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Town & Country, the oldest continually published general interest magazine in the United States, picked Elon in an 11-page feature story on top colleges in the September 2011 issue. The top colleges were recommended to the magazine by counselors at dozens of private high schools across the country.

The Chronicle of Higher Education has recognized Elon University in its 2011 “Great Colleges to Work For” program, which honors institutions for best practices and policies, such as teaching environment, respect and appreciation, and confidence in senior leadership.

The 2012 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges names Elon one of the nation's top 25 "Best Buy" private universities. The best buy schools are recognized for the quality of their academic offerings in relation to the cost of attendance.

Elon University professors, students and alumni continue to make news this summer through their research and campus activities. Notable in recent weeks was regional media coverage of Elon University School of Law's full accreditation from the American Bar Association, regional stories and broadcasts on Elon's new head women's basketball coach, and mention of the Elon University Poll by the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune.

An entrepreneurship camp sponsored by the Doherty Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership and led by David Jackson, an adjunct professor of entrepreneurship and business, was featured June 25, 2011, in a front-page story in the (Burlington, N.C.) Times-News.

Bloomberg Businessweek ranks Elon's Martha and Spencer Love School of Business among the nation's top undergraduate business programs in its 2011 rankings, which were released March 3. Elon ranks #26 in academic quality and receives an "A" grade for facilities and services.

Students from a half dozen Alamance County middle schools will conclude the 2011 Alamance Youth Leadership Academy on Wednesday morning with presentations to parents and school leaders on how they plan to improve their building communities with potential yearlong projects for 2011-2012.

Elon University professors, students and alumni continue to make news this spring through their research and campus activities. Notable in April and May was regional media coverage Elon University's 121st Commencement exercises, faculty expertise related to the death of Osama bin Laden, and mention of the Elon University Poll in the Los Angeles Times and the (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer.

Jeffrey C. Pugh, the Maude Sharpe Powell Professor of Religious Studies and author of the newly released Devil's Ink: Blog from the Basement Office, was a featured guest on WUNC's "The State of Things" noontime program on May 17. Pugh spoke about his book.

Jerry Tolley and Tom Parham, two of Elon’s all-time greatest coaches, were formally inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame during a May 12 banquet in Raleigh. Read more about the ceremony through a recap of media coverage on the event.