News Releases

The spoken word performer and filmmaker visits campus Thursday for a 6 p.m. talk in McCrary Theatre as part of the university's 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Beloved Community Celebration event series.

Service activities, lectures and other special events will honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Elon the week of Jan. 19. Read this note for full details of the week's schedule.

One of the nation’s most respected commentators on U.S. elections visits Elon University on May 23, 2015, to share with graduating seniors his wisdom and insights learned from a career covering politics in Washington, D.C.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching selected Elon to receive its 2015 Community Engagement Classification, which signifies ongoing university efforts to instill an ethos of service and civic engagement in all areas of campus life.

Parents Ed Moriarty and Eric Sklut, who have served on Elon advisory councils, join the university's board of trustees.  

The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities represents private nonprofit higher education

The annual ranking of private universities by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine ranks Elon #35 in the nation based on acadamic quality and affordability.

A new survey of tech experts by Elon's Imagining the Internet Center and the Pew Internet Project explores the complex issues of privacy in the digital age.

Elon parents Dwight and Martha Schar have made the largest single gift in Elon University history, pledging $12 million to name two new buildings planned for the Elon campus.

Gifts totaling more than $1.3 million from two estates will provide new scholarship support for students with disabilities and for those pursuing studies in music.