Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education

Students and graduates from Elon University, North Carolina A&T State University, North Carolina State University and other partnering North Carolina Teaching Fellow institutions gathered in Alumni Gym to celebrate their seniors, network and enjoy dinner with their mentors and classmates.

Through place-based learning and critical inquiry, teacher candidates explore how to teach history in ways that foster equity, connection, and belonging.

To celebrate Elon University’s Spring Undergraduate Research Forum on April 28, Today at Elon is highlighting several students presenting their research at the annual campus tradition.

Faculty and staff earned national recognition, shared expertise and advanced leadership at the 2026 ACPA Convention, highlighting a continued commitment to student success and the future of student affairs.

From flexible furniture for kids who fidget to desks with writable surfaces to walls to be filled with student projects, writing and artwork, renovations are stirring the imaginations of those designing a temporary location for Elon University’s new private elementary school for children with dyslexia.

Recently retired from Guilford County Schools in North Carolina, Tracy Roof will help develop systems and policies for a full-day, private transitional school set to open on campus in August for children with dyslexia.

Sylvie McCavanagh ’29 learned to embrace her identity as a student with dyslexia and uses her experience to uplift others with learning differences.

Sponsored by the Robert Schuck Fund, this award recognizes and promotes exceptional research that makes a substantial contribution to the improvement of teacher education

Scarlett Ruppert, assistant professor of wellness and Anu Räisänen, director of HealthEU initiatives and assistant professor publish on faculty and staff perceptions of culture of wellness on campus.

Keill served as the director of the Curriculum Resources Center and associate librarian in the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education.