News Bureau

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.

Several Elon University professors can speak with media today and this week about the death of Osama bin Laden.

For the second year in a row, Elon University has been named one of the nation’s most “environmentally responsible green colleges” by the Princeton Review, in partnership with the U.S. Green Building Council. The annual ranking profiles schools that “demonstrate notable commitments to sustainability in their academic offerings, campus infrastructure, activities and career preparation.

Elon University professors, students and alumni continue to make news this spring through their research and campus activities. Notable in March and April was media coverage by the Associated Press of the Elon University Poll, faculty scholarship cited by the Huffington Post and mention of Elon University's sustainability efforts by USA Today.

Professor of political science Laura Roselle was featured April 21 in a column in the Huffington Post about the way Libyan officials chose to present their vision for the future of their country.

Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center has been named a laureate in the 2011 Computerworld Honors Program. Computerworld Honors, founded in 1998 is the longest running global program to honor individuals and organizations that use information technology to promote positive social, economic and educational change.

The Elon University Institute for Politics and Public Affairs is conducting a health and wellness community survey this month in Alamance County on topics that include: social and wellness concerns, perceived health issues in the county, exercise habits, care giving responsibilities and perceived safety in the county.

Elon University professors, students and alumni continue to make news this winter through their research and activities. Notable in February was media coverage of the Elon University Poll, broadcast news appearances by faculty who discussed Super Bowl ads and the Watson computer on Jeopardy!, and reports on the opening of Campus Kitchen at Elon University.

The Philanthropy Journal featured the innovative preceptor program of the Elon University School of Law in a Dec. 23 story. Reporter Todd Cohen described the ways that practicing attorneys are sharing their wisdom with Elon Law students.