Global Engagement

Among medium-sized colleges and universities, Elon ranked No. 25 for the number of Peace Corps volunteers it produced in 2019.

Assistant Professor of Performing Arts Keshia Wall choreographed the Black History Month Dance Concert, which was the result of a transformative Winter Term experience in Ghana.

The decision comes after the rapid increase in the number of confirmed cases in northern Italy and a reported case in Florence, where 21 Elon students and one faculty member are studying.

Elon Law students traveled to Johannesburg and Cape Town as part of a fall trimester Prisoners’ Rights course that took them to American and South African penitentiaries, including the now-closed Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela spent nearly two decades as a prisoner.

The Business and Culture in the European Union course offered first-year Business Fellows the opportunity to visit organizations such as FactSet, Campari Group and the Borsa Italiana.

During an on-campus panel discussion on Feb. 13, Elon students recapped their Winter Term class The Trail Starts Here: The Iowa Caucuses, highlighting what it was like to be immersed in the politically charged environment.

Amy Allocco has received a Collaborative International Research Grant from the American Academy of Religion to support joint fieldwork in India, a symposium, and a special journal issue with a colleague from the University of Helsinki.

Su’ad, a professor and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program at University of Michigan, will speak and perform based on her 2016 critically acclaimed book, Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop in the United States.

John and Kristin Replogle P’18 of Raleigh, North Carolina, made the endowment gift in honor of their daughter’s transformative experience at Elon.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program offers research, study and teaching opportunities to recent graduates in more than 140 countries, with approximately 1,900 grants awarded annually in all fields of study.