Inclusive Excellence at Elon

The North Carolina poet laureate, Green delivered the keynote address and sparks Black joy at the 2022 Black Solidarity Conference.

This two-year award will support multi-institutional work to better prepare students and institutions to develop and sustain community-based learning initiatives.

The group prepared its final report during summer 2021 that detailed nearly 40 recommendations for redesigning the university’s bias response and reporting system.

The keynote speaker of the eighth Black Solidarity Conference at Elon is Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina Poet Laureate.

Longmire-Avital is one of 120 Scholars Selected for National Center for Institutional Diversity’s National Scholars Network.

Longmire-Avital, associate professor of psychology and director of the Black Lumen Project gives keynote address on critical mentoring and leads half-day professional development training for ISU staff and faculty.

Bryant Colson '80, who was the first Black student to be elected SGA president and to serve as editor-in-chief of The Pendulum, spoke to the Elon community during the Black History Month Kickoff event on Feb. 1.

Dedicated spaces for reflection and lactation now allow for faith-based student groups, nursing parents, and anyone in need of contemplative solitude to make use of quiet areas at Elon University’s downtown Greensboro campus.

A series of events coordinated by the Center for Race, Ethnicity and Diversity Education will celebrate Black History Month at Elon.

The National Day of Racial Healing was founded in 2017 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. The first event on Elon's campus was held as a part of the events in commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Elon.