African American Studies

Elon's Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, and Society hosts the 2013 conference of the South Atlantic States Association for Asian and African Studies.

Join Dr. Prudence Layne as she instructs ENG 236: African-American Musical and Literary Traditions online.

Sign up for Dr. Prudence Layne's GST 375: Prison Nation: Deconstructing the Prison Industrial Complex class.

The associate professor in communications presented April 6-7 at both the National Conference on Media Reform in Denver and the Broadcast Education Association conference in Las Vegas.

Michelle Ferrier, associate professor of communcations, moderated conversations on the evolving media ecosystem and how a new journalism may emerge from media innovations and new practices.

The associate professor of communications discussed the November presidential election returns and showed how the use of data, technology and journalism collided in data visualization and storytelling that changed how the electorate engaged with politics.

On Wednesday, April 17, African and African-American Studies at Elon University has the pleasure of hosting Carolyn Beard Whitlow, writer, poet, and professor at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina. She will discuss her work in "When the Wind Stills," and other publications.

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail," a reading featuring faculty, staff and students will occur at College Coffee on April 16th. Elon is one of many schools participating in this worldwide anniversary event.

Elon faculty, staff and community members will participate in the global readings and events commemorating the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail."

Named by Time as one of “The 100 Most Influential People in the World,” UMBC President Freeman Hrabowksi shared reflections on college, race & the liberal arts.