Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education

Leaders from Elon and from Lenoir-Rhyne University are heading an effort by North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities to implement coursework related to the science of reading.

For a third year in a row, Elon is ranked among the top 100 National Universities in the leading “Best Colleges” guide.

Lisa Buchanan, associate professor in the Watts Williams School of Education, coauthored an article that examines the historical and modern treatment of the Wilmington Coup of 1898, in the international journal Whiteness and Education.

Micaela Malachowski '20, elementary education major, was recently selected at the 2021 Cabarrus County Schools Beginning Teacher of the Year.

Associate Professor Jeffrey Carpenter, director of the Teaching Fellows program, and his co-authors published the article in Learning, Media & Technology.

Dani Lane, assistant professor in the Watts Williams School of Education, presented three projects at The Inclusive and Supportive Education Conference.

Lisa Brown Buchanan, associate professor in the Watts Williams School of Education, co-presented at the 4th Annual Teaching Black History Conference in July. Carter Center’s Annual Teaching Black History Conference brings together educators who seek transformative and engaging ways to teach PK-12 Black history in both history and humanities courses.

Vice President for Access and Success Jean Rattigan-Rohr will become a special assistant to the president on June 1, 2022, and will focus on the significant expansion of the “It Takes a Village” Project.

The largest endowment gift in Elon’s history will name the university’s School of Education in honor of Vice President Emerita Jo Watts Williams ’55.

Associate Professor Jeffrey Carpenter, director of the Teaching Fellows program, and his co-authors published the article in Computers & Education Open.