News Releases

Two major dates for the fall 2024 semester have been confirmed. Elon Family Weekend will kick off on Friday, Sept. 27, with many campus activities planned throughout the weekend. Homecoming Reunion Weekend will take place Nov. 1-2.

Elon will play 12 games in the regular season for the first time since 2014 and six home games for the first time since 2016.

Among those visiting Elon this spring as part of the Elon University Speaker Series are the authors of "We are Charleston," Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford and Legendary Hall of Fame baseball manager Tony La Russa.

Elon University will hold the first Women of Elon Weekend from March 14-15, 2024. The conference focuses on personal and professional development and will feature keynote speaker Jackie Joyner-Kersee, named the Greatest Female Athlete of the 20th Century by Sports Illustrated magazine.

Currently dean of the University of Wisconsin-Platteville's College of Liberal Arts & Education, Kelly will join Elon on June 1, 2024.

Chergui and Starr are the first Elon students to receive the Charles B. Rangel Graduate Fellowship and will join the nationally selective cohort of just 45 fellows.

The authors of the book, which recounts the horrific shooting at Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C., and its aftermath, will lead a discussion in McCrary Theatre.

Maynard, an ardent supporter of Elon University, passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, at the age of 91.

Her ability throughout law school to balance several roles - student, mentor, prosecutorial intern, mother - earned Samantha Hepler L’23 the highest honor bestowed on a member of each graduating class from Elon University School of Law.

McElderry, the dean of student inclusive excellence and an assistant professor at Elon, will become the first Elon staff member to be selected to lead the national association of student affairs professionals.