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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.
Lumen Scholar Griffin Barriss ’21 researching public health programs in India
November 30, 2020
Griffin Barriss ’21, under the mentorship of Senior Lecturer in Public Health Studies Amanda Tapler, is conducting research with the Comprehensive Rural Health Project on a program addressing gender-based issues in Jamkhed, India.
Amy Allocco publishes a co-edited double issue of the journal ‘Fieldwork in Religion’
November 9, 2020
The journal’s double issue, which includes twelve peer-reviewed articles, focuses on the ethnography of India across the longue durée and includes several generations of scholars.
Lumen Scholar Sydney Hallisey ’21 researching effects of Syrian civil war on refugees
November 5, 2020
Sydney Hallisey ’21 and Assistant Professor in Political Science and Policy Studies Damion Blake are exploring the narratives of Syrian refugees who migrated to Turkey.
Amy Allocco publishes an article on Hindu death, deification, and domestication narratives in The Journal of Hindu Studies
October 26, 2020
Allocco’s article draws on more than a decade of ethnographic research and interviews with one Hindu family in South India to explore the hermeneutical issues – what Allocco calls “interpretive ambivalence” – that arise from narrative multiplicity.
Student Ambassadors: Griffin Barriss ’21 and Alyssa Meritt ’22 share videos and tips for healthy student living
October 16, 2020
Two student ambassadors for the Healthy Elon Commitment are sharing their creative videos to keep students safe.
Elon Connected: Model UN helped Pearl Sullivan ’21 build community at Elon
October 13, 2020
This is the next profile in "Elon Connected," a new series that highlights how students are involved with campus organizations at Elon.
Amy Allocco is named co-coordinator of the International Association for the History of Religion Women Scholars Network
October 12, 2020
Allocco will serve for a five-year term alongside Milda Ališauskienė (Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania) and lead a women's mentoring initiative among members of the Women Scholars Network.