Political Science and Public Policy

An associate professor of political science, Blake has done extensive research on violence and organized crime.

The survey conducted Oct. 15-17 found that 44 percent say housing prices are "much higher” than two years ago and 41 percent say if they were looking to buy or rent in their area today, they could not afford their current residence.

The most recent survey by the Elon University Poll conducted Oct. 15-17 also found that optimism about the pandemic is lower heading into winter than it was this spring, as well as mixed support among N.C. adults for workplace vaccination mandates.

The 20 years since the Sept. 11 attacks have seen shifts in politics, international relationships and culture, professors said in broad discussion of the aftermath

Among the events is a roundtable discussion Wednesday featuring President Emeritus Leo Lambert, among others, will be held at Elon Community Church and discuss the long-lasting impact of the Sept. 11 attacks on the Elon campus and its community.

Faculty garner awards for Excellence in Mentoring, Service-Leadership, Teaching and Scholarship. Program and administrative assistants were recognized for hard work during COVID.

The journalism major, who played volleyball at Elon, joined the Worldwide Leader in Sports and its leadership development initiative in late July.

The Odyssey Scholarship Program offers opportunities for students like Jewel Tillman ’21 to become leaders on campus and after graduation. Growing the number of scholarships to produce graduates the world needs is the top priority of the Elon LEADS campaign.

As the first Doherty Odyssey Scholar to graduate from Elon, Jubitza Figueroa ’21 is ready to make her mark on the world. Ed and Joan Doherty P’07 endowed eight Odyssey Program scholarships as part of the Elon LEADS Campaign to make an Elon education possible for top students with high financial need.

In this series, Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences is shining the spotlight on distinguished members of the Class of 2021 from a wide array of disciplines.