odyssey Program with her gift.

The Houston Chronicle retail reporter, formerly a transportation reporter for the San Antonio Express-News, authored an in-depth article on a failed toll road plan, bringing to light “the pitfalls of privatized infrastructure.”   

Three Elon faculty members affiliated with the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning presented at the 42nd annual conference of the POD Network in Higher Education held Oct 26-29 in Montreal, Canada

History and Geography faculty are eager to greet our alums and hope you will come by for some food, cold beverages and good conversation.

Historian Philipp Lenhard from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich will visit Elon and share his research about the German-born American philosopher's life and friendships in the twentieth century. 

Faculty members will attend the keynote lecture by Professor Cheryl Lynn of Trinity College. 

Charles Irons, professor of history, was recently cited in an article about the Confederate statue debate that ran in more than 30 media outlets, and he participated in a panel discussion about local race relations that generated media coverage.