Elon Academy

Tom Ritchie, a US-UK Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Elon in 2025–26, received Echo360’s Global Learning Ambassador award in Chicago after a talk built around the work of Elon students and Elon Academy Scholars.

The public health major is helping make everyone she interacts with feel comfortable, from the Mi Casa Living Learning Community floor to the Latinx-Hispanic Union.

During the Summer Academy, Elon Academy scholars take academic, life skills and college-prep courses. An important aspect of the program includes Evening Sessions, which have historically served as the scholars' extracurricular programming

Your Place in the World: Exploring Identity, Sustainability, and AI was a three-week course taught by a transatlantic team from the US, UK and Ireland.

A new course introduced Elon Academy students to an international teaching team and fostered cross-cultural connections.

From friendships and community to personal growth and support, students shared what has stood out most during their time at Elon.

At the 2026 PACE (Pathways to Achieving Civic Engagement) Conference hosted by Elon University, first-year Elon student, Odyssey Program scholar and Elon Academy alumna Berenice Sanchez Rosaldo ’20 presented alongside faculty and community leaders on how community storytelling can foster civic engagement.

As Elon Academy enters its twentieth year, the Phi Cohort represents more than a record-breaking class size. These 30 students embody the promise, potential, and perseverance that have defined Elon Academy since its founding.

Elon University’s college access and success program recognized several Alamance County high school seniors and four recent college graduates - also alumni of the Elon Academy - during a May ceremony hosted by President Connie Ledoux Book.

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.