News Releases

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Berry, a Catholic priest of the Passionist order and internationally recognized cultural historian, will receive an honorary doctor of humane letters degree from Elon University in a special ceremony March 17.

Parent. Worker. Leader. Family member. These are roles that almost everyone will take on during their lifetime, and many times these roles are played out simultaneously. David Campbell, the Smith Richardson Senior Fellow with the Center for Creative Leadership, discussed these roles and the stress they can cause during a presentation Wednesday, March 12 at Elon University School of Law. Details...

A feature film edited and produced by Laith al-Majali ’05 captured one of the top awards at the Sundance Film Festival, which concluded Jan. 27 in Park City, Utah. “Captain Abu Raed” is the first feature film to emerge from Majali's native Jordan in 50 years. Details...

Elon University is ranked among the nation's top 50 best value private universities in the April 2008 edition of Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. Kiplinger's ranks Elon #1 in the total costs category and #25 overall on the best value list. Details...

Former Greensboro mayor Jim Melvin told an audience at Greensboro's Empire Room Friday, March 7 that people enjoy making a difference and will support a project if it is rooted in a good idea. Melvin shared his perspectives on leadership and community involvement during the latest Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series program. Details...

The Elon University board of trustees has approved the budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year, providing major new investments in programs and personnel, and funding several special initiatives. Details…

Darris Means, the assistant director of the Elon Academy at Elon University, has been named one of the Triad’s “40 Leaders Under Forty” by a weekly regional newspaper that covers the business community.

A slight majority of North Carolina residents approve of how Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole is handling her job and are satisfied with her representation of North Carolina, according to the latest Elon University Poll, but state residents give low performance marks to President George W. Bush and to Congress as a whole.

The head of a nonprofit corporation that focuses on school reform visits Elon University this week for a presentation on engaged learning.