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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 50 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

NBC’s Brian Williams to give 2013 Commencement address

The anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” is the parent of an Elon senior.

Barbara Miller co-authors introductory stats book

Communications associate professor helps write "Introductory Statistics: A Conceptual Approach Using R," a textbook for undergraduate and graduate students.

Communications students selected for Scripps Howard internship program

Sierra Ferrier, Kevin Ridge, Al Drago and Cristina Crawford will receive $3,000 summer grants.

Senior named to national leadership program

Matthew Eastman is one of 20 students nationwide who were selected.

Cinema student named finalist in national film competition

Senior Dean Coots is competing for a $30,000 contract from Sprite.

Max Negin nabs Emmy for work at London Olympics

It's the fourth Emmy win for the Communications professor, who's been a part of three NBC Olympic Games teams.

Communications students inducted into Lambda Pi Eta

Many students entered the Communications honor society in a May 13 ceremony.

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