By Sophia Darmelio, staff
August 25, 2026
From performing arts to biology, new faculty members will teach, mentor, and conduct research beginning this academic year within Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences.
Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, has welcomed six new faculty members to campus for the start of the 2026-27 academic year at Elon University.
“The magic of Elon College lies in the people who teach our students,” said Hilton Kelly, Dean of Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences. “Our new faculty members embody a commitment to the liberal arts. They are curious, inspiring and interdisciplinary thinkers. We are delighted to welcome them to our community.”
Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences provides the foundation for the study of the liberal arts and sciences at Elon University. The college is comprised of 19 departments across three branches: the arts and humanities; natural, mathematical and computational sciences; and social and behavioral sciences. It hosts Elon’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest honor society celebrating excellence in the liberal arts and sciences.
Committed to the growth of students’ intellectual curiosity, intercultural competence and critical thinking, the college champions disciplinary knowledge and interdisciplinary applications to reflect upon, respond to and offer solutions to complex problems in an interconnected and changing world.
With more than 45 majors and 65 minors, the college is Elon University’s largest academic division. Two-thirds of the nearly 1,600 students who graduate from Elon annually do so with at least one major or minor in the college. Within a year, over 90% of college graduates report employment in their chosen field or enrollment in top post-graduate programs.
College faculty are prolific and preeminent scholars and creators in their fields, recognized for expertise at national and international levels. Each year, its more than 300 full-time faculty publish hundreds of articles, chapters, and books, and they present at scores of conferences and events. Their scholarship results in grants and fellowships from the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Institutes of Health and other prominent centers of research.
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Hilton Kelly
Dean of Elon College, the College of Arts and Sciences, and Professor of Sociology
Jackson Cooper
Assistant Professor of Arts Administration
Joseph Frey
Assistant Teaching Professor of Human Service Studies
Rachel Johnson
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Ariana Montoya-Lozano
Assistant Professor of Political Science & Public Policy and Environmental Studies
Aditi Vyas
Assistant Professor of Biology
Danny Frye
Assistant Professor of Music
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