Office of the Provost

In this column appearing in University Business, Peter Felten and his co-authors explain why higher education must systematically integrate students into planning efforts at both the class and institutional leves.

Provost Aswani Volety shared the new information with the campus community as the university continues to adjust in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Masking up indoors and in the classroom, physically-distant seating arrangements and new classroom spaces are a few of the new measures in place to promote health and safety during course meetings.

What is typically a full week of gatherings and updates for Elon faculty and staff have been reorganized and condensed this year.

Edited by William Moner, Phillip Motley and Rebecca Pope-Ruark, “Redesigning Liberal Education: Innovative Design for a Twenty-First-Century Undergraduate Education” provides case studies of innovation at several institutions and vision chapters of higher education’s future, with notable contributions from Elon faculty, staff and administrators.

Elon will join nine other institutions in the unique effort that seeks to develop a comprehensive plan for learner success.

In his new role, Williams will serve as the university’s chief diversity officer and report to President Connie Ledoux Book.

The North Carolina Local News Workshop, housed at Elon’s School of Communications, will champion new approaches to providing reliable, high-quality journalism and information for NC residents and offer a base of support for organizations and individuals working to reinvent and sustain local news.

The campus-wide change made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak comes as classes resume following Spring Break. Since Elon announced the change on March 11, faculty members have been working diligently to create robust online learning experiences for students.

The new policy was enacted in response to questions and concerns raised by Elon faculty, students and staff due to the extraordinary circumstances created by the coronavirus outbreak.