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Thomas Jefferson essay contest winners named
April 27, 2009
Winners of the 13th Annual Philip L. Carret "Thomas Jefferson Essay Competition" were named April 27, 2009, at a recognition dinner in the Center for the Arts.
Charles Irons to give April 7 reading of latest book
March 23, 2009
Charles Irons, an assistant professor of history, is giving an April 7 reading at UNC Chapel Hill as part of the Southern Historical Collection Book Series.
Faculty books win national award
February 18, 2009
The American Library Association has named two books by Elon faculty - a textbook on the Holocaust by professor David M. Crowe, and "Southern Culture: An Introduction" co-authored by assistant professor John Beck - as CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles for 2008. The annual list reflects the best titles reviewed by the organization's CHOICE magazine and is the top recognition of the academic library community.
Clyde Ellis essay nominated for national prize
February 2, 2009
Professor of History Clyde Ellis's recently published essay "'More Real Than The Indians Themselves': The Early Years of the Indian Lore Movement in the United States" has been nominated for the Western Writers Association's Spur Award for the best nonfiction essay on the American West published in 2008.
Elon community donates textbooks for Ghana school
January 26, 2009
More than 3,000 books were collected this fall in a textbook drive organized by history professor Brian Digre. Digre delivered the books, packed into 120 boxes bound for the University of Cape Coast in Ghana, on Dec. 19 to a U.S. Naval base for transport to the African nation.
Clyde Ellis researches Indian hobbyist movement
January 2, 2009
Why would white, middle class men and women at the turn of the 20th
century emulate Native American customs as a pastime? Clyde Ellis, a
professor of history at Elon University, examines the motivations – and
consequences – of self-described Indian hobbyist activities in recent
scholarship presentations that stem from a book due out next year.
Elon community helps Ghanaians build a better life
November 3, 2008
Kelsey Johnson and Emily Regan work diligently in the chill morning
air. They carry wrenches, bolts and tins of heavy machine grease across
the back parking lot of Arts West to assemble an industrial-sized nut
sheller they hope will improve the quality of life in an African
village on the other side of the world.
Ellis publishes research on Indian Hobbyists
October 27, 2008
David Crowe awarded Elon’s first full-year faculty sabbatical
October 24, 2008
David Crowe, professor of history, has been awarded Elon's first full-year faculty sabbatical in order to do research for a new book he is writing. The award was announced at Fall Convocation on Oct. 23.