Center for Writing Excellence

Elon Law’s 4th Annual High Rhymes & Misdemeanors Poetry Slam in downtown Greensboro celebrated the rhythm of the written word on October 20, 2022, in a program that commemorated the National Day on Writing.

Erin Pearson noticed a pattern she hadn’t expected teaching a literature survey course, which caused her to ask: How should a professor pivot their pedagogy practices when they start to see a disciplinary course fill with non-majors to keep them engaged and interested in the topic? Read more about her SoTL project and collaboration with the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) below.

Today we feature a story on an Elon University Assistant Professor of Economics, Dr. Brooks Depro, who sought to answer how to make coursework more relevant to his students. The work he has done was recently published in an article title: “Making introductory economics more relevant: Using personalized connections to introduce environmental economics”. You can read more about his story and SoTL process below.

Students representing all schools celebrated at the 2022 Center for Writing Excellence Multimodal Writing Competition.

Brittany Willis L’22, Cassandra Saxton L’23, and Elliott Millner L’23 were recognized for entries in a Black History Month contest that challenged participants to reflect on their roles as students and future lawyers in the antiracism movement.

The grand prize winners of 2022 Center for Writing Excellence Multimodal Writing Competition were Noah Jordan, Michael Faccibene and Jess Kalinowski from the School of Communications.

Members of the Elon Law community commemorated the National Day on Writing with performances during a “High Rhymes and Misdemeanors” Poetry Slam that has become a fall tradition for lyrically gifted future attorneys.

Dozens of legal writing and legal research faculty members from law schools across North and South Carolina shared best practices and personal stories of teaching during a pandemic when they convened for a biennial conference hosted this year at Elon Law.

U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 Best Graduate Schools guide lists Elon Law in the top 20% among American law schools for legal writing while the school earned its highest rank to date for trial advocacy.

Emily Holland, PWR and Strat Comm double-major and Writing Center consultant, presents research poster on the writing experiences of alumni who worked as Writing Center consultants at Elon.