Inclusive Excellence at Elon

Sponsored by the Division of Inclusive Excellence in collaboration with the Gender and LGBTQIA Center, the event offers an opportunity to celebrate graduate and professional students completing their programs in December.

At the sixth annual Gala Latina, the Latinx/Hispanic community celebrated their root and honored six students, a faculty and a staff member with awards.

The $377,800 grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute is designed to improve introductory science experiences for undergraduate students and increase retention of talented STEM students.  

Horticulturalist Susan Tripp aims to enhance the campus experience of others through empathy, compassion and genuine connections.

Emanuel Sanchez '24 is constantly seeking opportunities to uplift others, specifically in the Alamance County community.

Four students will “use their voices to advocate for a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive law school environment” while Associate Professor Tiffany Atkins L’11 works to support recommendations of the Law School Ad-Hoc Inclusive Excellence Strategic Planning Committee.

Elon’s dean of student inclusive excellence was named a Diamond Honoree by the ACPA Foundation.

At the recent Forum on Education Abroad conference in Milan, Italy, Elon colleagues presented research on global engagement, mentoring, intercultural learning and inclusive excellence.

The six Elon panelists spoke about the complexity and intersectionalities of Latinx/Hispanic identities as part of this Hispanic Heritage Month event on Tuesday night.

Krista Contino Saumby, who mentors and advises law students as associate director of career development, will develop programming and networking opportunities for attorneys across the Carolinas as a regional president of the Hispanic National Bar Association.