Elon College Fellows

From her first-year residential experience to her current leadership in campus organizations, Autumn Parish ’28 has built a life at Elon rooted in mentorship, service and a commitment to helping others thrive.

An innovative audio experience provided a hands-on learning experience for a music production and recording arts student in the Department of Performing Arts with guidance from his faculty and staff mentors.

The director of the Elon College Fellows offered praise for the quality and passion of the hundreds of high school seniors she met during an annual event for admitted students in contention for Elon University’s signature academic programs.

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

While Braetan Peters ‘26 was enjoying the scenery during a Grand Canyon rafting trip, she was missing the comfort of her cell phone. Now, she’s turning that experience into her Elon College Fellows research, studying the connections people have with their devices.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with 22 adoptive caregivers, the research highlights that, while HIV is now a manageable medical condition thanks to effective antiretroviral treatment, families often grapple with significant psychological and social challenges.

A Class of 2026 Lumen Scholar, Bogart is taking her classical studies research abroad and then bringing it back to Elon for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience.

The graduate of Elon University’s human services studies program works on policy advocacy in Washington, D.C., in a prestigious fellowship with the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.

The regional STEM conference for undergraduate students, called Integrating Research in Science (IRIS), celebrates interdisciplinary interactions by bringing together the realms of STEM and STEM-related fields.

Maddie Milner ’27 tells stories through movement and motion.