News Releases

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has awarded a challenge grant that will help endow The Sunshine Center, an initiative of the N.C. Open Government Coalition and Elon's School of Communications. Details...

John Englar, whose distinguished career in law and business included service as general counsel and chief financial officer of Burlington Industries, has been named Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at Elon University School of Law. Details...

Elon President Leo M. Lambert has announced the establishment of the Lumen Prize, the university’s premier award recognizing scholarship. Each year, 15 rising juniors will receive $15,000 scholarships that support and celebrate their academic achievements and potential.

A majority of residents in the southeastern United States disapprove of the way President George W. Bush handles his job, according to the latest Elon University Poll, and nearly the same percentage of people indicated little or no confidence in Congress.

BusinessWeek magazine ranked Elon University the best school in North Carolina, and #12 in the nation, in its inaugural list of top part-time MBA programs, a distinction that one official called "an endorsement of the quality of our students."