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Student success

The School of Communications is a place of engaged learning for 1,000 students majoring in journalism, strategic communications, broadcast and new media, cinema, communication science, and sport and event management.

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Highest benchmark

The School of Communications is nationally accredited, along with only 17 other communications programs at private universities across the United States. ACEJMC accreditation is the highest benchmark of program quality in journalism and communications.

Terrific faculty

Terrific Faculty

Our 40 faculty members have vast professional experience, including a Pulitzer Prize recipient. Class sizes are kept small so that students and teachers get to know each other quickly and work together closely.

Student media

Student media

The collegiate Emmy for student television newscast goes to… Elon. Our student newspaper won “Best of the Web.” Our public relations team finished in the top three in the nation. We offer rich and successful experiences for students.

Student research

Student Research

Our students analyze the important roles of media and communications in society. We publish the nation’s only undergraduate journal in the discipline – the Elon Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications.

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National leaders

Brian Williams of NBC News serves as national chair of our school’s Advisory Board. Professionals come to campus each semester to interact with Elon students, be guest speakers in classes, and share their expertise with the faculty.

Quality Internships

All students complete a professional internship before graduation. Our internship director guides Communications students into the workplace, and the school has a career services professional to help students in their transition to life after Elon.

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Outstanding facilities

Students spend a lot of time in the communications school, and they appreciate our excellent facilities and technology. Take a video tour here, and we hope to see you on campus for a personal tour.

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News

Elon Communications students, faculty cover international event
An Elon School of Communications team is an integral part of the coverage of this year’s ACM – International Collegiate Programming Contest in Warsaw, Poland.
In My Words: 'Evolution' on homosexuality can take time
After Barack Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage rights, Associate Professor Anthony Hatcher defends the president's "evolving" position.
Sang Nam takes third in Korean writing competition
Communications assistant professor Sang Nam placed third in a Korean national writing competition for his poem titled &quot;Scent of <em>Ho-Nam</em>.&quot;
School of Communications receives business journalism grant
The Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism has awarded the School of Communications a $50,000 grant.
Phillip Motley named 2012-13 Service-Learning Faculty Research Scholar
Communications assistant professor Phillip Motley was selected as the 2012-13 Service-Learning Faculty Research Scholar.
Awards banquet honors exemplary faculty &amp; staff
Elon University employees on May 9 celebrated teaching, scholarship, service and mentoring at an annual luncheon in Alumni Gym.
Communications students inducted into Lambda Pi Eta
More than 100 new members were inducted into the Elon University School of Communications chapter of Lambda Pi Eta at a May 7 ceremony in McKinnon Hall.