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Anna Matawaran ’25 takes the Elon ‘building blocks’ to Year of Service Fellows program
December 4, 2025
Community was an integral part of Anna Matawaran’s experience at Elon, now the alumna continues to embrace those community ideals through the Year of Service Fellows program.
Elon sociology seniors present wide-ranging research at fall poster session
December 1, 2025
Elon sociology majors present semester long research projects at poster session on campus.
Malloy Otten ’26 and Rena Zito present research at the American Society of Criminology conference
December 1, 2025
The Lumen scholar and her mentor presented their research on perceptions of intimate partner violence perpetrators at the criminology conference
Rena Zito, Stacy De Coster and Eden Ralph ’23 publish study on attitudes towards college applicants with felony records
November 17, 2025
The survey-based experimental study found that students grapple with the tension between ideals of second chances and punitive beliefs about protecting safety and rewarding the "deserving."
Elon professor co-edits ‘Why the Magic Matters: Discovering Disney as a Laboratory for Learning’
November 7, 2025
Alexis Franzese, chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and professor of sociology, new book explores how the magic of Disney brings happiness and belonging to millions of people.
Human rights defender gives keynote on Xinka Indigenous people and environmental struggles in Guatemala
October 22, 2025
Human rights advocate and leader of the Xinka Indigenous people from Guatemala, Sheny Lemus, along with other activists, visited Elon as part of a North Carolina tour hosted by US-based organizations Witness for Peace Southeast, the Iximché Media, and the Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala.
Rena Zito interviewed for ‘Gilles is in the Air’ podcast
August 25, 2025
The podcast episode focuses on Zito's research on how stereotypes and stigma impact adults with Tourette Syndrome.
Take 5 with Tom Arcaro
August 20, 2025
A recipient of the Periclean Award for Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility and founder of Elon’s Periclean Scholars program, Professor of Sociology Tom Arcaro has shared his dynamic approach to teaching and service with the university for the past 40 years.
Raj Ghoshal publishes study on racial voluntarism
August 19, 2025
Raj Ghoshal, associate professor of sociology, examined Americans' views on whether an individual's race is up to that person.
Rena Zito publishes research on Tourette’s related stigma and stereotypes
August 12, 2025
Sociologist Rena Zito examines the ramifications of the "swearing disease" stereotype for adults with Tourette Syndrome.