Eric Townsend

Elon University's director of Athletics will be recognized in June alongside three other collegiate athletic directors during the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics' annual convention.

Elon University trustees have granted tenure and approved promotions for several faculty members. The action came at the board's spring meeting, which was held on campus Feb. 26-27, 2016. 

Hundreds of people gathered Monday in the Numen Lumen Pavilion to share stories and happy memories of Professor Heidi G. Frontani, a faculty member in the Department of History & Geography who had died of a sudden illness just three days earlier.

Associate Professor Naeemah Clark recently published a column in regional newspapers about the lack of diversity among 2016 Academy Award nominees, and how recent changes in the Academy will produce a broader selection of nominees in future years.

A campus Gathering of Friends to mourn the loss of a beloved Elon scholar and mentor takes place Monday, Feb. 29, at 4 p.m. in the Sacred Space of the Numen Lumen Pavilion.

Max Herrera traveled home to San Mateo, Calif., for Elon University’s “Fake Break” this winter to volunteer on the sustainability team with the Super Bowl Host Committee.

Scott Dikkers, founding editor of the The Onion satirical newspaper and TheOnion.com humor website, entertained an Elon University audience on Tuesday night in a campus visit sponsored by the Liberal Arts Forum.

Students handed out resumes on Feb. 23 to Elon University department supervisors who were promoting on-campus job openings that help with personal and career development.

Glenda Phillips Hightower and Eugene Perry ‘69 were honored during a special College Coffee with formal portraits unveiled to commemorate their roles in making Elon history.

A performance choreographed and directed by an Elon University assistant professor of dance tackles the 18th and 19th century trans-Atlantic slave trade in Ghana and the journey of captives held in dungeons for months before their forced migration to the Americas.