Black Lumen Project

Elon commemorated Juneteenth with a luncheon, Q&A, pop-up exhibit and an in-person or online journey of Black history and achievements at the university.

Commemorate Juneteenth at Elon through an in-person or online journey of Black history and contemporary achievements at the university.

In partnership with HealthEU, Inclusive Excellence Education & Development, the Black Lumen Project, and the Division of Student Life, the Center for Design Thinking will host a HealthEU Wellness Fair for Elon students and community members on March 14.

Cherrel Miller Dyce, associate professor of education and executive director of diversity, equity and inclusion at the Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education, Ms. Marlene Harrison-Reid, a teacher with Guilford County Schools, and Deanna Townsend-Smith, senior director at the Dudley Flood Center, facilitated this summer experience for participating teachers.

The report from the university’s Black Lumen Project celebrates the milestones and contributions of Black students, faculty and staff at Elon.  

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.  

Russaw, esteemed theological scholar, lectured to challenge the traditional thinking of a well-known story in the Bible and explored the importance of a woman in the Israelites conquering of Jericho.

The psychology faculty member will lead a new equity initiative in support of the Black experience at Elon.