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Elon students awarded Critical Language Scholarships by U.S. State Department
May 18, 2021
The Critical Language Scholarships will give Elon students Sarah Jane McDonald '21 and Holly Cardoza '23 the opportunity to study foreign languages deemed critical to U.S. diplomacy and outreach.
Department of World Languages and and Cultures faculty organize events for indigenous resistance in Latin America
May 17, 2021
The three webinars held during April covered a variety of topics.
Faith Leslie ’21 awarded Rotary Global Grant Scholarship for graduate study abroad
May 7, 2021
Faith Leslie '21, a political science and international and global studies double major, has been awarded a $30,000 Rotary Global Grant Scholarship to support her graduate studies in the fall.
Alumni in Action: Anna Slattery ’13 mitigates the impact of COVID-19 on at-risk communities
May 6, 2021
Slattery and her team at The Hunger Project leveraged their network of 500,000 leaders, including nearly 333,000 women, to spread awareness about the COVID-19 pandemic among communities most at risk for contracting and suffering complications from the disease.
Allison Aramburu ’23 selected for U.S. Marine Corps Officer Candidate School
April 27, 2021
The Elon sophomore will begin the program that includes extensive physical, tactical and leadership training, this summer en route to become an officer in the Marine Corps following graduation.
Elon announces fifth Multifaith Scholars cohort
April 26, 2021
Through a two-year fellows program, the five rising juniors of this interdisciplinary cohort will participate in specialized coursework, faculty-mentored undergraduate research, campus leadership, and community engagement in multifaith contexts.
Pearl Sullivan ’21 and Casey DiRienzo co-author paper on elected women’s influence on education policy
April 20, 2021
Their research shows that a higher representation of women in office results in more spending on primary education. That influence is greater when women hold positions of veto power or ability to set a legislative agenda.
Fifteen students selected as 2021 Lumen Scholars
April 19, 2021
The university's top undergraduate research award comes with $20,000 to support and celebrate academic and creative achievements.
For Courtney McKelvey ’18, Fulbright Program built upon Elon experience, supported career path
March 4, 2021
Elon was recently recognized as a top producer of Fulbright students, and McKelvey is among the scores of Elon alumni who have taught English or conducted research abroad through the program.
Social justice symposium focuses on effect of pandemic across society, continents
December 4, 2020
The symposium took place across four webinars this fall and was organized by faculty members from the Department of World Languages and Cultures.