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Elon University has nominated three seniors for a Rhodes Scholarship, the oldest and one of the most prestigious international fellowships, for their superior academic achievements.

Sixty-seven percent of North Carolinians oppose proposals for land transfer taxes as a way for local governments to raise money, according to results from the latest Elon University Poll, which comes as voters in more than a dozen counties across the state consider such a measure on ballots this fall. Details...

North Carolina citizens are almost evenly divided on which political party to support in the 2008 presidential election, and U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole received mixed reviews for her job performance, according to the latest Elon University Poll. Details...

Nearly two out of three North Carolinians – 65 percent – disapprove of the way President George W. Bush is handling the war in Iraq, according to the latest Elon University Poll. The percentage is a slight improvement for the president since April, when 70 percent of the respondents expressed unhappiness with his management of the conflict. Details...

The tallest hurdles to future space exploration is a “complacency and lack of clear commitment," said retired astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the Moon and an Elon University speaker for students and grandparents at the start of Family Weekend. Details…

Buzz Aldrin, the second man to ever walk on the Moon as part of the Apollo 11 mission, visits campus Sept. 28 to talk with grandparents of current Elon students about his experiences during the historic lunar landing. Details…

Former presidential adviser David Gergen discussed the qualities of good leadership and the positive impact a woman or minority could have on the country as president during the first Joseph M. Bryan Distinguished Leadership Lecture Series program, held Thursday, Sept. 27 at Elon University School of Law in Greensboro. Details...

The Leadership Lecture Series at Elon University School of Law will open with a program featuring former presidential adviser David Gergen  at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27 in the law school library. Details...