CREDE - Center for Race, Ethnicity & Diversity Education

This message was sent to Elon University students on June 9 by Jon Dooley, vice president for student life, and Randy Williams, associate vice president for inclusive excellence and civic engagement

Elon University is planning a series of virtual conversations with students, alumni, faculty and staff about racism and injustice faced by Black members of our community on campus and in the wider world.

Outstanding Elon students, along with distinguished faculty and staff, were recognized for their achievements and contributions to Elon during a virtual version of the campus tradition on April 25.

The Center for Race, Ethnicity, and Diversity Education (CREDE) is celebrating our second Multiracial Awareness Week from March 2 through March 6. This week will highlight the experiences of Multiracial students at Elon; as well as our greater global community. Throughout the week we will host a variety of events that will explore different aspects of the Multiracial student experience. We would appreciate your support and attendance!

The conference held Feb. 7-8 for Elon students, faculty and staff celebrates black unity and provided an allyship track for non-black participants.

North Carolina black and African-American civic and political leaders shared their experiences with students.

Su’ad, a professor and Director of the Arab and Muslim American Studies Program at University of Michigan, will speak and perform based on her 2016 critically acclaimed book, Muslim Cool: Race, Religion and Hip Hop in the United States.

The Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education partnered with Archives and Special Collections to host the official beginning of Elon's Black History Month festivities.

Black and Africans-American civic leaders will join students, faculty and staff in McKinnon Hall to talk about their experiences in public life.

A series of events, coordinated by the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education, will celebrate Black History Month throughout February at Elon.