History and Geography

Fueled by personal experience, Yasmine Arrington ’15 is building a brighter future for children of incarcerated parents.

A fellowship created by Elon University in 2008 will help support excellence in ongoing research and creative work by Casey DiRienzo, Clyde Ellis and Ashley Hairston.

Amy Johnson, assistant professor of History and the Elon Core Curriculum, published an article entitled “Gradations of Freedom: The Maroons of Jamaica, 1798-1821” in the Journal of Caribbean History.

Seven professors and instructors from across campus have been selected 2015-16 Leadership Faculty Scholars. 

Students from a history class at Elon University will be hosting an exhibition titled "Things That Traveled: Material Culture of China in the Early Modern World."

CATL faculty and the director of the Gender and LGBTQ Center presented at the 40th annual POD Network conference in San Francisco.

An Emory University historian uncovers the medical knowledge produced in convents, conservatories, and princely courts. 

Culinary historian and chef Michael W. Twitty will lead discussion over dinner on the theme of "Kosher/Soul: Black-Jewish Identity Cooking." RSVP required.

Elon University’s Center for the Study of Religion, Culture and Society, and the Jewish Studies Program, host the acclaimed historian for a talk about Jewish Feminism in America

Katharine Fredricksen '15 is spending the 2015-16 academic year teaching English in Austria on a program funded by the Austrian federal government.