Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education

Lisa Buchanan, associate professor in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, presented two conference presentations for social studies educators alongside colleagues from The University of North Carolina Wilmington and Elon student Mary Boyd '26 at the 2025 NC Council for the Social Studies Meeting in April.

Research by three faculty from the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education was featured at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

The double major in middle grades education and communication design combined her passions to co-lead a STEAM workshop at Smith Middle School in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, guiding students through creative lessons on typography and emotion.

This spring, six students from Elon’s Master of Higher Education (MHE) program had the opportunity to present at two of the field’s leading national conferences.

Elon Teaching Fellow and elementary education major Lily Ragals '26 presented her undergraduate research at the North Carolina Reading Association Annual Meeting in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on March 24.

Riley Fennelle ’25 shares how the Alamance Scholars Program helped make her dream of becoming a teacher a reality.

The article shares initial findings on the impact of structured play sessions in higher education as a strategy to reduce student stress and enhance well-being.

This year's report underlines the university's efforts to redefine student success through bold initiatives, excellence in teaching and a commitment to shaping the future of education.

Elle Collins currently guides the Machen Florida Opportunity Scholars Program at the University of Florida and will join Elon University in April as executive director of a campus office that helps students from all backgrounds thrive in higher education.

During Winter Term 2025, members of the Master of Arts in Higher Education community traveled to São Paulo, Brazil to learn more about higher education in Brazil and how to create collaborative, reciprocal, and genuine relationships with international institutions and organizations.