Global Engagement

Elon has again topped the list for study abroad participation according to the Institute of International Education (IIE)’s Open Doors report.

The assistant professor of journalism chronicled the 2020 U.S. presidential election from Washington, D.C., and Delaware, closely monitoring breaking news from Joe Biden's headquarters.

Mary Thibodeau is one of 19 undergraduate and graduate students studying abroad and Studying USA this fall. "The Nineteen" is a series where we’ll take a closer look at these students’ stories to learn how global education is happening in this historic moment.

International student Thida Kim ’21 is giving back to her country by mentoring teens and children as a virtual intern with Caring for Cambodia.

Sydney Hallisey ’21 and Assistant Professor in Political Science and Policy Studies Damion Blake are exploring the narratives of Syrian refugees who migrated to Turkey.

Scott Harrison, founder and CEO of charity: water, delivered the C. Ashton Newhall Endowed Lecture virtually on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

The journalism major will investigate climate injustice in Robeson County, examining a region devastated by two hurricanes in recent years.

Elon is a member of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty, which offers summer internships to undergraduates across the nation.

The late Beth Powell, an entrepreneur and world traveler, has created a legacy that will help women studying business at the university. Her estate gift to the Elon LEADS Campaign creates 12 Business Fellows scholarships and a Global Studies Scholarship.

The article by Mathew Gendle, director of Project Pericles and professor of psychology, will appear in the next issue of the journal Tourism in Paradise.