History and Geography

In addition to writing a research paper, Caitlin O’Donnell ‘13 created a website to educate the public on the ways women and people of color have previously been marginalized by the press.

Peter Felten, executive director of Elon University’s Center for Engaged Learning, co-authored a guide for colleagues at any college to build stronger relationships.

Three winners of the Philip L. Carret "Thomas Jefferson Essay Competition" were named April 25.

An Honors Fellow and history major on her way to graduate school has researched courtship practices and the nature of love in England during the reign of Henry VIII.

In a visit to Elon University, Edward L. Ayers argues that the arts and sciences teach the “art of expression and habit of attention.”

John Garratt '09, a history major and German studies minor, has been accepted by the German Academic Exchange Serivce (DAAD) to study in Germany on a long-term graduate research fellowship.

Nancy Midgette, in conjunction with the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, has significantly revised and updated the NCDCR's publications on the state's roles in World War I and World War II.

Heidi Frontani, professor of geography, and Elon College Fellow, Anna McCracken, had their article "China's Development Initiatives in Ghana, 1961-2011" published in the Winter 2012 issue of the Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa.

Work by Cameron Shirley '13 documented sites in Boston & Philadelphia that give visitors incomplete stories of the American Revolution.