History and Geography

Film screening and conversation with Holocaust Survivors and Cousins Shelly Weiner & Rachel Kizhnerman

The assistant professor of communications recently completed her film, “Waiting in the Midfield,” which highlights a Syrian refugee who relocated to Greensboro and his assimilation to a new country and culture.

The Elon University professors co-authored a research article published in Soccer & Society, an international peer-reviewed journal devoted to the world’s most popular game.

Come to Belk Pavilion’s lobby on Tuesday, April 3, at 5:15 p.m. to see the opening of the new art exhibit, "The Sacred and Secular as Shown through Chinese Material History."

Amy Johnson, associate professor of history and director of the Elon Core Curriculum, presented a paper entitled "Legacies of Unfreedom: West African Bondage, Jamaican Realities and Slavery among the Maroons of Jamaica."

Artist Renee Van der Stelt's exhibition opens on Monday, Feb. 5, with the artist speaking about her installation at a 5:30 p.m. reception in Gallery 406 at Arts West. 

Troxler’s new book, “The Red Dog,” received a Historical Book Award at the society’s annual meeting.

Inspired by Elon's commitment to scholarship funding, retired faculty member Nancy Midgette, of Montreat, North Carolina, decided to support students in the Odyssey Program with her gift.

The Houston Chronicle retail reporter, formerly a transportation reporter for the San Antonio Express-News, authored an in-depth article on a failed toll road plan, bringing to light “the pitfalls of privatized infrastructure.”   

Three Elon faculty members affiliated with the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning presented at the 42nd annual conference of the POD Network in Higher Education held Oct 26-29 in Montreal, Canada