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Elon students, faculty earn 13 honors in BEA Festival of Media Arts
February 23, 2026
Bryan Baker and Alex Luchsinger received national recognition for creative projects spanning social media, promotional video and documentary film.
Alan Buck G’13 named School of Communications director of development
February 17, 2026
A graduate of the M.A. in Interactive Media program, Buck returns to the School of Communications to guide development efforts that advance student opportunities, academic priorities and alumni engagement.
Anthony Bamford ’25 to lead Elon Sports Vision
February 12, 2026
The Elon alumnus has been named coordinating producer for Elon Sports Vision, where he will oversee student crews and strengthen mentorship and professional development within the program.
Shannon Zenner authors chapter in new journalism and media textbook
February 5, 2026
The assistant professor of communication design contributed a chapter to a newly released textbook that aims to prepare the next generation of journalism, media and advertising educators.
Eleven Elon seniors and alumni named semifinalists for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program
January 30, 2026
Eleven Elon seniors and alumni have been named semifinalists for The Fulbright U.S. Student Program: the largest educational exchange program in the world that offers research, study and teaching opportunities to recent graduates in more than 140 countries, with approximately 2,000 grants awarded annually in all fields of study.
Betsy Schlehuber ’25 earns Hearst Journalism Award for autism feature
January 21, 2026
The Elon graduate has been recognized nationally for her deeply reported multimedia feature, “The Autistic Experience at Elon University,” which centers the voices of autistic and neurodiverse students.
Greensboro Day School students dive into journalism at Elon
January 14, 2026
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.
Six hours offshore: How Lilly Molina ’27 reported on hammerhead sharks from the middle of the Pacific
January 7, 2026
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.
Elon Comm publishes fall 2025 issue of research journal
December 15, 2025
From Super Bowl halftime shows to debates over book bans, the most recent edition of the Elon Journal investigates some of the most contested media issues of the moment.
Tom Nelson screens World War II documentary at historic Kansas theater
November 11, 2025
The associate professor of journalism screened his 2009 documentary “Prisoners of Plenty” at the historic Brown Grand Theatre in Concordia, Kansas, during an event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the closing of Camp Concordia.