Office of the President

In her first opening address as Elon's president, Connie Ledoux Book focused on planning for Elon's future while being mindful of the past. Book delivered the address August 20 to a crowd of faculty and staff gathered in the new Schar Center.

President Connie Ledoux Book on progress — the strength of the Elon community to imagine our future and then to build it.

In this piece written for The Conversation, President Connie Ledoux Book joins the presidents of the University of Washington and Bowdoin College in reflecting how free speech should be treated on college campuses. 

Reaching out to a variety of student populations, President Book will host an upcoming informal chat in the Gender and LGBTQIA Center to connect with LGBTQIA students.

President Connie Ledoux Book joined Vice President for Student Life Jon Dooley for a Fireside Chat in the Great Hall on Monday, March 26. 

Book, who began her term as Elon's ninth president on March 1, visited Newlin Elementary School and Eastlawn Elementary School where she met with students, teachers and staff. 

On her first day in office, Elon’s new president was on hand for the final regular season intercollegiate basketball game in Alumni Memorial Gymnasium. The game ended in a big Phoenix win.

 

President Book shared breakfast with staff and students as she started her tenure on Thursday, March 1.

T. William "Bill" Morningstar Jr., who served under three Elon presidents as a coach across multiple sports, was honored at the 11th annual Night of the Phoenix. 

In this column, Elon President Leo M. Lambert writes that the tax plan now being considered in Congress undermines private higher education.