History and Geography

After decades of civil war, a fragile peace exists today in the southern Sudan.  While people have hoped that the peace accord there could serve as a model for ending genocide in the African nation's western province of Darfur, there are growing fears that calm in the south could unravel.  One Elon professor has shown that sources of hostility for the Sudan have deep historical roots.

Charles Irons, assistant professor of history at Elon University, has been named one of ten Young Scholars in American Religion by the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture, the premier research institute in the nation working in American religious studies. Details...

Elon University has received a $162,760 federal grant to build a Middle Eastern and Arabic studies program. History professor Brian Digre will lead a team of 11 faculty members in an interdisciplinary effort to develop a variety of courses. Details...

Clyde Ellis, professor of history, will serve a three-year term in the Organization of American Historians (OAH) Distinguished Lectureship Program. Details...