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Grant to support research of how Design Thinking Studio students adapt to writing in different genres
January 31, 2017
Rebecca Pope-Ruark was awarded the two-year, $10,000 grant by the Conference on College Composition and Communication Research Initiative.
Jessie Moore, director of Elon’s Center for Engaged Learning, publishes new book on writing transfer
January 31, 2017
Jessie Moore, Director of Elon’s Center for Engaged Learning, published a new book Understanding Writing Transfer that features work from Elon’s Critical Transitions: Writing and the Question of Transfer research seminar.
Professors team up to offer community-based learning opportunities during Winter Term
January 31, 2017
During winter 2017, College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) faculty partnered to educate students on sexual assault, child abuse, human trafficking and women offenders and to collaborate with community organizations. Outreach activities were supported by a Health Promotion Mini-Grant and the CAS Small Enhancement Grant.
Council for Exceptional Children honors Wery for her service
January 31, 2017
Jessica Wery, assistant professor of education, has served in leadership roles with the international nonprofit during the past four years.
Timeline project offers visual guide to music, social movements of the 1960s and 1970s
January 31, 2017
The project, now on display, is from a Winter Term class that examined the music of the two decades, fromThe Beatles to the Bee Gees, and hippies to Nixon.
Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society Faces the End Times
January 30, 2017
Eleven North American scholars will participate in the center's first symposium, "On the Edge of Apocalypse," Feb. 9-11.
Aid worker with experience in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan to speak on politics of humanitarian assistance, refugee crises
January 30, 2017
Federico Motka along with Joel Shelton, assistant professor of political science and policy studies, will present, "Rethinking Humanitarianism in a Fragmenting World: Lessons from Syria and Beyond” on Thursday, Feb. 9.
With new book, Roselle explores the global power of strategic narratives
January 30, 2017
Political Science Professor Laura Roselle has published the book, "Forging the World: Strategic Narratives and International Relations," with the University of Michigan Press.
Cryan researches the use of youth sports to deliver life skills
January 30, 2017
Mark Cryan, assistant professor of sport and event management, has published an article examining the operation of an after-school youth soccer program for at-risk children.
Eric Hall to share concussion research at Distinguished Scholar Lecture on Feb. 2
January 30, 2017
Hall, a professor of exercise science, is co-director of the Elon BrainCare Research Institute and received the Distinguished Scholar Award from Elon last spring.