Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education

As the 2026-27 academic year begins, Elon University is opening a new school, launching innovative new programs and constructing new facilities for the campus community.

Your Place in the World: Exploring Identity, Sustainability, and AI was a three-week course taught by a transatlantic team from the US, UK and Ireland.

Assistant Professor Olivia Cox authored an article published in Education Policy Analysis Archives in August 2026.

Major construction projects completed this summer and underway across campus will enhance student wellness, academic spaces and campus infrastructure in the coming years.

More than 50 Elon University and Queens University of Charlotte students came together for the annual Summer Undergraduate Research Experience presentations on July 23 in Schar Hall.

Assistant Professor of Education, Nermin Vehabovic, was invited by University of British Columbia scholar Sofia Noori to guest lecture in a Refugee Education course, where he engaged teacher candidates in exploring the role of stories in refugee education through the guiding question, “How do we listen to the stories of others?”

Alli Brandon ’27 is using her personal experience, and Elon education, to help educators better work with students experiencing homelessness in North Carolina.

Anu Räisänen, director of HealthEU initiatives and assistant professor and Lynda Butler-Storsved, associate teaching professor of wellness, recently published an educational brief in the Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal (BHAC) on the application of a collaboration framework in well-being work.

Elon faculty and students presented at the International Consortium for Educational Development (ICED), held at the University of Salamanca in Spain. The event was hosted by the Spanish Network of University Teaching.

Beyond 12, an initiative designed to promote college and career readiness among middle school students, welcomed 50 students to campus for a two-day summer program focused on exploring future pathways.