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Elon alum performs in the Les Misérables national tour
January 9, 2026
Kenneth Francoeur '12 is currently in the cast of the National Tour of Les Misérables. Several Elon students and Polly Cornelius, associate teaching professor of music, went backstage and met the cast and crew at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts in Greensboro, North Carolina
In MLK lecture, Kwame Anthony Appiah offers a look at the ‘man mythologized’
January 9, 2026
Scholar and ethicist Kwame Anthony Appiah delivered the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Address on Jan. 8, offering a look at the civil rights leader's life examining "the ultimate moral truth about the man in the pulpit."
Faculty and staff invited to support Elon Academy recruitment
January 8, 2026
Applications are now open for the next cohort of Elon Academy students, with faculty and staff invited to help expand access to the college access and success program.
Jasmine Walker ’25 gives back to the community that shaped her through Year of Service Fellows Program
January 8, 2026
Jasmine Walker ’25 grew up in Alamance County and now, through Elon’s Year of Service Fellows Program, she’s getting the opportunity to give back and learn from her community.
Elon professor awarded NASA research grant to support research and student travel
January 8, 2026
Associate Professor of Astrophysics Chris Richardson received $300,000 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to fund his team’s research on intermediate mass black holes in dwarf galaxies.
Six hours offshore: How Lilly Molina ’27 reported on hammerhead sharks from the middle of the Pacific
January 7, 2026
Through a 2025 Pulitzer Center Reporting Fellowship, the Elon junior traveled to Costa Rica to investigate illegal hammerhead shark fishing and the enforcement gaps threatening the endangered species.
Book by David Bockino named by New York Times as a nonfiction book ‘everyone will be talking about’ in 2026
January 7, 2026
An upcoming book by Associate Professor of Sport Management David Bockino was recently featured by the New York Times as one of the nonfiction books "everyone will be talking about in 2026."
Carpenter publishes research article on educator unconference experiences in Spain
January 6, 2026
William S. Long Professor and Professor of Education Jeffrey Carpenter and his co-authors published the peer-reviewed research article in the journal "Professional Development in Education"
Harris publishes article on inclusive literacy assessment
January 6, 2026
Assistant Professor of Education Bronwyn Harris and her co-authors, published an article in the "Journal of Case Learning & Exceptional Learners."
Elon Law remembers former N.C. Chief Justice Rhoda Billings, founding advisory board member
January 6, 2026
Billings’ career in the courtroom and classroom shaped her service to the School of Law, which in 2011 established the annual Billings, Exum, and Frye National Moot Court Competition to honor her and other chief justices on the school’s advisory board.