Jessalynn Strauss

Assistant Professor, Elon University

Class Year

1998

Professional Background

I have been teaching at the college level for 6 years. Also have worked in strategic communications (marketing, public relations) for 6+ years.

How has being an English graduate from Duke University helped shape your professional success?

My English major helped me hone my writing skills, which have been crucial to my professional success both in and out of academia. In fact, I now teach undergraduates in writing classes and maintain the same expectations of excellence that my Duke English professors had for me.

Jessalynn Strauss