International & Global Studies

"Contextualizing the Conflict: Conversations about the Middle East" will feature more than 20 Elon faculty experts.

During Campus Sustainability Week, Elon will host a screening of the widely acclaimed documentary film, The Smell of Money. A discussion with filmmaker, Jamie Berger, and North Carolina Environmental Justice Network’s Co-Director of Research and Education, Chris Hawn, will follow the screening.

This public lecture titled “Walking the Land: Hiking, Environment and National Identity in Israel” will focus on one of the most extensive and well-developed trail systems in the world, which emerged in Palestine and Israel since the early 20th century.

Murphy found lifelong friends through the Odyssey Scholars Program and the opportunity to study abroad because of donor generosity that helped him cover the costs of his education and travels.

Rugbart will study this summer at the University of Bristol through the program, which is sponsored by the U.S.-U.K. Fulbright Commission. He becomes the third Elon student selected in recent years for the prestigious program.

Allocco will study in Tamil Nadu, India, beginning in summer 2023, documenting the songs, traditions and art forms created by a family of intergenerational pampaikkārar, drummer-priests. The pampaikkārar are unstudied Hindu musicians and ritual specialists.

These four awards recognize members of the Elon community for excellence in teaching, scholarship, civic engagement and mentoring.

Dalrymple and Rugbart will both spend six months studying in Taiwan with the support of this $25,000 scholarship, which also guarantees them jobs with the federal government following graduation.

Three members of the Class of 2023 and two members of the Class of 2022 have been selected for the prestigious program that offers opportunities for recent graduates in more than 140 countries.

Through a two-year fellows program, the six students in this multidisciplinary cohort will undertake mentored undergraduate research projects, enroll in specialized coursework and engage in community-based learning with diverse religious communities.