Eric Townsend

A federal program of the Health Resources and Services Administration will provide full tuition and a stipend to four Elon University graduate students planning to work in medically underserved regions across the United States.

Research by Elon's Faculty Fellow for the Multicultural Center looks at the role of juvenile justice, child welfare and education systems on educational outcomes of African-American men in foster care and residential group homes.

A Wednesday night thunderstorm caused damage to one of six residential buildings in the Oaks neighborhood when lightning hit Janie Poole Brown Hall; no injuries have been reported and Elon University is relocating all residents for the night as a precaution.

Charlie Cook, one of the nation’s most respected political commentators, told an Elon University audience Wednesday that historical and demographic trends favor a Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate this fall - but the GOP shouldn’t be too giddy as 2016 looks to be a blessing for Democrats.

Hundreds of first-year and transfer students took part in a “Stop Hunger Now” meal-packing event on Aug. 30, 2014, organized by Campus Kitchen at Elon University.

One of the nation's top political analysts visits Elon University on Wednesday to offer election season insight and reflections on the forces shaping American governance. The event is free and open to the public.

From dodgeball to sack races, hundreds of Elon University students competed Aug. 29, 2014, in contests that helped build friendships while offering opportunities to relax at the end of the first week of fall semester classes.

An accomplished scholar of Hindu-Christian encounters and religion in India, Professor Brian Pennington will oversee university support of faculty and undergraduate research projects that seek answers to intellectual questions about religion in today’s world.