Poverty & Social Justice

Robert P. Jones, CEO and founder of Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and author of "White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity," spoke to the Elon community virtually about his most recent book.

Elon is a member of the Shepherd Higher Education Consortium on Poverty, which offers summer internships to undergraduates across the nation.

The local minister formed a community partnership with Elon’s Assistant Professor of Philosophy Lauren Guilmette and the Alamance Resiliency Coalition to provide resources to help the older populations of East Burlington during the COVID-19 pandemic.

DEEP is the Center for Race, Ethnicity & Diversity Education’s (CREDE) signature program for social justice. We provide spaces for the Elon community to learn about, reflect on, and apply concepts of social justice with a foundation in racial equity. Together, we hope to achieve a greater understanding of identities, power, and their relation to systemic inequities.

Professor of Religious Studies Toddie Peters is among the fellows participating in the Auburn/CrossCurrents annual summer research colloquium which this year is focused on reproductive justice. 

Louisa Sholar '20, an Elon University Honors Fellow, was one of three recipients of the 2019 Portz Interdisciplinary Fellowship to support research for her honors thesis. 

Elon senior Lindsey Jordan’s research focuses on an alternative leadership model in eliminating poverty.

Lindsey Jordan ’19, and Honors Fellow, is among the recipients of the Lumen Prize, which provides selected students with a scholarship and celebrates their academic and creative accomplishments. 

Cultural and historical geographer Derek Alderman examines race, memory and heritage of the American South and how they shape current cultural landscapes. 

Rebecca Todd Peters, professor of religious studies, was selected for this inaugural cohort to work alongside researchers and staff at the Public Religion Research Institute on policy issues.