Voices & Opinion

As Elon University prepares for Juneteenth, three faculty members in leadership roles with the Committee on History & Memory and the Black Lumen Project offer this reflection on the holiday, work underway at Elon and work yet to be done to move toward racial equity.  

In this column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Professor of English Rosemary Haskell writes about the significance and enduring impact of Queen Elizabeth as she prepares to celebrate 70 years on the throne during the upcoming Platnum Jubilee. The column was published by the Greensboro News & Record, the Rocky Mount Telegram, the Elizabeth City Daily Advance and other outlets.

This column by Lecturer Greg Hlavaty was published by the Charlotte Observer, Raleigh News & Observer and Durham Herald-Sun on April 22 — Earth Day.

Assistant Professor Tiffany Atkins L'11 shared insights into the power of representation as the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States.

In this column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Professor of Psychology Mat Gendle makes an argument that firearms regulation should focus on the function of the firearm, not the form. The column was published in its entirety by the Burlington Times-News and Yahoo News. An abbreviated version was published by The Charlotte Observer, The Raleigh News & Observer and The Durham Herald-Sun.

The North Carolina poet laureate, Green delivered the keynote address and sparks Black joy at the 2022 Black Solidarity Conference.

With music executives on campus for the LWIA conference, a panel on gender will take place in Turner Theatre along with a formal reception in the atrium. This event is free to all students and faculty.

Brager, who is originally from Richmond, Virginia, studied at the University of Haifa in Fall 2021.

This column by Professor of Religious Studies Rebecca Todd Peters and two of her colleagues at other institutions was published on the NBC Think site that includes opinion, analysis and essays.

In this column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Professor Rosemary Haskell makes the case for a similar legal approach to regulating both abortion and guns. The column was published by the Greenville Daily Reflector and the Greensboro News & Record.