History and Geography

Members of the Elon University community gathered May 6, 2014, to dedicate a restored antebellum schoolhouse believed to be the only one of its kind in North Carolina still standing in its original location.

Join the Art History class of 2014 on Monday, May 19, from 9-11 a.m. as students present their senior seminar research projects in the Isabella Cannon Room, Center for the Arts.

Elon University professors Charity Johansson and Peter Felten have co-authored a book that explains how colleges everywhere can better help students learn and develop through meaningful experiences both on and off campus.

University President Leo M. Lambert and others from the campus community will celebrate the restoration of a small schoolhouse that was among the first public schools in the state when it opened in the 1850s just north of where Rhodes Stadium stands.

Lawrence "Larry" T. Sondhaus ’80, Chris Miller ’99 and John Tumbleston ’06 received the 2014 Elon College Distinguished Alumni Awards during a special May 1 ceremony.

The 15th annual Philip L. Carret Endowment Thomas Jefferson Essay Contest asked students to write about the relationship between public education and the common good in the 21st century.

“War Crimes, Genocide, and Justice” by Elon University’s David Crowe is a global history of battlefield horrors and the international humanitarian law that developed in response to barbaric behaviors of armies and their leaders.

Elon students are invited to come to Moseley Center on Thursday, April 3 to learn more about African & African-American Studies at Elon.

The American Studies Program has partnered with Sigma Phi Epsilon to hold a group "Read-In" on April 5.

Yasmine Arrington '15 will intern with Ogilvy & Mather, becoming the first Communications student to earn an internship at the international agency.