Academics & Research

During the Winter Term study abroad opportunity, students had the unique experience of meeting the president of Cyprus and president of the European Union Commission.

Ten students from the private school in Guilford County spent a week at Elon’s School of Communications, gaining hands-on experience with reporting, storytelling and ethical decision-making inside a working newsroom.

An Elon University associate professor of mathematics Hwayeon Ryu joined more than 290 mathematicians on Capitol Hill on Jan. 8, 2026, to advocate for sustained federal investment in mathematical sciences education and research, highlighting how federal support promotes undergraduate research, expands access to STEM pathways and strengthens the U.S. STEM workforce.

Elon University's School of Law will launch an additional full-time program to serve the growing need for legal education in North Carolina’s largest city.

Students and faculty at the Elon Mathematics Department attended and presented at the Joint Mathematics Meetings on January 4-7, 2026, in Washington DC.

Faculty, staff, students and educational developers from Elon, Warwick, Leeds and partner universities will explore critical questions in higher education through a six-session virtual collaboration beginning in February.

The Center for Design Thinking will bring five renowned relational designers to Design Forge 2026 through "Forging Fridays," an open access series on the latest relational design thinking strategies.

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.

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.

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"