Sociology and Anthropology

In this column distributed by the Elon University Writers Syndicate, Professor of Sociology Tom Arcaro writes about the Rohingya people seeking justice five years after they were victims of a genocide by the military junta controlling Myanmar. The column was published by the Greensboro News & Record, The Fayetteville Observer, The Wilson Times, the Johnstonian News and other media outlets.

Annual awards for teaching, scholarship, mentoring and service-leadership were presented at the Aug. 15 faculty meeting for Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences.

In this series, Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences is shining the spotlight on distinguished members of the Class of 2022 from a wide array of disciplines.

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

The Program for Ethnographic Research and Community Studies (PERCS) awarded Hannah Boone '22 and Emily Wilbourne '22 for their outstanding ethnographic research in a ceremony on April 21.

Photographer Tomás Ayuso and Amelia Frank-Vitale from Princeton University hosted a virtual event on contemporary migratory crisis from Central America and Mexico to the United States.

Kaylynn Hiller '22, Melissa Sturtz '22 and Logan Roberts ‘22 presented their research at the Eastern Sociological Society (ESS) conference in Boston, on March 10 through March 13.

Seven Elon University faculty members published an article titled, "Undergraduate research in the global context: models and practices for high-quality mentoring" in the journal Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning.

Zito, an associate professor of sociology, discussed the complexity involved in trying to determine what contributes to the rise and fall of violence.

The Latin American Studies Research series is held each year at Elon to explore critical issues concerning the history, culture, communities, politics and art of Latin America from different disciplines and approaches.