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Jim Brown makes presentation in Thailand on active learning

May 12, 2010

Jim Brown, an associate professor of history, was made a presentation to a workshop on May 8 in Nong Khai, Thailand, for graduate students in the Master of Education program at Maharasakham University and teachers of the Phrathatwitthaya School.

Professor receives Fulbright summer seminar award

May 10, 2010

Elon University history professor Brian Digre has received a 2010 Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad award, which will fund a six-week visit to the Gulf nations of the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Kuwait for study and research.

Metal detector enthusiasts hunt for artifacts at schoolhouse

April 13, 2010

The air was filled with beeping, digging, scraping and laughter Saturday when the Old North State Detectorists, a group of metal detector enthusiasts, searched for artifacts buried on the grounds of an historic schoolhouse Elon plans to restore after a local family gifted it to the university last year.

David Crowe receives top award from academic association

March 30, 2010

A renowned organization that advances the teaching of Slavic studies honored Elon University history professor David Crowe this month for his “rich, diverse body of groundbreaking scholarship,” classroom instruction and leadership in the academic field.

Clyde Ellis speaks at UNC-Chapel Hill

March 1, 2010

Clyde Ellis, professor of History, gave a public lecture Friday Feb. 26 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in conjunction with the university's 2010 colloquium series, "New Directions in Folklore."