Global Engagement

As part of the Edward R. Murrow Program for Journalists, a dozen African and Caribbean journalists visited the School of Communications on Nov. 5 to learn about journalistic practices in the United States.

Safi, a professor of Asian and Middle Eastern studies at Duke University, will lecture based on his recent book, "Radical Love — Teachings from the Islamic Mystical Tradition," a collection of Sufi poetry with commentary. 

The Elon Model United Nations Society hosted the Global Simulation to supplement lessons for students in Elon's COR 110: The Global Experience courses.

During an Oct. 22 lecture on campus, Melanie Saltzman spoke about being a producer, a multimedia journalist and how she got her start as a reporter.

Catherine Bovill from the University of Edinburgh will teach two courses and conduct research at Elon

Elon faculty, staff, and students presented research on global engagement at national conferences.

The associate professor of strategic communications discussed the public diplomacy efforts that the governments of El Salvador, Costa Rica and Colombia have established (or not) with their migrants in the United States.

The lecturer in the School of Communications served as the lead judge for the 2019 Youth Observation Contest, a student competition organized by the Journalism Education Association of China.

Multimedia journalist Melanie Saltzman will host a community-wide presentation on Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m. in the screening room of McEwen Communications Building.

Jonatan Vseviov, Estonian ambassador to the United States, spoke to the Elon community on Monday about cybersecurity and the continued importance of strong alliances in the 21st century.