Inclusive Excellence at Elon

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.

Elon will host events for the National Day of Racial Healing, which was started in 2017 by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Service, social and healing opportunities along with other special programs at Elon during January will commemorate the life and legacy of the late civil rights leader.

Elon University’s School of Law and School of Health Sciences celebrated the pride and heritage of students who recognize their African roots in a Commencement eve program filled with laughs, cheers, and many boxes of tissues for the tears of joy of both graduates and their guests.

The Power and Place Collaborative's second collection of digital stories documenting the lives of Alamance County's Black community premiered Dec. 4 and are available at its website and through the African American Cultural Arts and History Center.