Cultural & Special Programs | Learning On Demand

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Intentionally Intersectional Leadership | Payton Head

Cultural & Special Programs February 4, 2020

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AAASE October Author of the Month | Dr. Yanica Faustin

Cultural & Special Programs October 24, 2019

Elon University pre-doctoral fellow in Public Health Studies, Yanica Faustin will be presenting her dissertation research titled “An Exploratory Study of Identity and Discrimination Among U.S.-born and Foreign-born Black Mothers in New York City.” While we have knowledge and documentation of differing preterm birth rates within the Black population by nativity, we do not quite […]

Democracy in a Hotter Time | David Orr

Cultural & Special Programs April 25, 2019

David W. Orr is an internationally recognized leader in the field of sustainability and environmental education. He is the Paul Sears Distinguished Professor of Environmental Studies & Politics, Emeritus of Oberlin College and served as “Counselor to the President” of Oberlin College for ten years. Dr. Orr is the author of eight books, including Dangerous […]

Breaking Racial Rules Through Rage | Myisha Cherry

Cultural & Special Programs April 23, 2019

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Let’s Talk About It! Expert Forum on the Opioid Epidemic

Cultural & Special Programs January 2, 2019

Experts discuss the opioid crisis in North Carolina, clearing up common misconceptions and presenting evidence-based solutions, including life-saving treatment. Presenters: 0:00 Jennifer Carroll Assistant Professor of Anthropology Elon University 22:58 Sherani Jagroep Public Health Analyst Atlanta Carolinas High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Moderator: 29:06 Mat Gendle Professor of Psychology Elon University Special Guests: 34:17 […]

Nicaragua Forum

Cultural & Special Programs January 2, 2019

Presentations and panel discussion on the latest social uprising, the suppression of human rights, and the refugee crisis in Nicaragua. Presenters: 0:00 Ronald Garcia-Fogarty of tilde Language Justice Cooperative describes Nicaragua’s history of violence and corruption. 18:02 Migration specialist Nitza Segui Albino outlines a world history of forced migration within and outside Nicaragua. 35:14 Elon […]

On Not Standing a Chance: Black Life and (the Problem of) the Object | Biko Mandela Gray

Cultural & Special Programs November 21, 2018

Biko Mandela Gray delivers the Fall 2018 Ferris E. Reynolds Lecture in Philosophy. Gray offered the following overview of his lecture: Tamir Rice never stood a chance— in life or death. Timothy Loehmann’s statement demonstrates, the 9-1-1 call’s “description was of a black male,” who, once Loehmann saw Rice, “appeared to be over 18 years […]

The Hammer in Your Hands: A Praise Song for Humanists | Tess Taylor

Cultural & Special Programs November 8, 2018

Poet Tess Taylor’s lecture, “The Hammer in Your Hands: A Praise Song for Humanists,” offers a remedy to English major anxiety. She illustrates the value of humanism in an automated world with personal anecdotes ranging from waitress shift meals and a neighborly iguana to John Henry’s enduring legacy, weaving in CAT scan research and the […]