Academics & Research

The 2025–26 academic year is officially underway at Elon University, starting with the Opening Day ceremony on Aug. 18 in Alumni Gym.

In her new role on the university’s Senior Staff, the current chair of the Department of Human Service Studies will help establish more formal policies, procedures, and practices to support the creation and growth of graduate programs at Elon University.

Katie Geraghty ’26 and Anna Hamner ’25 made Charlotte their classroom at a fintech software firm, Intapp, and Krispy Kreme’s global tax team.

Planning Week, a collection of welcome events, orientations and workshops ahead of the 2025-26 academic year begins on Aug. 18 with Opening Day.

In July and August, Scholars travelled to the east and central regions of the South Asian nation to engage with multiple communities.

The Elon Law Flex Program in Charlotte enrolled its second cohort of 47 students during New Student Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Elon University’s Charlotte center. The Flex Program is a part-time, in-person, evening program for place-bound students in the Charlotte area.

Two Love School of Business students, Hector Serrano Martin ’26 and Gabrielle Lerner ’27, turned New York City into a hands-on classroom through internships in global finance and luxury fashion.

The recent Elon graduate and sport management professor co-published a peer-reviewed study, analyzing attendance factors in the National Women’s Soccer League.

Pagnapech Ngoun '26 and a mathematics faculty member Hwayeon Ryu presented at MathFest, the annual meeting of the Mathematical Association of America on Aug. 6-9 in Sacramento, California.